What Do Smart Girls Read?

Simple enough question. So, if you are a smart gal, then I want to ask you politely....whatya reading?

Verna Oller ( the late Verna Oller left millions of stock market money for her fave causes) and she read the Wall Street Journal and Barrons.

Hetty Green....one of the richest women in America from the late 19th century  and according to her Wikipedia page ......I quote "At the age of two, Hetty was living with her grandfather, Gideon Howland. Because of his influence and that of her father, and possibly because her mother was constantly ill, she took to her father's side and was reading financial papers to him by the age of six."

So, the legendary Hetty Green started learning how to succeed in the predominantly male financial circles of her day by starting to read to her father some "financial papers" as early as age 6. How cool is that?

Starting early gave the young Hetty precious knowledge and confidence, to become comfortable with financial and business terminology and the ways of success.

What are some of your fave female mentors reading? What do they read daily, weekly or once in a blue moon?

Help me ask Barbara Corcoran what her fave reads are via Twitter   ....

Peace,
C.
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Second Hand Money

I've been galavanting through Tim Ferriss' new book "Tools of Titans" which weighs a ton....it's almost a motivational lifehacking coffee table encyclopedia.

Two things I've noticed....first that there ain't enough female mentors in the world,....and Two....that
two gals that Tim Ferriss writes about in his book "Tools of Titans" are both involved in selling
second hand goods. Who? Sophia Amoruso who sells both new and vintage stuff....and
Tracy DiNunzio who founded Tradesy sells all things second hand.

Why is this a big deal? Because it wasn't soooo long ago, that "second hand goods" made folks turn their noses up in disdain. Somehow over the past 20 years.....second hand "anythings" have been transformed into a legit cash cow via sites like Ebay and Craigslist and Kijiji. There are now so many thousands of companies whose SOLE revenue comes from selling second hand goods exclusively.

Second Hand Money can turn into BIG MONEY. Don't make the mistake to snub it anymore.
The Thrift store up the street may not be the hangout of the of the rich and famous, but it just might be one of the reasons why some folks, get rich....by counting on second hand money.


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