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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
A guide to managing money and life for the "Gen Y woman" (ages 12-24) is a good idea, but Godfrey's contribution doesn't successfully blend the different elements it introduces. The principlesAor, as they are annoyingly labeled throughout the text, "$ecrets"Aare about creating a good attitude: "Accept Yourself," "Uncover Yourself," "Grow Your Money-Self," "Get Out of Yourself" and "Take Care of Yourself." Transmitting the message that if a young woman learns about herself and finds her voice, she will eventually be successful in her professional life, Godfrey's recommendations (girls should read the business section of the newspaper, learn about investing, create a budget and eventually contribute to charitable organizations) are empowering. Unfortunately, her didactic tone and lack of focus mars the delivery of this commonsense advice. Encouraging women to "manage your money as carefully as you manage your love life," Godfrey suggests ways that young women can exploit their friends (organize a vacation with several girls, overcharge them and profit from the trip; arrange "power lunches"). She also offers an unwieldy array of contradictory truisms: she admonishes girls to fight crass materialism, yet also to aim to be wealthy enough to buy whatever they desire; they should create a large, diverse community of friends, she says, yet shouldn't worry about being considered weird or unpopular. While the idea of being one of Godfrey's "DollarDivas" is appealing, her directives may be emotionally perplexing to the "indie girls" she seeks to reach.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
A deceptive title that seems at first glance a composite of lectures on money and investing, Godfrey's third book (after No More Frogs to Kiss [1995] and Our Wildest Dreams [1995]) centers on a discovery of self. The end goal is to become an independent woman, and through a fun series of 20 secrets, filled with books to read, videos to watch, and questions to answer, she prompts each reader to assess or rethink approaches to personality, self-development, finances, society, and soul. A few of the remedies to social stagnation, for example, include volunteer work, obtaining a sense of etiquette, studying a foreign language, and even voting. Short quizzes and exercises ground the author's recommendations in the realities of personality. A book for novices in the working world, mid life careerists, recent retirees, or any woman who's impelled to stop and smell the roses. David Rouse
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A guide to managing money and life for the "Gen Y woman" (ages 12-24) is a good idea, but Godfrey's contribution doesn't successfully blend the different elements it introduces. The principlesAor, as they are annoyingly labeled throughout the text, "$ecrets"Aare about creating a good attitude: "Accept Yourself," "Uncover Yourself," "Grow Your Money-Self," "Get Out of Yourself" and "Take Care of Yourself." Transmitting the message that if a young woman learns about herself and finds her voice, she will eventually be successful in her professional life, Godfrey's recommendations (girls should read the business section of the newspaper, learn about investing, create a budget and eventually contribute to charitable organizations) are empowering. Unfortunately, her didactic tone and lack of focus mars the delivery of this commonsense advice. Encouraging women to "manage your money as carefully as you manage your love life," Godfrey suggests ways that young women can exploit their friends (organize a vacation with several girls, overcharge them and profit from the trip; arrange "power lunches"). She also offers an unwieldy array of contradictory truisms: she admonishes girls to fight crass materialism, yet also to aim to be wealthy enough to buy whatever they desire; they should create a large, diverse community of friends, she says, yet shouldn't worry about being considered weird or unpopular. While the idea of being one of Godfrey's "DollarDivas" is appealing, her directives may be emotionally perplexing to the "indie girls" she seeks to reach.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
A deceptive title that seems at first glance a composite of lectures on money and investing, Godfrey's third book (after No More Frogs to Kiss [1995] and Our Wildest Dreams [1995]) centers on a discovery of self. The end goal is to become an independent woman, and through a fun series of 20 secrets, filled with books to read, videos to watch, and questions to answer, she prompts each reader to assess or rethink approaches to personality, self-development, finances, society, and soul. A few of the remedies to social stagnation, for example, include volunteer work, obtaining a sense of etiquette, studying a foreign language, and even voting. Short quizzes and exercises ground the author's recommendations in the realities of personality. A book for novices in the working world, mid life careerists, recent retirees, or any woman who's impelled to stop and smell the roses. David Rouse
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
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