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Financial Security for Women: Using Your Head and Heart to Achieve It

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Financial Security for Women - diagram, charts, glossary, resources, bibliography, index.

Financial planning for Ivins was not simply an interest, but was a necessity. Divorced after 30 years of marriage, she suddenly faced life on her own without any knowledge or experience concerning basic money matters. But she learned quickly how to manage what finances she had and put part of this to work for her--fortunately for herself and also for others who can now make use of her lessons and directions for getting oneself on a sound financial footing. Ivins became so versed in financial management that she became a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

In this guide, she covers the tried-and-true principles and practices of management of personal finances and also discusses psychology and behavior for effective money management. The upbeat, sympathetic, authoritative book not only gives the women readers it is directed to confidence that they can manage their own personal finances, but tells them how.

Henry Berry, Book Reviewer

Editor/Publisher, The Small Press Book Review

I was delighted with Ms. Ivins' book. It lifts the mind and heart of the reader with powerful motivational appeal. Today, when so many women are single parents and struggling to make ends meet, this book is a wonderful, practical teacher and an example in perseverance, tenacity and courage. It has given me hours of thought-provoking reading and valuable lessons in investing.

Mary Ivins' book is a heartlifting and inspiring "rags to riches" account of how it is possible for a women to pick herself up from the boot straps and build financial security with confidence.

The glossary of terms in this book is worth the price of the book alone and is one of the best reference tools for understanding the often times challenging and itimidating financial world to a novice such as myself.

Even though this book was written with a women's slant on seeking and obtaining financial security, it will be valued by anyone who realizes the importance of being able to acquire financial security for their peace of mind should they be faced with divorce, widowhood or retirement.

As a babyboomer and a single person, I am still trying to find my way
in my financial life. When I ran across this book in my local library,
I knew that it was for me.

Mary Ivins discusses finances from the
point of where they actually fit in the real world, and does so from a
spiritual point of view. She also includes many thoughts taken from
things that have happened in her personal life - things that motivated
her to take steps towards her own spiritual and financial
prosperity.

This is a "how to" book of the first order. At
the end of each chapter is a summery of the thoughts shared within
that chapter, and exercises for the reader to do to see how well they
understand what has been discussed.

Throughout the book are sample
forms that the reader may use as is or adopt to their own
circumstances. At the end of the book we find a glossary of financial
terms - those terms that many of use are unfamiliar with, and need to
know before we can take an active part in our financial lives.

I
truly enjoyed the discussion of where to place assets, and what the
difference in various investment opportunities means in the short and
the long run.

If you buy only one book this year to help you with
your finances, this is the one that I personally reccomend.