tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post114597099703296367..comments2024-01-01T09:20:22.363-05:00Comments on Brutal Women: Getting My Money TogetherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1146102029916898312006-04-26T21:40:00.000-04:002006-04-26T21:40:00.000-04:00I'm reading "Nice Girls Don't Get Rich." Which, de...I'm reading "Nice Girls Don't Get Rich." Which, despite the use of the word "girls" in the title isn't really aimed so much at young women or girls, as the author talks a lot about how to talk to your nanny and gardener and cut back on things like the $50 every week you spend on Starbucks coffee...<BR/><BR/>I feel like she's assuming I'm a 40-something living either in Manhatten or some posh Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1146052683767531222006-04-26T07:58:00.000-04:002006-04-26T07:58:00.000-04:00It is so very awesome to live debt-free, with disp...It is so very awesome to live debt-free, with disposable income, knowing I am putting aside enough to be okay in case of emergency/for retirement. So very empowering.<BR/><BR/>Random bits for you and/or anyone else reading this (e.g., scottm):<BR/><BR/>Book recommendation: "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" -- not specifically for women or feminists, but very very good. Once you figure out your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1146021111680745352006-04-25T23:11:00.000-04:002006-04-25T23:11:00.000-04:00I was just trying to talk my second oldest sister ...I was just trying to talk my second oldest sister into a 401(k). My two brothers both have Roth IRAs. When I was working, the only reason I started one is because my firm put money into one for me instead of a cash bonus, and had matching, so I thought what the hell. I am trying to be more responsible now, and I don't do anything dumb with my money, but I'm not a brilliant financial planner Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1145978926885540272006-04-25T11:28:00.000-04:002006-04-25T11:28:00.000-04:00We recently embarked on the same journey. I highly...We recently embarked on the same journey. I highly recommend a book that just came out called Generation Debt; very common sense, very doable, invitingly written and not judgmental. Here's <A HREF="http://anyakamenetz.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">the author's blog</A>. Bonus: The library had it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1145978543689301072006-04-25T11:22:00.000-04:002006-04-25T11:22:00.000-04:00Which book are you reading? Just curious. I'm writ...Which book are you reading? Just curious. I'm writing a grad paper on women and money, and I've been tracing the gap between women's intellectual and emotional expectations of money. Several books so far have pointed to the disconnect experienced by women who were brought up in "traditional" families but taught that they had the power to earn their own money and take care of themselves. They wereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1145977594666330672006-04-25T11:06:00.000-04:002006-04-25T11:06:00.000-04:00Absolutely. I've been trying to get that crap tog...Absolutely. I've been trying to get that crap together too. I found that I had to make up my own excel spreadsheet to be able to see what I spent and how to budget. I've never been able to get things like Quicken and such to really help me. <BR/><BR/>If you want a copy of the empty spreadsheet let me know.<BR/><BR/>:D <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="AFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813936453980453974noreply@blogger.com