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Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money [Paperback]

Barbara Stanny
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Book Description

April 24, 2007
Now updated?the classic guide that teaches women how to take control of their own finances

When this groundbreaking yet compassionate book was first published ten years ago, it lifted a veil on women?s resistance to managing their money, revealing that many were still waiting for a prince to rescue them financially. In this revised edition, which reflects our present-day economic world, Barbara Stanny inspires readers to take charge of their money and their lives. Filled with real-life success stories and practical advice?from tips on identifying the factors that keep women fearful and dependent to checklists and steps for overcoming them?this book is the next best thing to having one?s own financial coach.


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Editorial Reviews

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A heart-to-heart talk about the psychological and financial tools women need to take control of their economic destiny. (The Seattle Times)

About the Author

Barbara Stanny is a journalist, former syndicated columnist, career counselor, and co-author of two books, including How to Be Happily Employed. She holds a master's degree in counseling psychology and lives in Washington state.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books; Revised edition (April 24, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0143112058
  • ISBN-13: 978-0143112051
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 7.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of financial advice for women. December 12, 1997
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Balancing my checkbook makes me crabby. The
word "investment" gives me cramps. Fortunately,
*Prince Charming Isn't Coming* is the perfect
panacea for women who suffer from financial
phobia and monetary pain.

Barbara Stanny's book is worth reading! Her
advice is grounded in experience, which makes
it valuable. She shares how her own fiscal
disaster led to her financial self-education.
Now she is educating others.


Financial wisdom is an essential goal for all
women, insists Stanny. She identifies "The
Seven Realizations of Financial Enlightenment,"
priceless insights that serve as the basis for
her motivational money guide. The book
includes sound investment advice, great
resources and fundamental reasons for why
we should take charge of our financial situation.


Before reading *Prince Charming Isn't Coming,*
the only stock market I shopped was a local
grocery store. Halfway through the book, I
was perusing Wall Street Journals, browsing
the web for investment sites, and correctly
distinguishing between Peter and David Lynch.


"When a woman...makes financial decisions
based on who she is, not on what she should
do, and when she acts firmly and confidently
on those decisions, then she becomes a very
powerful woman," Stanny writes.


Power,eh? I like that.


*Prince Charming Isn't Coming* is more than a
financial fairytale, but it has a happy ending.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is wonderful December 28, 2004
Format:Paperback
I found Barbara Stanny through David Bach's (*The Automatic Millionaire*) recommended reading list, and I'm pretty sure her books are changing my life. Ignore the whiners who complain "There's not enough investment advice in this book!" because that's not what *Prince Charming Isn't Coming* is about--and it's not at all what it *claims* to be about. It's about realizing that YOU, and only YOU, are in charge of your financial life, and that controlling your money and owning your future is actually much easier, more gratifying and less trouble than NOT enriching your life and understanding your money. Barbara Stanny is like an Abraham Lincoln for women--she sets us free. Her communication style is impeccable, and I want to give a copy of her--okay, her books--to everyone I know. HIGHLY recommended.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars You CAN buy experience. . . November 22, 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I have had this book for two hours. My husband has been trying to get me to take over the chequebook and I have been sticking my head in the sand-- knowing how much we need and what is going out and coming in has been depressing. I read Barbara's first chapter and asked for all the information on our finances which he gladly gave to me. I will be up all night sorting this mess out and instead of feeling safe in my ignorance, I feel a huge burden lifting as I am becoming informed as I begin to untangle things.

Barbara's most valuable degree is the one that she got from her gilded life and then being forced into the University of Hard Knocks. She is forthright and direct in her writing approach and shows how anyone can suffer from ignorance and benefit by finding out about things that directly affect them-- and to never trust lawyer ex husbands!

I am so thankful that I bought this wonderful book and for her exposing the emotional side that I wasn't aware that I was dealing with in confronting monetary issues. Thank you, thank you Ms Stanny!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars The Information I've been waiting for
Prince Charming isn't coming, but Barbara Stanny is here. This is excellent information for any woman who wants to improve her realationship with money - regardless of her current... Read more
Published 7 months ago by CarolynC
5.0 out of 5 stars Harness your portential
I picked this to assist me in preparing for a session on investing I was to give to an all women investment group. Read more
Published 8 months ago by coachyawe
5.0 out of 5 stars A little financial cheerleading never hurt!
The Seattle Times reviewed Barbara Stanny's book Prince Charming Isn't Coming and said, "A heart-to-heart talk about the psychological and financial tools women need to take... Read more
Published on June 2, 2008 by Sharon Michaels
5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind. One of the best books about women and money
I absolutely love this book. I highlighted so many parts!
I work as a money coach guiding women to have a fabulous relationship with money. Read more
Published on March 23, 2008 by Aurora Medina
3.0 out of 5 stars More of a Pep Talk than useful information
I expected this book to have more information. I expected to learn more about finances. The entire first half of the book is just a pep talk, saying that women need to learn more... Read more
Published on January 14, 2007 by Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Book I Refuse to Lend Out
I ordered this book a year ago, then took about six months to get around to reading it. Wow - just proves her point that money wasn't a subject I felt comfortable even thinking... Read more
Published on April 24, 2006 by Positive Net Worth
3.0 out of 5 stars If it's so motivational . . .
Why aren't this author's books available in an audio format? I'm too busy working my behind off to be a voracious book reader. Read more
Published on March 29, 2006 by A. Clauss
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend this one!
This book was fun to read and inspiring. I'd recommend it for any woman, (and a few men I know) who need to get their arms around the whole money issue. Read more
Published on December 22, 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Got Smart
I read the book and I read the reviews. Would like to add that today's generation of women don't need this book. Read more
Published on November 23, 2002
1.0 out of 5 stars A Motivational Speech Minus the Motivation
I bought this book thinking that it would offer tips and strategies pertaining to how to begin investing, planning for future and retirement, or even just how to better understand... Read more
Published on August 7, 2002 by "evilscrunchie"
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