Her journey to financial independence is inspiring. She began by interviewing financially savvy women from diverse backgrounds. She discovered a surprising series of insights that all these women shared - insights that enabled them to feel 'smart' about money. Those insights turned her life around, and became the core of her first book, Prince Charming Isn't Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money (Viking Press).
Once Barbara had completed her first book and had a solid feeling of financial security, she decided to take this process to the next level. It was time to focus on women's earnings. But rather than concentrate on the wage gap and gender barriers, she turned her attention to the women who were breaking those barriers.
Barbara interviewed over 150 women who make $100,000 or more. Her goal: to find out how they did it, if others could too, and how to avoid the pitfalls along the way. From this new research came her last book, Secrets of Six Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life (HarperCollins).
Barbara not only uncovered the secrets that enabled these women to become so financially successful, but personally proved her theory was possible. For the first time in her life, she became a six-figure woman...before she even finished writing the book.
Barbara's background in business, her Master's Degree in psychology, her extensive research and her poignant experience with money have given her a unique perspective on women's financial issues.
