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I did not like this book at all. It was very American centric while nowhere in the description it says the information in the book is only applicable to Americans. Pretty much non of the information in this book was useful or new to me. The author has a very off putting and demeaning way in which she talks about women. Not a great look.

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It took me a long time to read this book, but I learnt some really useful insights about my personal finances and how to look after and manage my own money. I think the book was really useful, i did learn a lot but I think in general I am quite in control of my finances so would have liked to have gone a bit deeper into each of the areas, though I know other reading could be a bit overwhelmed with more information. I think it’s a great introduction to money management and it really got me thinking about myself and my pension. I particularly resonated with the section that mentioned women live longer than men and the gender pay gap means women earn less so pension wise this can cause problems for women.

A great book for starting to get to grips with finances but I wanted a bit more from this one.

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A full on guide for women on how to manage their finances and grow them and secure their future. A lot of practical advices which I loved, but sometimes it is too much to register and so that's the issue. Read nothing about where to invest and how. That's another issue. However I liked reading the book. Thank you publisher for the e-arc.

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This book is an eye opener or a wake up call for women to take charge of their finances. The book talks about what can be done and what must be done to secure your future and your family's future. It does not talk about where you should invest but it is only for motivating women in start investing and knowing about how how and where of money. It was an easy read. The points that are talked about in the book and not new, we all know them but hardly recognize what repercussions are caused by them, and knowing the worst case scenarios can be a motivation for reanalyzing our financial goals.
Thank you NetGalley and Kimberlee Davis for the review copy.

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I felt that this book had some useful information. But, I did feel like it was a lot of information that I have heard before. Thank you for netgalley and the author for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest review.

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The Fiscal Feminist starts off with a kind of like a visual of the struggle that women have had to deal with regarding obtaining some financial liberties in early times. The importance of our votes and exercising the rights that other women have fought for us to have today.
It is a guide, The Fiscal Feminist, that will support and encourage women and others to think of how to safeguard their long-lasting life, since we do outlive the males and not depend on the "old tale" of getting married for the sake of financial security. The author, Kimberlee Davis, goes so into some topics I had not even heard about or considered, and that is very helpful. A brief, easy to comprehend explanation of IRAs, Investing, Savings, and explains terms like pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, guidelines for living together, inheritances, social security, and more.

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Some helpful information, but nothing that I felt was new or incredibly helpful. The writing felt odd to me, too "you go girl" and just kind of off-putting. It's giving girlboss, but not really feminism and definitely not intersectional feminism.

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I liked this book a lot. It had a lot of practical advice and cited recent studies to really push the point about women and finance that I think a lot of us just don't always get. I like that it touched on all aspects of money + women from relationships, financial abuse, investing, retirement, and the importance of wills and trusts no matter your age. I loved the "Top Ten Fundamentals" portion and that it was easy to understand. The five steps to financial freedom was a great chapter that I'll definitely use and reference onward.

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