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

“A motivating guide to claiming financial health and success [that] speaks to the unique money challenges of Black women and offers empowering steps to healing.”— Ebony
 
“Thoughtful, holistic, heartfelt advice.”— USA Today
 
If you’re tired of feeling powerless over your finances and are ready to start funding your dreams, then come on, girl—it’s time to get your money straight! Author and financial expert Glinda Bridgforth knows that healthy money management is rarely just about dollars—it’s about getting to the root of why we spend what we do and recognizing the emotional and cultural issues that play out in our unhealthy financial habits.  Girl, Get Your Money Straight!  presents her seven-step program for holistic financial healing—an upbeat, empowering road map that you can use to identify your heart’s desires, break away from negative spending patterns, pay off outstanding debts, develop a spending plan, conquer the checkbook blues, and create new wealth. 
 
Filled with Bridgforth’s warmhearted wisdom and advice, and complete with worksheets, exercises, affirmations, and inspiring stories of African American women who have found financial peace of mind,  Girl, Get Your Money Straight!  is a fresh, fun, and eminently practical guide to healing your bank account and building a life that you love.

Genres: Self Help, Finance, Nonfiction, Business, Money, Money Management, Personal Finance

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is by far the best personal finance book I have ever read. I love Glinda's books and I recommend them to all women who need advice and help with their finances.

[Kandise · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hippie dippie book about being right with god and the world so that wealth will come to you. Practical advice includes repeating affirmations of being a money-magnet and taping a fake cheque made out to you, with a sum of thousands of dollars, to your bathroom mirror. The author also spends a great deal of time applauding herself for changing peoples' lives.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book the holistic approach to getting your money straight I’m really excited to share this book with others and to put into action the tools I learned . This is a must read for any woman who has struggled with finances or just wants to get a better understanding of how to deal with and manage your money better .

[Emily Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read this book together as a Ladies group called the S.H.E. Journey and we learned and gleaned from one another's journey of seeing themselves through the lens of this book. This book has helped us to grow in our level of thinking as it relates to our finances and it has allowed us to break off some horrible habits and forgive ourselves in the process

Thank you Glinda for being Honest. Open.and Transparent in this book.

Written forever ago, yet still relevant, needed and necessary today.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second time was as good as the first. Recommended

[Ronda Wynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book isn't what I thought it would be. I thought it would be like a lot of money books that tell you stuff you already know about checking credit scores and interest rates, ect. This book read more like a novel to me. It went into detail about why a lot of us that have money issues in the first place. I really liked this one!

[Adrienna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I was expecting after reading another money book! I loved her stories, strategies, and holistic approach for AA sistahs! I passed the one test with flying colors, another one, I wanted to copy and print out but took it back to the library. May get this on my shelf in future. 3.5/5 stars.

[Leslie D. Soule · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the best. It has already helped greatly with assisting me in getting my financial house in order, and I feel like if I follow the advice of this book, I'll be well on my way to financial success in no time.

[Dacia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was better than that Financial Savvy book, but it still did not float my boat. The book did make me more conscious of simple thing that I have been slipping on. The book didn't give any concrete steps to get your finances on track.

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sister's guide to healing your bank account and funding your dreams in 7 simple steps!

Thoughtful, holistic, heartfelt advice!

[Tracy Martinez]

A MUST READ!! If you were not raised in an enviorment where you were taught how to manage your finances, this book is a great place to start learning! It changed my life.

[Eula · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book on healing your banking and building your credit.

[Norma]

I am still reading it! It is a good read for managing your monies.

[Jacquelyn Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Speaks to the heart and soul of your bank account. A fool and his money will easily part.

[Joy Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done and informative. Great for book clubs

[J.H. Johnson]

A very good start to something better..financially.

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book!