Only a fiction writer would begin a non-fiction financial
self-help book with a tension filled action sequence. But then,
author Tristi Pinkston is a fiction writer, which is perhaps why I found
Million Dollar Diva such a pleasure to read.
Apologies to both Brett and Ethan, the financial experts of
this treaties, but when the book first arrived I thought it was a romance.
Pretty girl, holding shopping bags in front of the Eiffel Tower on a powder pink
background. I’m thinking foreign spies, racing European sports cars and an heiress
with attitude.
Actually I wasn’t that far off. This book was about a woman
with attitude sharing her financial secrets with… okay I can’t actually tie in
the European sports car, but you get the idea.
Million Dollar Diva is a financial book aimed at women
readers. The subtitle reads, “The Smart Woman’s Guide to Getting Rich Safely.” Co-written by bestselling authors Brett Kitchen
and Ethan Kap, this book is packed with expert advice and sound principles for
getting out of debt and accumulating wealth. But before you zone out on me,
this is actually a fun down to earth read, and that is thanks to Tristi
Pinkston.
Tristi acts as the diva guinea pig, laying out her own
family finances and allowing both Kitchen & Kap to analyze her debts and
offer advice on how to get out of the red and begin earning more green. Through
Trisiti’s experiences, we gain a firsthand look at how to take the basic
principles that these two financial wizards espouse and see how they work in a
real life situation.
What’s more they suggest ways of increasing income and using
that income to earn additional cash in ways that are safe, and secure from the
ups and downs of the stock market.
I would have liked to see these authors address other types
of debt besides credit cards/auto/mortgages. Or the situation so many of us are
in today, trying to live on more than we make thanks to job loss and the
economic downturn. But perhaps that is material for a future book.
Trisit asks all the questions she knows we would ask, and it
feels like we are sitting right there in the room with her. There are inspiriting stories (I actually used
one in my Sunday School class last week), online resources to help us analyze
our debt and the pace is light and fast moving.
If you’re female, and not yet a Million Dollar Diva, then
this book is for you. Available at Amazon.com for under $10.00, and investment
you’ll be glad you made.
