Cash in the City by Juliette Fairley (2002, E-book)

For the estimated 33.2 million single women living in American cities, looking good and feeling good are important–and expensive. Cash in the City offers valuable guidance on how to afford life in America’s big cities by combining money management advice with life issues in a reader-friendly style. Real-life examples illustrate particular financial issues that are of concern to young, single, professional women, while providing concrete answers they can use. Besides offering advice on living a hip, urban life-style on a budget for women in their twenties and thirties, Cash in the City touches on career and personal issues as well. This unique life guide covers the job basics every young, single, professional woman must know, including job skills, salary, the importance of job titles, and negotiating skills. On the personal side, Juliette Fairley discusses how to handle dating, and money in the city. From affording luxuries such as manicures, hair color, and vacations to paying down debt and establishing financial reserves, Cash in the City provides the vital information that every young, single, urban, professional woman needs.

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Did you ever wish that you, too, could live the lifestyle popularized by the chic, chic single gals on <I>Sex and the City?</I><P><I>Cash in the City: Affording Manolos, Martinis, and Manicures on a Working Girl's Salary</I> by Juliette Fairley may help you achieve your inner fabulousness while not separating you from too much of your hard-earned money.<P>Many of the tips are reasonably doable. Among them:<UL><LI>Pay down your debt, and don't take on any more.<LI>Start saving, the earlier the better.<LI>Take advantage of your company's 401(k).</UL>There's always an eager audience for shopping advice, and Fairley is ready: Always buy on sale, invest in a classic wardrobe, hit the outlets (addresses and descriptions for discount shopping centers in different cities are included in the ''Resources'' section), buy cosmetics at the drugstore instead of the department store. And decorate your overpriced, undersized urban dwelling with fun accessories (two words: throw pillows).<P>Her advice on the subject of waiting for Prince Charming to whisk you off and solve your financial woes? Don't. It's your financial life; you're responsible for tending to its health.<P>The over-30 crowd may find some of the suggestions impractical. For instance: How many older women do you know who are willing to live with a roommate? Or buy clothes sight unseen off eBay? Or allow a beauty student to style and color her hair, regardless of the savings?<P>Census 2000 reveals that there are about 12 million women who fall under the category of "female householder, no spouse present," which translates to about 120f all households. For these women, the most useful advice of all is to educate yourself about, and take charge of, your finances. That tip is ageless. (<I>USA Today</I>, May 13, 2002)