In honor of September being National Literacy Month, we asked Glinda Bridgforth, our in-house financial expert and best-selling author of “Girl, Get Your Money Straight!”, “Girl, Get Your Credit Straight!” and co-author of “Girl, Make Your Money Grow!”, for a list of her favorite books about money. Keep reading for her top five (in no particular order), including one of hers!
#MoneyChat THE BOOK: How to Get Out of Debt, Successfully Manage Your Money and Create Financial Security by Dorethia Conner Kelly
This handbook has the financial information you need to know and explains how to apply it to your daily life. It’s easy to read with an added sense of humor. For years, Dorethia has been a valuable financial expert helping thousands of clients, television, newspaper, magazine and social media viewers achieve financial success and overflow. Finally, she has made her expertise and knowledge available in book form. Consumers now have a user-friendly, practical and much needed guide with simple steps to get out of debt and become financially independent. #Readandtakeaction
Millionaire Moves: Seven Proven Principles of Entrepreneurship by William F. Pickard, Ph.D.
Dr. Pickard is a masterful storyteller who shares his journey to success in a down-to-earth and engaging way. His mantra is “Each one, reach one, teach one.” Embracing and implementing his seven simple, but important, principles can make you a wealthy entrepreneur or attain massive success in whatever career you choose. Either way, you’ll also become a better human being. This is a detailed, delightful and insightful read.
How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously: Based on the Proven Principles and Techniques of Debtors Anonymous by Jerrold Mundis
This was the first financial book I read in the late 1980’s while personally overwhelmed with debt, going through a divorce and on disability. It was life-changing. This step-by-step guide gave me hope that one day I could get out of the debt spiral and keep my head above water. More importantly, it assured me that I was not alone in having made so many money mistakes. The book has been revised and updated since then and is even more relevant today.
The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom by Michelle Singletary
Michelle Singletary knows about money management. She writes an award-winning personal finance column for The Washington Post called “The Color of Money,” which appears in more than one hundred newspapers across the country. If you are willing to put away your credit cards and “choose” to buy only the bare essentials for three short weeks, Michelle can guide earners at any income level to make smarter decisions and live a life of financial peace.
Girl, Get Your Money Straight: A Sister’s Guide to Healing Your Bank Account and Funding Your Dreams in 7 Simple Steps by Glinda Bridgforth
It doesn’t matter how much money you make—it’s about how you choose to spend it and what you have left. This is my personal journey from near bankruptcy to having a healthy, holistic relationship with money… and teaching others to do the same. It is a practical guide to understanding the roots of one’s emotional and cultural issues that lead to unhealthy money management. It’s also filled with warmhearted wisdom, advice, worksheets, exercises, affirmations and stories of women who found financial peace of mind by following the seven simple steps.
What are your favorite books about money? Let us know in the comments.
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