Comments on: A Working Woman’s Guide to Financial Security http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/ personal finance that makes cents Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: One Snarky Chica with Issues » Blog Archive » Link roundup 6/24 - 6/30 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-91338 One Snarky Chica with Issues » Blog Archive » Link roundup 6/24 - 6/30 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:35:19 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-91338 [...] A Working Woman’s Guide to Financial Security at Get Rich Slowly [...] [...] A Working Woman’s Guide to Financial Security at Get Rich Slowly [...]

]]> By: r http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-91108 r Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:45:37 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-91108 I third Andrea's comments. I hate it when financial guides sell themselves as being specially written for women - but appear to be nothing more than rather remedial versions of standard financial advice ("Do you have a savings account in your name?"). The only thing worse is when on top of this, they try to add in extra sections on cooking, shopping, and beauty products... and skimp on asset allocation and career development to do it. Andrea's list of what would be more appropriate for such a package is excellent. I third Andrea’s comments.

I hate it when financial guides sell themselves as being specially written for women - but appear to be nothing more than rather remedial versions of standard financial advice (”Do you have a savings account in your name?”). The only thing worse is when on top of this, they try to add in extra sections on cooking, shopping, and beauty products… and skimp on asset allocation and career development to do it.

Andrea’s list of what would be more appropriate for such a package is excellent.

]]> By: guinness416 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90956 guinness416 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:42:20 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90956 Hear hear, Andrea. Wonder if Ramit will address those issues you mention in his new "Finance for Women" series? Hear hear, Andrea. Wonder if Ramit will address those issues you mention in his new “Finance for Women” series?

]]> By: Bill http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90938 Bill Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:18:52 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90938 With two daughters in their twenties, all of this is great. With two daughters in their twenties, all of this is great.

]]> By: fedup http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90929 fedup Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:28:05 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90929 Sounds like a very interesting subject for us women to delve into. I will definately check it out. Thank you for writing on this subject for women. Sounds like a very interesting subject for us women to delve into. I will definately check it out. Thank you for writing on this subject for women.

]]> By: MillionDollarJourney.com http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90919 MillionDollarJourney.com Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:57:02 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90919 J.D, I don't know if you've covered this already, but two great personal finance books with women in mind are: 1. Smart Women Finish Rich 2. Smart Couples Finish Rich Both are by David Bach and are catered to both Canadian and US audiences. FT J.D, I don’t know if you’ve covered this already, but two great personal finance books with women in mind are:
1. Smart Women Finish Rich
2. Smart Couples Finish Rich

Both are by David Bach and are catered to both Canadian and US audiences.

FT

]]> By: J at Home Finance Freedom http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90917 J at Home Finance Freedom Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:47:54 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90917 The irony is that, if the thrift service were thrifty, it would not design, print, stock, and sell flyers. Respectfully flyerless, J The irony is that, if the thrift service were thrifty, it would not design, print, stock, and sell flyers.

Respectfully flyerless,
J

]]> By: joshuat http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90915 joshuat Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:44:58 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90915 I took the financial literacy IQ test. Depending on how I interpret the questions about credit, I'm either doing incredible or the next results option. I don't have credit cards. If I did, my answer to each would be yes. But I think my Financial IQ is much higher than this test would indicate because I know how stupid using credit is. I took the financial literacy IQ test.

Depending on how I interpret the questions about credit, I’m either doing incredible or the next results option. I don’t have credit cards. If I did, my answer to each would be yes. But I think my Financial IQ is much higher than this test would indicate because I know how stupid using credit is.

]]> By: Andrea >> Become a Consultant http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90914 Andrea >> Become a Consultant Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:12:49 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90914 As a woman, I have to say this guide is sorely lacking. I didn't see anything about safeguarding against the things that put women in financial peril: - how to maintain your skills and remain employable after taking time out to raise a family - how to balance your interests with the need to have a career that will allow you to fend for yourself if your partner leaves/dies - how to make sure your partner contributes to your retirement savings, if you're working at a lower paid profession to provide more time for family and household - how to return to the workforce after taking time out to care for elderly parents - and so on Women often make choices that affect their workforce participation and earning rates. This is not to say that they shouldn't. But women will be better served by awareness of those decisions and plans for mitigating the impact. As a woman, I have to say this guide is sorely lacking. I didn’t see anything about safeguarding against the things that put women in financial peril:
- how to maintain your skills and remain employable after taking time out to raise a family
- how to balance your interests with the need to have a career that will allow you to fend for yourself if your partner leaves/dies
- how to make sure your partner contributes to your retirement savings, if you’re working at a lower paid profession to provide more time for family and household
- how to return to the workforce after taking time out to care for elderly parents
- and so on

Women often make choices that affect their workforce participation and earning rates. This is not to say that they shouldn’t. But women will be better served by awareness of those decisions and plans for mitigating the impact.

]]> By: Amber Yount http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90911 Amber Yount Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:56:38 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/26/a-working-womans-guide-to-financial-security/#comment-90911 Hmm I'll have to check this out! Hmm I’ll have to check this out!

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