<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: Shameful gimmicks..... not real help
Review: Frankly, I'm stunned Simon & Schuster let this one get past their legal department. The author recommends stashing away assets and keeping secret accounts. I can tell you if you try to hide assets when filing a divorce, you are breaking the law, and risking some tremendous legal consequences.The whole point of this book seems to be "men have been getting away with murder for decades; here is how you can get even." There is no *practical* information here on how a woman can establish financial independence, just stuff on how to steal a dollar here and a dollar there. Oh.... and undermine your marriage while you are doing it, let's not forget that. Sorry, all the horror stories the author recounts about how women have gotten the short end of the stick don't justify the atrocious actions she recommends. They won't work anyway. You would do far better to make an appointment with a financial planner if you have money concerns. He/she will be able to provide some useful advice and strategies...... not ways to trick your husband out of a buck here and there. Get real.
Rating: 
Summary: get one for every woman you know
Review: Here is an idea... write a book on how to shoplift "little things" from retail establishments who probably would not miss them, put in a few handy recipies or other "useful information", and title it... "How to get away with petty theft... and other Time Honored way to build a high fashion wardrobe on a budget". Why is it more acceptable to steal from a person with whom you are supposed to share your greatest trust... your spouse, than to steal from an impersonal retail establishment? Look at the words... Time Honored Tradition. As if women have been engaging in petty (or not so petty) theft from their spouses for "generations" making it a "tradition" and therefore acceptable. Theft is taking that which is not yours. Betrayal is breaking trust granted in good faith. This book encourages women to engage in theft and betrayal, and then rationalize the behaviour by calling it a "time honored tradition". This book gives ammo to misogynists. It can not possibly be a good thing for women. Read it, just to see how morally vapid we can be.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent book
Review: I get a lot of double-takes from my friends when they see this book on my coffee table...but behind the tongue-in-cheek title and tone is plenty of sound advice. While Evans makes a lot of jokes about squirreling cash away in the sock drawer, what her book is really about is evening out the financial balance in a marriage. Her message is that even in good marriages, women need to retain the independence that comes from earning, managing and/or saving their own money. After I read this book I didn't start "hiding" money, but I DID re-think a lot of my financial habits and assumptions - much to the benefit of my entire family. Evans' book is easy to read, very funny, and a perfectly serious commentary on how money affects the balance of power between women and men. So don't sweat the title - read this book!
Rating:
Summary: Don't sweat the title - read this book!
Review: I get a lot of double-takes from my friends when they see this book on my coffee table...but behind the tongue-in-cheek title and tone is plenty of sound advice. While Evans makes a lot of jokes about squirreling cash away in the sock drawer, what her book is really about is evening out the financial balance in a marriage. Her message is that even in good marriages, women need to retain the independence that comes from earning, managing and/or saving their own money. After I read this book I didn't start "hiding" money, but I DID re-think a lot of my financial habits and assumptions - much to the benefit of my entire family. Evans' book is easy to read, very funny, and a perfectly serious commentary on how money affects the balance of power between women and men. So don't sweat the title - read this book!
Rating:
Summary: A great wedding gift for your daughter and daughter in law.
Review: It's not about cheating your husband, it's about having a little money that you can call your own. It's about not having to account for every penny you spend. It's about what you deserve. Been married 40+ years and wish I read this book long ago. Last week I took my daughter, daughter-in-law and all my grandchildren out for breakfast with MY money. It really felt great!
Rating:
Summary: A great wedding gift for your daughter and daughter in law.
Review: Nothing much I can say other than what a sick subject. In fact, it is a crime in a community property state to do what is advocated in this book. I guess she didn't do any research on that issue. Pure garbage!
Rating:
Summary: Entertaining, engaging and thought-provoking
Review: This book is a great read! I have read many tomes on personal finance and found this the most engaging and entertaining. It's less of a how-to, more a book which tells stories to make you think. It is apparent to any intelligent person reading this book that she is NOT advising duplicitousness or theivery -- except in extreme cases of self preservation! She often repeats that it's for a "rainy or a sunny day" that you build your nest egg, reinforcing the idea that you can save a stash on the side that can someday benefit you and your spouse together. I can't wait for the follow up!
Rating:
Summary: Run Don't Walk To Buy This Book!
Review: This is the best book (funny and practical and savvy) I have ever read on the subject of women and marriage and men. IN it you hear the voices of women from all walks of life, from all over the country and of every age. They are wise as is this book. A real page turner and a great introduction by Judge Judy! How can you miss!
Rating: 
Summary: Moral issues aside...... there just isn't much here
Review: When I picked up this book I thought the title was a joke...... it ain't. This really is a book about how to squirrel money away without your husband knowing about it. There is a lot of hypocrisy in this book. Example: She cites examples of how husbands stash money in Swizz bank accounts to avoid paying alimony, then asks the reader if this doesn't make them steaming mad at the cheap nastiness of these evil husbands. She then proceeds to provide instruction on how to do likewise. I am a finance book-junkie, so I was hoping to learn some tips on saving money or sound investing. There is nothing of substance here..... just tips on how to add fake entries to the family check-book and hide the difference in a shoe box (I am not kidding.... this stuff is really in there.) Let's be practical here.... hiding money in a shoe box is a stupid investment..... at least she could have enlightened the reader about the value of compounding interest in a basic mutual fund. She also neglects to mention the single most important thing any woman can to to protect her assets: Get a pre-nup! Post-nups are also possible and becoming more popular. Frankly, this book does not appear to be about protecting your assets..... it is more about how to skim money off your unsuspecting husband. Lovely. I gave this book two stars instead of one only for the sound introduction written by Judge Judy.... which is a real eye-opener about the need for women to be financially responsible and not mindlessly cede all their money and financial control to their husbands. As for the main body of the text: The financial advice was poor, the writng ameteurish, and the moral content simply vulgar. Sorry to sound so harsh, but this book was laughably bad..... it is upsetting to see how many people on this bulletin board think there is something of value here. I suggest they read something by Jane Bryant Quinn or another respectable financial advisor and learn how one can honestly establish and grow a financial account, rather then steal one. You will be far better off, and be able to sleep at night.
<< 1 >>
| 
