Maxing Out: Why Women Sabotage Their Financial Independence

by Colette Dowling

Dowling lost her savings, investments, and her house. Here, she tells how she brought about that disaster and how, in the process of recovering from it, she came up with the theory that women feel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316191205
• ISBN13: 9780316191203
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Because women need this help

I have given this book four stars because women need to be focused on their finances, in any way shape or form!

Prince Charming Ain't Coming to the Rescue

This book combines thoughtful insight into the emotional, behavorial and psychological reasons many women get into deep debt and fail to plan financially for retirement. There is no doubt that both men and women get into deep debt. Dowling suggests that women are more prone to lose control of their financial well-being because of gender scripting we get from a very early age. The challenge of the book is to see through this gender scripting, decide how it may be affecting your financial decisions and then take charge of your financial life. I loved it!

Lots to think about here

Yes, there is a lot of personal information in the book and more repetition than necessary, but I also found lots to think about, and many good questions. Dowling doesn't present all the answers, but with this topic we need to find our own anyway. I think Dowling does a good job of presenting theory and research on why women have difficulty taking control of their finances. Everyone's story is different, but if you pay attention you will find research, stories and questions that should further your own exploration of issues you may have around money. I am very picky about what I read and I consider the time I spent reading this book time well spent.