Prince Charming Isn't Coming
by Barbara Stanny
Stanny, daughter of an H&R Block founder, lost a fortune through a husband's gambling and learned finance from zero. The book is that story plus a gentle on-ramp for women who have handed money to someone else. Dated in detail, right in its argument.
Read it if…
you have let someone else handle your money and feel the risk.
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Skip it if…
you manage your finances already.
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Three things you will actually use
- Nobody is coming to handle it.
- Financial avoidance is a choice with a bill.
- Start with looking.
Do this first
Read her story, then open every account statement you have been avoiding.
Our verdict
Nobody is coming.
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