Women with Money

The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve

By: Jean Chatzky

Narrated by: Jean Chatzky

Get paid what you're worth, build secure relationships, and make your money last with this valuable guide from a Today show financial editor and bestselling author.

Ask successful women what they want from their money and they'll tell you: independence, security, choices, a better world, and--oh yes--way less stress, not just for themselves but for their kids, partners, parents, and friends. Through a series of HerMoney Happy Hour discussions (when money is the topic, wine helps) and one-on-one conversations, Jean Chatzky gets women to open up about the one topic we still never talk about. Then she flips the script and charts a pathway to this joyful, purpose-filled life that today's women not only want but also, finally, have the resources to afford.

Through Chatzky's candid three-part plan--formed through detailed reporting with the world's top economists, psychiatrists, behaviorists, financial planners, and attorneys, as well as her own two decades of experience in the field--readers will learn to:
1. Explore their relationships with money,2. Take control of their money, and 3. Use their money to create the life they want.
Women With Money shows readers how to wrap their hands around tactical solutions to get paid what they deserve, become inspired to start businesses, invest for tomorrow, make their money last, and then use that money to foster secure relationships, raise independent and confident children, send those kids to college, care for their aging parents, leave a legacy, and--best of all--bring them joy!

Critic reviews

"Armed with two decades of financial prowess, award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author and NBC Today show's financial editor Jean Chatzky makes money make sense."—Parade magazine

"Millions of women rely on Jean Chatzky's calm, reassuring, realistic approach to wealth-building. She identifies our aims for our money-we want security, freedom, happiness, a better world, the list goes on-and shows us how to achieve those aims. If you feel like you're not making the most with what you have, read this book."—-Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before

"Exceptionally well written and presented with the non-specialist general reader with no previous money management training in mind, Women with Money is an extraordinary and thoroughly 'real world practical' course of instruction and inspiration that should be a part of every community, college, and university library Financial Management instructional reference collections."—--Midwest Book Review

Huge Fan

I teach retirement planning and financial literacy. Jean is my "go to" in the financial management area. I love her style and no-nonsense way of providing information in a way we can all understand. I'm a huge fan.

A book for all

Not only was this book empowering, I think it’s a book of wisdom for all our daughters

Covers Many Topics for Women of All Ages

I’m in my early 30s and still unmarried and child free, but I really appreciated every chapter from this book, including the ones about how to prepare for caring for aging parents, and even raising responsible children with financial literacy. I’m glad I read it now so I can come back to it when certain life events change my financial circumstances later in life.

eye-opening

definitely surprised at how much I learned. it went through all the money scenarios one can go through and provided options and above in each.

Inspiring and Informational

This book covers a lot of unique topics not mentioned in other personal finance books - like the cost breakdown of caring for aging parents and tax-efficient ways to donate to charity. Highly recommend not only for women but everyone.