Sheconomics

by Karen J. Pine, Simonne Gnessen

Do you need to get back in control of your cash?
Do you want to understand your money emotions?
Are you happy to talk about sex, make-up and shoes, but shy about your financial feelings?

With more and more women stepping up to take charge of their financial destiny, SHECONOMICS will help you master your money and understand the complex feelings that can stand in your way.
Whether you want tips on taking emotional control of your finances, choosing monetary goals and planning how to achieve them, paying off loans, sorting out pensions, investing, spending or simply living within your means, this is the book for you.
Karen and Simonne have devised seven simple yet effective laws of 'sheconomics' to help you change your attitude to personal finance, get your money madness under control and secure a financial future that doesn't depend on Prince Charming or a lottery ticket.
With real-life stories, case-studies and experiences gathered from years of working in the world of money, SHECONOMICS is a no-nonsense-easy-to-follow financial guide, written for women by women.

Genres: Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2008

Reviews

[Whatthelog · Rating 1 out of 5]

Page 4:

"The way in which women deal with money depends on so many different factors but we know - because we're women, too - that it's driven largely by emotions. We also know that our emotions can be one of the biggest obstacles to financial success and we're going to address that, not in a dry, bank-managery kind of way; more in a let's-talk-about-it-over-a-glass-of-wine kind of way."

SO MEN AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE EMOTIONS ABOUT MONEY?

Seriously, though, this book has some great tips. But it is so god-damn sexist that it's nearly impossible to read.

[Ásdís Paulsdóttir]

Helps me dealing with my shoe addiction... but maybe not to much!

[Anis Suraya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is one of the most interesting financial materials I've read so far because I didn't expect to read about psychological aspect of spending as well. It isn't a typical 'how-to-save-your-money' kind of book.

[G · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping that after reading this I could manage my finance better, know more about financial terms, and be more brave (and more wise) to do investing.

Unfortunately, the authors seemed to aim this book to female with shopping addiction (in which, fortunately, I'm not ... but some of the input was useful to control me from spontaneous buying).

[Tracey Wilde · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't teach me much I didn't already know. More for people who have a lot of debt or can't stop shopping. Interesting though.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book didn't teach me much but it did motivate me to start planning for my future.