The Smart Cookies' Guide to Making More Dough and Getting Out of Debt : How Five Young Women Got Smart, Formed a Money Group, and Took Control of Their Finances

Now more than ever it’s crucial to get out of debt, spend smarter, save better, and achieve financial freedom—without sacrificing your social life or your sanity!

Let The Smart Cookies show you how.…

They were five dynamic young women: smart, successful—and secretly drowning in debt. In one year Andrea, Angela, Katie, Robyn, and Sandra dramatically improved their financial situations. Their proven recipe for success has since been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today show, MSNBC, and in the New York Daily News. 

How did they do it? 

The five women—with varied careers in marketing, public relations, social work, and real estate—joined forces to create a fun, simple, effective strategy for achieving financial success, forming a money group and supporting one another every step of the way. Now, in this extraordinary hands-on guide, The Smart Cookies tackle the unique financial challenges facing women today as they share the secrets of their extraordinary success. Learn how to:

•Save money and still make room for “guilt-free spending” 
•Have a Girls Night In once a week—and save hundreds each year 
•Splurge on big-ticket items—without breaking the bank 
•Invest like a pro—in just a few short lessons 
•Get paid what you’re worth—step-by-step instructions for negotiating the best raise 
•Discover easy ways to cut costs—without feeling the pinch
 
And much, much more!

The Smart Cookies have been meeting since March 2006. As five fabulous women who appeared to have it all, each shared a major financial problem she was hesitant to reveal. When The Smart Cookies created the money club, they barely knew one another but today have become close, committed friends and business partners. With support, accountability, and simple strategies for attracting more money, they managed to turn their financial picture around in under a year. Andrea, Angela, Katie, Robyn, and Sandra reside in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are passionate about helping women everywhere start money clubs and begin talking about money.

Jennifer Barrett has written about financial issues for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Newsweek, where she is currently a general editor. She lives in New York City with her husband, Victor Ozols, and their son.