Product Description

Where is it written that women don't do money? When it comes to women and finances, times have changed. Personal finance guru Mary Hunt answers the call and offers women essential money know-how in this second edition of her award-winning book, The Financially Confident Woman. Originally released in 1996, this new and expanded edition gives women the tools to get out of debt for good and create a debt-proof future by changing the way they view money.

Follow Hunt's inspiring journey as she shares how her faith, hard work and perseverance helped her to repair the damage caused by years of credit-card abuse and wasteful spending.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #731443 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 227 pages

Amazon.com Review
This isn't your typical book about finances and budgeting. Mary Hunt and her family recovered from devastating debt in the '80s--a debt incurred secretly over years of using credit card after credit card, compounded by the spectacular failure of the business she started with her husband. There's a strong religious component to her beliefs about money and responsibility, but she comes across as upbeat and modest, rarely dogmatic (except about the evils of easy credit). She encourages openness about money problems, and there's a sense of genuine caring in her writing that eliminates the distance between her and the reader--a quality she's put to good use with her Cheapskate Monthly newsletter. This is one of the best books you can buy--regardless of your gender--about the financial pitfalls of modern life and how to climb out of them.

From the Author
Stop for a minute and think about how smart, clever and capable you are in so many areas of your life. There is absolutely no reason you cannot add skilled money manager to your list of accomplishments. I've updated and revised one of my favorite books, for women of all spending habits and debt-levels.

From the Back Cover
Where is it written that women don't do money?

Stop for a minute and think about how smart, clever and capable you are in so many areas of your life. There is absolutely no reason you cannot add skilled money manager to your list of accomplishments.

From its first release in 1996, this award-winning, best-selling book has changed the lives of women across the world. In this new revised and expanded edition of The Financially Confident Woman Mary Hunt shares her journey of how she overcame more than $100,000 of unsecured debt and how you can learn from her mistakes, too.

In The Financially Confident Woman you will learn...
~ Roles and myths about women and money
~ How to replace bad money habits with good ones
~ Your six-week plan of action!

"Being in debt is NOT a money problem, it's an attitude problem. Realizing that is a woman's first step to financial independence."

Customer Reviews

Help is here for the financially challenged!
I found this book to be extremely helpful and informative. Mary Hunt offers practical advice in a manner that makes you feel like you're listening to advice from a good friend or relative who has been through it all. She also made me feel like I wasn't a freak for having bad financial habits but that I needed to learn how to break them. For those of you out there who are compulsive spenders (like myself), this book is a great way to start getting on the right financial track.

Practical, funny, encouraging help from one who's been there
Mary really gave me hope! I thought this was just for women but discovered what she had to say applied to both me AND my wife. This book is a real answer to prayer and has given us a great leap forward down the road to getting out of debt...once and for all! Waytago, Mary! Hope you sell a million copies! -RPR, Franklin, TN

Mary Hunt's INCREDIBLE, but this is her weakest book.
I'm a HUGE Mary Hunt fan... her cheapskate lifestyle and debt-proof way of life has completely turned my finances around for the best! I've read nearly all of her books and love them so much I am quick to buy many copies and give them to others... EXCEPT THIS ONE. As a feminist, I found this book enormously patronizing. I felt that when she generalized women's spending habits, she made grossly inaccurate assumptions like I don't understand how a credit card works. If you don't know how a credit card works, read this book! I do not recommend this book unless you are a woman completely clueless about money. If you consider yourself financially savvy and trying to gain more tools, go with "The Complete Cheapskate." If you're married and trying to get a debt-proofed life, go with "Debt-Proof Marriage..." "The Gourmet Cheapskate" is also incredible! I also highly recommend her cheapskatemonthly.com newsletter, but the books are better if you're trying to make a personal change in your life with your finances. Good luck!