Shoo, Jimmy Choo!: The Modern Girl's Guide to Spending Less and Saving More

by Catey Hill

Overview

Remember when Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw faced the brutal realization that she couldn’t buy her apartment because she’d already spent her money on a closet full of Manolos? Well, if Carrie had met Catey first, she’d own her co-op and be on her way to a comfortable retirement! 

Catey Hill is the online money expert for the Daily News Web site—and author of this humorous, practical “girlfriends guide” to personal finance for 20- and 30-something females. (The ones with the designer shoes…and maxed-out credit cards.) With a hip, “I’ve been there” voice along with worksheets and exercises, she helps women evaluate why they spend, get out of debt, and create a savings and retirement plan that even allows for the occasional splurge. Among the topics she covers: student loans, car payments, investing, saving for a home, and more.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402776823
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Part I Style, Diet, and Fitness . . . for Your Finances viii

An Introduction to Savvy Money Management (And Why You Need to Start, Like, Now)

Chapter 1 The Money Makeover 2

How to Determine if Your Finances Need a Little (or Not So Little) Touch-Up 2

Chapter 2 Dress for (Financial) Success 8

How to Get What You Want out of Life . . . at Least Financially

Part II (Spending) Style 26

An Introduction to Your Spending Style (And Why It Might Be So Last Season)

Chapter 3 Take on the Trends 28

How to Track Down the Demons That Drive You to Designer Shoes

Chapter 4 Blow Out Your Budget

How to Build and Stick to a Spending Plan (No Matter How Much You Love-Shoes!)

Part III (Debt) Diet 80

An Introduction to the Debt Diet (And How It Will Trim Down Your Debt-For Good)

Chapter 5 The Plastic Purge 86

How to Cure the Plastic Plague (aka Credit Card Debt)

Chapter 6 The Skinny on Student Loans 98

How to Pay Off Your Alma Mater for Good

Chapter 7 Car(b) Control

How to Pick and Pay for Your Ride

Part IV (Financial) Fitness 118

An Introduction to Financial Fitness (And How It Will Beef Up Your Bottom Line Once and for All)

Chapter 8 Climb the Career Ladder 120

How to Navigate Your Way to Your Dream Job and a Pretty Paycheck

Chapter 9 Race Toward Retirement 129

How to Retire Well Before You're Ancient

Chapter 10 Work Out Your Worth 143

How to Invest Your Retirement Savings

Chapter 11 Sweat Your Savings 161

How to Buffer Yourself from Life's Little Challenges

Chapter 12 Step Toward Security How to Get the Best Insurance to Protect-You and Your Assets 168

Chapter 13 Push for a Pad 183

How to Buy a Home (or at Least Become a SavvyRenter)

Chapter 14 Tackle Your Taxes 204

How to Finesse Uncle Sam into Padding Your Pocketbook

Chapter 15 Lift Up Your Love 222

How to Make Your Relationship Work (Well, the Money Part Anyway)

Index 236

About the Author 248