Live It, Love It, Earn It: A Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom

by Marianna Olszewski

Does your heart race when your credit card bill arrives? Are you one flat tire or one emergency room visit from financial ruin? If you think a secure financial future is out of reach, you're wrong. Let Marianna Olszewski teach you how to love your money instead of running scared from it. Marianna didn't start out rich, happy and fabulous. A strapped-for-cash childhood motivated her to strive for abundance and financial independence-goals she exceeded by age thirty as a successful business owner and respected Wall Street player. Now Marianna reveals the lessons she learned on her own road to success and the savvy strategies of other amazing women. She shows how to let go of stress, break your bad money habits, take control of your finances, and finally achieve your goals and a happier, richer life. You'll learn -Say Yes to Yourself: Turn toward people and situations that enhance your life and well being, and away from those that don't. Until you start affirming your future through both thought and action, your efforts to improve your finances will fall flat. -Fall in Love with Your Money: Having a cavalier attitude toward money is part of the reason many of us find ourselves in a financial pickle. But when you treat your money with respect, keep track of it and spend and save it wisely your money will always love you back. -Act as If: If you think that change is impossible, think again. Start your transformation by acting as if you already are as successful, intelligent, and prosperous as you want to be. Live It, Love It, Earn It is full of true stories of ordinary women who have overcome tough challenges, such as climbing the corporate ladder, getting out of debt, and changing jobs mid-career, to get the life you want. Marianna also shares insights from other successful women like designer Diane von Furstenberg; shoe mogul Tamara Mellon (of Jimmy Choo); fashion entrepreneur Tory Burch; the first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, Muriel Seibert; and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. Let Marianna give you the tools you need to create and maintain and abundant and fulfilling life. For more information, www.LiveItLoveITEarnIt.com

Genres: Nonfiction, Finance, Business, Money, Audiobook

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2009

Reviews

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love this book. It was like The Secret + a Suzy Ormond book. There was a lot of great advice. I dog-eared a lot of pages out of my library book, but I think I might just purchase this for future reference.

A great tool for anyone looking to save money, invest money, and get their finances together. There is even a wonderful section on how to start your own business.

What I liked best was the personal success stories scattered throughout that inspire and educate readers. There are also stories of not so sucessful women and what not to do in certain financial situations.

Definitely a must read for women who don't know where to start when tackling their finances.

[Kristin Kapusta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inspiring! Not sure I agree with every philosophy, but I do agree with a lot of it. It's solid advice from a woman's perspective. I liked the idea of trusting your gut. Also, I definitely used some of the investing tips $$

[Amela Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was part of my self-help goal in my recovery plan before I became a mental health recovery specialist. I very highly recommend this book to any young woman seeking guidance and inspiration on financial independence and finding hope to recover.

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book as inspirational reading. I did not learn as much regarding finances. I did
find encouragement to step out of my comfort zone.

[Pearl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meandering financial guru stuff. Mostly conjecture, not a lot of real substance. Women need more practical advice from women, like a Rich Dad Poor Dad equivalent. Anyone?

[Regina McBride · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read and great jumpstart to my new quest to be rich and to do well in business. I loved the different stories and her hedge fund history.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm looking forward to checking out the print version because the audio was really difficult for me to get through due to the authors reading style. Unfortunately, the website often referenced throughout the book is no longer available, so I'm hoping the book contains the worksheets that were described. UPDATE - I was able to find the worksheets using the web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/201112240... You'll find the "Bonus Material" on the lower left of the page and most of them are still available for download.

[Kourtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this book would be more financial. Instead, it was more life-coachy, which is fine, but it was marketed (at least to me) as a personal finance book. One section was about personal finance, but the rest was really about how you think and other aspects of life that didn't seem to involve finance necessarily. I also learned that the author had some financial scandal a few years ago, which lowered her credibility in my eyes. After reading it all and comparing it to other personal finance books, it was not worth reading, and I would skip this one.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book didn't have as many financial tips as I would have liked, or was hoping for, I enjoyed reading each of the women's personal experiences leading up to financial and business success. I wasn't much for the positive affirmations or practice exercises outlined in the book (just not my cup of tea).

[Lauren · Rating 1 out of 5]

While I found some of the information relating to investments and retirement funds to be useful, I thought that overall the book was poorly written. The 'girly-girl' theme was rather irritating and really took away from the information being presented. I would not recommend.

[Devon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Misleading title and synopsis for me...she has some inspirational points. Not the best self-help book for empowering women I've ever read, but not the worst either. Read if a friend can lend it to you...don't spend the money on it.

[Alison · Rating 1 out of 5]

Completely condescending. Who cares if the author was anorexic/bulemic? What does that have to do with learning how to manage my money? Ack. I should have known better than to read a book geared towards women and finance. Back to Orman and Ramsey.

[Cheacatt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very encouraging and made me feel optimistic :) Loved her visual board idea, and the chapter on acting as-if.

[Hayfa AlNuwaiser · Rating 4 out of 5]

If u like to learn how to make money in future, be seccusful .. It all about money and finance.

[Tricia Perdigon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some things I don't agree with but all in all a solid read. :)

[Therese Tetzel]

Does the book contain a section on how to evade US taxes by putting large amounts of cash in secret shell accounts in Panama and othee countries like the author did?

[Andrea Dowd · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a fine financial guide but a bit heavy on the "you go girl!", emphasis on the "girl" bit.

[Julie]

This was a great book! She gives down-to-earth advice and positive encouragement all throughout.