Women and Money - Suze Orman

[JoyJoy]

Don't forget to watch Suze talk about this book tomorrow night on CNBC (Suze Orman Show). Here in the East, her show comes on at 9:00P.

[Ima saver]

Wow, I/10th of one percent! That is pretty bad.

[kealina]

LOL Lux!

I know Suze always comments about women going far and beyond in helping others and she wants women to STOP THAT!! This should be interesting as I concur with her. Some women need to be good to themselves and stop bailing everyone out of their problems!!

That's IMOP and my $100.00 worth.

you know, i've never read suze orman (i'll have to borrow my sisters book tomorrow when i go over) but that sounds interesting and i actually agree with it... it's a tendency i've been struggling with for years... and one i've noticed in certain other women as well... interesting...

[scfr]

You can read an excerpt from the book at the on-line version of Costco Connection magazine:

Costco Connection - March 2007

[Aleta]

You can find out the station that she is on by going to search an typing in your channel for pbs which could be for instance;

Channel 6, Philadelphia PBS and it will take you to the PBS site in your city.

[kealina]

thanks scfr... i will check that out... unfortunately when i raided my sisters bookshelf i couldn't find the book... she already left to tutor (she does it on the side for extra money) so i couldn't ask her... i'll ask her next weekend if i remember...

[BEFlorio78]

I opened my account yesterday, but for some reason I can't see where I'm supposed to set up my electronic deposits? All I see under deposits are Wires, Checks, and Securities. Anyone know if there is a waiting period before you can set up the deposits?

[Aleta]

You may have to wait until Monday. Call them them. Wish that I knew more about it. Problem is that I'd probably have the same problem'

Did anyone see her PBS special. She is quite proud of what she's doing' Seems like a good plan to me and especially for women.

[JoyJoy]

I watched Suze's program last night and looking forward to watching her PBS special on Wed. night. I am really enjoying her book!

Of the eight steps she outlines on becoming a wealthy woman, I liked her explanation of courage. Takes guts as well as a desire to get ahead to make it.

[catlinye_maker]

I opened my account yesterday, but for some reason I can't see where I'm supposed to set up my electronic deposits? All I see under deposits are Wires, Checks, and Securities. Anyone know if there is a waiting period before you can set up the deposits?

I took a quick look at my account, and under "Portfolio and Accounts" then "Deposits and Withdrawals" there are three tabs: "Create Transactions", "Pending Requests", and "Bank Setup". I haven't used this system yet, but long ago I set up my bank account in order to be able to get ACH deposits from Ameritrade, so I'd guess that would be the first step. In working through the "Create Transactions" screen, it looks like once that is done you can set up automatic ACH payments on a regular basis. Hope this is helpful!

[BEFlorio78]

Thanks for the replies. I did go to the Bank Setup page and added in my account. I think I might need to wait a day or two for the initial transfer to go through and then maybe I'll be able to see the option to set up Electronic ACH deposits. If not, I will call them for help. Thanks!

[MonkeyMama]

Oh - I have to say I saw a blurb about the book and wasn't too enthused. BUT I Watched her PBS special and it was AWESOME!!!!

I bought YFB for some friends and skimmed through it and was disapointed she did not discuss more the psychology side of things - I think what i love about her show. Getting to the root of why so many people/women spend money they don't have, fall into the same traps over and over, etc.

But this is totally what this book is about. So now I am excited to read it and share it.

I knew a little bit about her history, but apparently not much, she got a little auto-biographical in the special - her story is a little a la "Pursuit of Happyness" - she just walked in and got a stock broker job because she figured it was the way to make money. As she told the story I Was just absolutely mesmerized.

She speaks very wise words. This book can and should apply to every aspect of your life. Take care of yourself and the rest falls into place. THEN you can take care of others, and it will mean so much more... Amen.
I think her PBS Special was so wonderful as she got choked up as she says these things - it comes from the bottom of her heart... I know too many women who give way more than they have to give, and are miserable. I Was just about shouting "amen sister" at the t.v. LOL. Well it will be interesting to read the actual book... If it comes across so eloquently as it does in person...

Earning $100 is pretty cool too!

[JoyJoy]

Oh -

Earning $100 is pretty cool too!

It sure is a nice return on my money for a $600.00 investment.

[BEFlorio78]

Just an update. My account is accepting electronic transfers now. I guess it takes a few days for them to get the account fully opened. Just in case anyone else was having the same problem, give it a couple of days and it should be okay.

[aurielle]

I've been reading Suze's new book this weekend. I'm a librarian so we sometimes get books in the office ahead of the shelf date. I took it home Friday and have read more than half of it so far.

At first I thought it started out way too simplistic, but now I don't think so. She's targeting women that may not have handled any personal finance issues and she does a good job at explaining everything.

She isn't writing just for the beginner though. She covers a lot of ground in this book and explains everything well.

She has teamed with Ameritrade to make a great offer to get women saving money and I opened an account today. If you agree to direct deposit at least $50 a month in an Ameritrade money market account for a year, at the end of the year Ameritrade will deposit $100 in your account as a savings incentive. I opened my account this morning as soon as I got up. I would have done it sooner but the offer didn't start until today and it ends on March 31st. You have to have the code from the book to be able to open the account. Well worth the cost of the book!

I decided I'm going to open up an Ameritrade account too, to get the $100. Free money is for me! I didn't have to buy the book, I got the code from someone else. I'll open it next month, as my money for this month is already all budgeted out and I've tapped out my petty cash fund for the month already. Oh, and the offer doesn't end until 3/31/08.