Make Money, Not Excuses

Wake Up, Take Charge, and Overcome Your Financial Fears Forever

By: Jean Chatzky

Narrated by: Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky has heard all the excuses for why women don’t deal with their finances. She used to make them herself. For the first time, Jean tells you how she made every financial mistake in the book—not paying her bills, going into credit card debt, letting her 401(k) lapse—before finally making the decision to take control of her money and her future.

Whether you’ve made these mistakes or you want to avoid them, if you’re ready to take charge of your financial life then this is the book for you. In it, Jean shares these valuables lessons:

• Where to start

• How to decode financial jargon (it’s easier than you think)

• How to get over your “I’m not smart enough to deal with money” feelings

• Why being a “good-enough investor” will make you more money in the long-term (while trying to be a “great investor” will drive you crazy)

• Why you might think you are bad at math, and why that doesn’t have to be true

• How (and where) to save your money

• Why women make better investors—and higher returns—than men

Jean is famous for her ability to explain money and investing. In a clear and accessible way, she breaks down all the scariest parts of dealing with money—from investing in stocks to saving for your retirement—to make them doable, easy, and yes, even enjoyable.©2006 Jean Chatzky; (P)2006 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

Praise for Jean's Work:

“Simply brilliant.” —Robert T. Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Like a colleague giving me good advice.

I listened to this book during my daily morning walk. It was like walking and talking with a neighbor who cared about my future. I liked Jean Chatzky's words and delivery they presented good advice on money matters that I had questions about. I want to send her a thank you for sharing her wisdom and experience.

Excellent

It is okay to want money, It is okay to say that's my money.
and it is never, never too late to start building your nest even in your 40s, 50s....
Jean tells us candidly by taking care of ourselves, we are taking care of those we care most, those we want to protect and be cared for.
I really think that is true.
It sounds as though selfish at first, by taking care of myself really means not letting those kins and family deal with my own troubles and financial details that can cause a lot of emotional, physical effort.
Good to be self reliant, wonderful for being an effective individual that contributes to her society and the world! By becoming self reliant, one sees more in life beyond this material realm, realizing that truly rich, you must first be financially and spiritually self reliant.

Save Your Money

While this book has some ok information, the information can be found in most financial books. I would save your money and invest it into something that will pay bigger dividends. If you need financial info 101, this book will do. If its advanced teaching your looking for, you need to keep searching.