A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security

by Deborah Owens, Brenda Lane Richardson (Contributor)

THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO STRAIGHTEN OUT YOUR PURSE

In A Purse of Your Own, wealth coach Deborah Owens draws from more than twenty years of experience in the fi nancial services industry for a revolutionary and simple approach to investment Women can take control of their lives and purses by leveraging the feminine powers of intuition, creativity, and empathy to build personal wealth.

Filled with quizzes (Pursercises), resource guides (Pursessentials), and examples of real women from housewives to executives who have drastically changed their lives (Purseonality Profi les), A Purse of Your Own will show you how

• Apply the 7 Wealthy Habits you MUST learn to be fi nancially secure
• Buy stocks, bonds, and mutual funds and create a well-balanced portfolio on any budget
• Understand the language of investing and how to manage risk
• Find a good fi nancial advisor (and recognize the warning signs of a bad one)
• Protect what you will build

Creating and maintaining wealth can come only from understanding how money works. Use Deborah's "Power of the Purse" wealth-building strategy and your money will work for you!

Genres: Finance, Personal Finance

290 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Deborah Owens is a financial expert who is on a mission to engage, enlighten and equip people of all incomes to build wealth. With the release of her most recent book “A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security published by Simon and Schuster, she is touring the country imploring women to become financially empowered through the Power of the Purse Campaign.

Deborah is the financial expert and Wealth Coach on My Generation TV which airs nationally on PBS. She is author of “Confident Investing: A Wealth Building Guide For Women” and “Nickel and Dime Your Way to Wealth”.

Deborah is host and executive producer of “Wealthy Lifestyle Radio” a personal finance talk show that airs on the NPR affiliate WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore, Md.

She is sought after speaker and has toured nationally with The Financial Readiness Challenge sponsored by the Department of Defense. The B.E.S.T. Conference featuring Bishop T.D. Jakes and Magic Johnson, God’s Leading Ladies, Everywoman’s Money Conference and Working Women Events. Deborah is President of Owens Media Group LLC, which creates financial literacy programs for companies and organizations. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola University.

Reviews

[Sydni Gift · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this book. I mean its so amazing. Narrative yet not narrative. When I tell you this book gave me so much confidence about my financial security in the future…

[Alicia Hilaire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deborah Owens gives detailed information on why women should save and invest to become financially secure. She explains ETFs and mutal funds. She also writes about true wealth, and how material items do not equate to wealth. The book is very relatable and provides tips on how to implement investment practices into daily life.

[Bree · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great for women who need a "dictionary" type understanding of the different types of investment options available. It includes a section on starting a "purse" club, which supports women of like-minds to meet like a book club, but to help each reach financial goals. It didn't have enough advise about overcoming financial obstacles and barely touched on non-stock investments, such as insurance or real estate. It was not too patronizing, but needed to be more realistic to middle Americans who have debt and don't make $100k a year.

[Toni Hatton]

This book really empowers women to achieve financial freedom! We truly need a purse of our own!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another work book. Interesting. Learned about stocks and bonds... might actually retain some of this knowledge this time around!

[Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book that I think truly represents a woman's point of view. I will use it in my practice and see what others think