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Simple Money Solutions: 10 Ways You Can Stop Feeling Overwhelmed by Money and Start Making It Work for You

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I bought this book for my daughter who just got her MBA. While the pay gap between men and women is reportedly narrowing, most women still don't know how to make the most of the money we have. That's too bad since we're likely to be on our own financially for at least several years in our lives (more women are not ever getting married or their marriages are ending due to divorce or death of a husband). This book showed me what my daughter and I need to know about money through the various milestones in our lives. This book does for money what "PLAY LIKE A MAN, WIN LIKE A WOMAN," by Gail Evans does for work-life gameplaying. Since they're not teaching any of this in college, you should buy copies of both books for your daughters and keep a copy of each for yourself.

Nancy Lloyd gave me just the motivation and solid advice I needed. She showed what to do to shape up my finances, when to do it to get the best results and she gave me the confidence to tackle it. Best of all, I'm succeeding! I wish I'd had this book years ago.

I'm a big fan of Oprah and applaud her goal of encouraging reading. Most of her books are great and life changing. If you truly want to take charge of your finances, Nancy Lloyd's book, "Simple Money Solution" will work for you. It worked for me and my friends because it is, just as its name implies, simple. By that I mean that it clearly and simply explains how to get a handle on your money, how to put an end to spending on autopilot and how to replace self-defeating money habits with better ones. It doesn't take "courage" to be rich. It just takes a savvy book and an open mind. This book did something for me, my sisters, my mother and my friends that other money books did not -- Simple Money Solutions worked!

Morningstar just raved about this book again and so did CNBC's Power Lunch so it proves what I realized when I bought it a few weeks ago. This book works for real people.

If all those other money books on the market really worked, why would people have to keep buying new ones? SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS is a breed of its own. Nancy Lloyd actually has financial credentials -- and strong ones at that. I've been following her advice for years on ABC Radio so I knew before I bought this book that the information would be useful. I just had no idea HOW USEFUL it would be. It's fun to read and jam-packed with great ideas. For instance, I didn't know what the best thing to do was with my 401(k) but Nancy cut through all the mumbo jumbo that you see in other books and clearly showed me how to make the best choices for me and my family's needs. Her advice on trusts, college-investment plans and other investments is also superb. I'm now using the chapter on remodeling a home so that I can avoid costly pitfalls and choose the best financing alternative. Excellent book!!

The thought of managing my money was about as exciting as watching paint dry. Still, "it's one of those nasty things that grownups have to do." At least that's what my boss told us as he gave everyone on our team this book. I've tried other money books before but never saw much in the way of results.

But this book is different. It's readable (quickly) and it's understandable. Best of all the advice is simple to follow. I finally understand the differences between Roth IRAs and the old kind. I also see how to get my boss to pay more of my expenses by making better use of my Flexible Spending Account (it's like getting a 36% raise) and putting enough money into my 401(k) retirement savings plan so that my boss hands me extra money. (My boss is matching 50 cents for every dollar I contribute -- what other investment today guarantees a 50% return?)

Last month I used Nancy's strategies in Chapter 7 to convince my boss to give me a $6,700 raise. I'll bet he's sorry he gave all of us the book because the 7 of us who have read it are already in better shape financially -- largely because our boss is picking up more of our living expenses!

This book has worked for the 7 of us in big money ways. That's more than I could say about the other money books I've tried.

I've been reading Nancy's helpful money advice columns in Family Circle Magazine for several years. She is very good at explaining a broad range of money topics so that I can understand them and follow the advice.

She begins each chapter by recounting stories about real people and then gives step by step details on how you can avoid making the money mistakes so many of us unknowingly make.

Her chapters on teaching kids about money, saving for college, starting to invest with only a few dollars a month and getting a grip on credit cards were especially helpful to me. Unlike other money advice books I've tried to read but had to give up on, the advice in this book makes sense and can be followed even if you have a fear of finances.

I worried about money all the time but I knew so little about it that I didn't even know what I didn't know. This book laid out a clear plan of where to begin and how and in what order to proceed. Following Nancy Lloyd's advice I've slashed my credit card costs and started taking advantage of a lot of "free money" at work (flexible spending account and 401(k)). With this extra cash (more than $3,000 this year so far) I am now starting a college fund for my kids and my family will be able to afford a vacation for the first time in three years. If you have a family or credit cards and don't want to work into your 80s this book will show you the way to financial freedom.

I started following Nancy Lloyd's one-of-a-kind money advice when she was reporting for CBS News. Her book, like her television reports, doesn't just give the standard money recommendations. Instead Nancy uses her wealth of financial knowledge to produce a wealth-building book. She combined her well-reasoned financial insights with warnings about online bill paying services, debit cards, trusts and many other financial offerings that other "money experts" only praised. And her incredible investing insights have made me a lot of money over the years. I even cut back on my tech stock holdings after I heard her explain why she believed that was a good idea. Her advice and timing saved me over $32,000 when the stocks tanked a few days after I sold them. She's also lovely to watch! Her beauty notwithstanding, this is an excellent book and one that I know I will be turning to for years to come when I need to check out an investment or other financial issue.

I was overwhelmed by the number of personal finance books on the market. So when MONEY magazine, USA TODAY, CBS Marketwatch and Morningstar all recommended the same book, I figured I had little to lose.

Even Bob Edwards says he follows Ms. Lloyd's advice.

"Sensational" "Original" "Easy to Read" and "Simple to Follow" is how I would review this book. My investment club loves it too!

I believed those other books that shouted "the Dow isundervalued" and bought a bunch of stocks that those otherauthors said were sure things...

I thought I knew what I was doing but like so many new investors, I had just been lucky. Why didn't my stockbroker or financial planner ever tell me about the risk I was taking?

I've started reading "simple money solutions" and it has shown me better ways invest on my own and through my 401(k) to maximize growth and keep risk at bay.

The solutions in this book are simple but crucial to your financial future. END