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Girl, Get Your Credit Straight!: A Sister's Guide to Ditching Your Debt, Mending Your Credit, and Building a Strong Financial Future

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I recently went to her book signing in Atlanta and bought all three of her books. She is an awesome author. I am a forty something woman who makes a good living just made a lot of mistakes. This is an excellent book to help you straighten out a mess that you have made in easy terms to understand. We have all had our share of credit "issues" but this will put you back on track. It is not just for sisters, it is for men and women, black and white or others with credit problems but want a book that is easy to understand for the regular person and it will help you. I can not wait until her next book signing to tell her where I am in "Getting my credit straight"!!!

Wow! Ive Been Reading This Book & Must Say , That It Has Taught Me About So Many Things I Didnt Know About. This Book Has Educated Me in So Many Areas In Life,Its Taught Me About How We Should Manage Debt. Paying Bills On Time, My Credit Score, & So Much More. This Book Is A Must Read For All Women...

This book takes an interesting topic and makes it booooring. The author takes 50 pages worth of information and streeeetches it out to over 300 pages. Way too much verbiage. Basically, a rehash of information that's already been out in the news for years. Nothing new.

One of the main reasons I got this book was because I wanted to read the "101 Ideas to Increase Income." I wonder how many of these ideas the Sisters are going to be able to use:

Get a raise. (None of the Sisters could have thought of that one?)
Be an actress. (Like Hollywood is waiting.)
Own a vending machine.
Own an ATM. (It's getting funny now.)
Be a house sitter.
Be a singer. (Like Fantasia.)
Write plays.
Direct plays.
Be a comic strip artist.
And other equally "helpful ideas."

I'm sure Glinda is a very nice lady, but this book is a total disappointment.

I would refer this book to anyone that's trying to take control of their credit score.

There were about 30 similar books in the "Personal Finance" section of the bookstore, but this one stood out to me.
Reading the book is like listening to a wiser aunt telling you the truth about credit cards and predatory lending. She tells you not only how to get your finances straightened out, but also why it is important - especially for women.
I really liked the ideas at the back of the book about getting second jobs doing freelance work or having a small business on the side. The advice about trading time spent watching TV for time you could be earning enough to get yourself out of debt has really stuck with me.

I really like this book and I'm going to buy it for my neices for Christmas.

Are you in a finanical crisis? Well have no fear, beacuse Glinda Bridgforth is here! I have not been able to put this book down! This is my financial bible right now! Glinda, instructs you in such a way of getting out of debt, and staying out of debt. She guides you toward "Building a Strong Financial Future", and how to mend your credit. This is a great book if you are needing to "Get Your Financial House In Order!" I thank my sister Beverly for giving me this book!Girl, Get Your Credit Straight!: A Sister's Guide to Ditching Your Debt, Mending Your Credit, and Building a Strong Financial Future

This is a great book if you are looking for solid info on this topic, this is a wonderful that is informative and you will not regret purchasing it!!!

I really enjoyed reading this book. I have read all (3) "Girl..." financial books from Glinda Bridgforth. She has a warm heart, and that comes across to her readers. She provides information in a non-condescending manner, and her examples of client situations are enlightening and bring a real-world application to the book's topics. Very good for those trying to maintain, establish, or repair credit. Highly recommended, and not just for the African-American woman.

I did like this book because it has some very good points in it. On the other hand, there are things in it that most adults already know, they just don't do it. This book was kind of like "okay, I should do that but I'm probably not."
After I read it, I may have tried some things in it but it didn't convince me to be more financially responsible. The exercises and ideas in this book don't work unless the person is willing to change their mindset and the way that they handle their finances. I recommend this book as a reinforcement AFTER you've made up your mind to get your credit straight. To me, its the same concept as ppl reading the Bible, it's pointless unless you've had a change of heart because you won't wholeheartedly apply the concepts in it.

"Financial whiz Glinda Bridgforth is better to read than Suzy Orman. A great book to help you get your compulsive spending under control and your credit right."