20 Secrets to Money and Independence: A Guide to Independence, Economic Empowerment, and Self-Awareness

by Joline Godfrey

How to be a glam grrl with money in the bank, the heart of a lion, and the passion to make your dreams come true. . .

Loving one's weirdness (which Godfrey calls the fingerprint of the soul), getting loud (without apology), using money to exercise voice (while defying materialism), asking forgiveness (when permission has been skirted), are just a few of the secrets which open the door to the indie grrl's real life.

Not your standard how-to book, Godfrey uses the lives of REAL indie women to uncover secrets that make them memorable and individual. At the heart of Godfrey's stories are instructions that help Y-Gen femmes find their voice, get and use money for their own visions and dreams, and help them gain comfort inside their own unique skins. Independent women, according to Godfrey, are not "lone wolves" but are independent while in the middle of love, friendship, and family.

Geeks and girlygirls, surferchicks and soccerjocks, prom queens and poets, wild things and intellects-all femmes en route to claiming their own womanself will find the $ecrets divulged herein, of use on their journey. And added to the fun and function of the book are activities and events that readers can use to go deeper-either on-line or in real time.

The founder of Independent Means, Inc., a company which produces such programs as Camp $tart-Up (a summer business program for Y-Gen women) and The DollarDiva's MoneyFair, as well as products like Hot Company( and Women Who Dare(, Godfrey's ideas emerge from her deep experience and work with the independent women whose daring and original management of their own lives are changing the very nature of the work/life conundrum.

242 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2000

About the author

Joline Godfrey is the CEO of Independent Means and an innovator in financial education for children and families. Originator of a unique developmental, experiential approach to financial education, her work gives families new tools for developing their human capital and raising children growing up in the midst of abundance.

Godfrey is also the author of Raising Financially Fit Kids, Our Wildest Dreams: Women Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good; No More Frogs To Kiss: 99 Ways to Give Economic Power to Girls; Twenty $ecrets to Money and Independence: The DollarDiva’s Guide to Life.

Godfrey is a graduate of the University of Maine and Boston University (where she received an MSW) and was awarded an Honorary Degree in Business from Bentley College in 1995. She was a Kellogg Leadership Fellow and the recipient of the Leavey Award for Excellence, as well as the Beta Gamma Sigma Entrepreneurship Award. Recognized in features for The Today Show, Oprah, Fortune, Business Week, The New York Times, and more, Ms. Godfrey is a frequent speaker and consultant worldwide.

Reviews

[Ingrid · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and breadth of this book. The title does not do justice to the wealth of information held within. It wasn't a book that simply delineated tips on personal finance, rather it was a feminist manifesto with sage advice on developing oneself and learning to be an independent "grrl." I especially liked how she spent a majority of the book talking up the virtues of how great being a powerful girl is, but there was also a chapter on how once you've come to realize how great you are, you need to get over it and focus on issues and causes that matter. I thought the book was targeted for tween and teenage girls, but there was a plethora of resources and tips I myself could use. I highly recommend the read, especially for those who have young girls in their lives.