On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"You can either manage your financial life, or let it manage - and torture - you. Financial service professionals and CFAs Thakor and Kedar recommend the former and show you how to achieve it. This guide to financial planning for young women (men, this applies to you, too) is sound and prudent... Thakor and Kedar are more like financial physicians than financial consultants." -- Kirkus Review - April 2007

Product Description

Whether you've been living paycheck-to-paycheck, are trying to save for a down payment on your first home, or are hoping to one day retire in comfort, ON MY OWN TWO FEET can help. This succinct guide will teach you how to balance your desire to live well today with the need to save and invest for tomorrow. In this lively, no-nonsense financial primer you will learn:

* How much of your income to save
* How to avoid the perils of credit card debt
* How to create a budget you can live with (and still have fun!)
* How to invest wisely using a powerful, keep-it-simple plan
* How to deal with real life situations - such as figuring out how much home or car you can afford & how to handle money when you couple up with that someone special

ON MY OWN TWO FEET redefines Personal Finance 101. The sooner you apply the basic financial concepts highlighted by Thakor and Kedar, the more likely it is that you'll achieve common life goals such as owning a home, providing for yourself or your family, taking fun vacations, and retiring in comfort -- all free from financial stress.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Adams Business (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598691244
• ISBN-13: 978-1598691245
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,338 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and practical, June 8, 2007

By	D. Alder - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a financial professional, I have generally been critical of personal finance authors because they struggle to condense their vast knowledge into a book that is readable for the average person. Thakor and Kedar succeed where others have failed. In this book, they manage to cover all of the basic principles of personal finance (savings, credit, insurance, budgeting, investing, retirement, major purchases, taxes and money in relationships) in less than 200 pages. The book flows more like a conversation with a friend than a textbook, which made it an enjoyable and quick read. Also, I was very impressed with the quality of the advice given in this book. The authors stick to tried-and-true principles that are both effective and simple.

I highly recommend this book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The financial voice for our generation, May 23, 2007

By	Iris Rubin - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

On My Own Two Feet is simply the best personal finance book! I have tried to read a finance book cover to cover and could not get through one until this incredible book. The information is clearly presented, and what sets it apart, is the advice of Kedar and Thakor is highly actionable. Since reading the book I have made several changes and already feel better about my financial "health."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "On My Own Two Feet" Authors Know Their Money, May 23, 2007

By	Jennifer Estroff "GingerDuck" (Ellensburg, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was lucky enough to meet the authors of this book, Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar at a recent retreat at the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership. I was struck by three things: 1) their passion to educate young women about personal finances, 2) their snazzy dress sense, and 3) the fact that THESE WOMEN KNOW THEIR STUFF! Both are amazingly successful in the male-dominated world world of finance, and gave me the instant feeling that I could navigate it too, all I needed was some simple basics. Manisha and Sharon are able to look at money from the perspective of MY generation, the 18-35 year-olds who don't stay in one job forever, and will enter the work force with student loans, MySpace accounts, and only a brief window to start retirement planning. "On My Own Two Feet" handles the current reality of money and finance with pizzazz and spice, and a feeling of support from the "Divas of Finance". If you want to feel more financially secure, and do it soon, pick up this book now! Then send it to your girlfriends, cousins, sisters, mothers...and maybe even a man or two. After all, everyone needs some money help, sometimes!