The Financially Confident Woman [Paperback]

Mary Hunt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996

As she shares the story of her long journey back from the brink of financial disaster, Mary Hunt explains how to avoid the hidden dangers of credit cards, and shows you how it's never too late to turn bad financial habits around.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This isn't your typical book about finances and budgeting. Mary Hunt and her family recovered from devastating debt in the '80s--a debt incurred secretly over years of using credit card after credit card, compounded by the spectacular failure of the business she started with her husband. There's a strong religious component to her beliefs about money and responsibility, but she comes across as upbeat and modest, rarely dogmatic (except about the evils of easy credit). She encourages openness about money problems, and there's a sense of genuine caring in her writing that eliminates the distance between her and the reader--a quality she's put to good use with her Cheapskate Monthly newsletter. This is one of the best books you can buy--regardless of your gender--about the financial pitfalls of modern life and how to climb out of them.

From the Author

Stop for a minute and think about how smart, clever and capable you are in so many areas of your life. There is absolutely no reason you cannot add skilled money manager to your list of accomplishments. I've updated and revised one of my favorite books, for women of all spending habits and debt-levels. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805462856
• ISBN-13: 978-0805462852
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,286,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Debt-Proof Living founder Mary Hunt has authored 18 books on money management and becoming debt-free. Her nationally-syndicated newspaper column, "Everyday Cheapskate," appears in newspapers across the country and is also distributed electronically to opted-in subscribers every weekday. She is the money editor at Woman's Day magazine and is a regular guest on national radio and television shows.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help is here for the financially challenged!, January 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Financially Confident Woman (Paperback)

I found this book to be extremely helpful and informative. Mary Hunt offers practical advice in a manner that makes you feel like you're listening to advice from a good friend or relative who has been through it all. She also made me feel like I wasn't a freak for having bad financial habits but that I needed to learn how to break them. For those of you out there who are compulsive spenders (like myself), this book is a great way to start getting on the right financial track.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, funny, encouraging help from one who's been there, August 28, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Financially Confident Woman (Paperback)

Mary really gave me hope! I thought this was just for women but discovered what she had to say applied to both me AND my wife. This book is a real answer to prayer and has given us a great leap forward down the road to getting out of debt...once and for all! Waytago, Mary! Hope you sell a million copies! -RPR, Franklin, TN

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mary Hunt's INCREDIBLE, but this is her weakest book., August 19, 2004

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This review is from: The Financially Confident Woman (Paperback)

I'm a HUGE Mary Hunt fan... her cheapskate lifestyle and debt-proof way of life has completely turned my finances around for the best! I've read nearly all of her books and love them so much I am quick to buy many copies and give them to others... EXCEPT THIS ONE. As a feminist, I found this book enormously patronizing. I felt that when she generalized women's spending habits, she made grossly inaccurate assumptions like I don't understand how a credit card works. If you don't know how a credit card works, read this book! I do not recommend this book unless you are a woman completely clueless about money. If you consider yourself financially savvy and trying to gain more tools, go with "The Complete Cheapskate." If you're married and trying to get a debt-proofed life, go with "Debt-Proof Marriage..." "The Gourmet Cheapskate" is also incredible! I also highly recommend her cheapskatemonthly.com newsletter, but the books are better if you're trying to make a personal change in your life with your finances. Good luck!