An interesting title that had me intrigued. And I don’t know any woman who isn’t interested in being a “wealthy girl”, a given, right? This book might have published a while ago, but I’m only now getting to it. I will admit, I am not too thrilled after finishing this book compared to when I decided to request it on NetGalley.

Let’s just say the author and I don’t agree politically. She seems to put all her eggs in the “she’s black” category and how everyone else needs to treat her respectively because of the color of her skin. I’m sorry. I just can’t. I’m from the background of character really does matter more than the color of your skin.

While this book has great insight into the author’s background in finance and sharing the story of the women in her family and herself, I’m not so sure it really helps the average person to become any kind of wealthy. Maybe I missed the whole point entirely. Whatever the case, I honestly did not glean anything useful from this book at all.

Her personal story might revolve around her race and she proved to be ambitious at her job, but why must everything be about the color of your skin? I just don’t get it. Not being white nor black and living where everyone is a mixed ethnicity, I don’t understand these dynamics. It really annoys me that it would be the basis of any book or story. It upsets me more than I’ve read it and reviewing this book than it did reading it.

Needless to say, I almost didn’t get past chapter 2. It is when the author wrote some political things that I believe should not be in such a work. It’s not the place for political views unless those views are part of the point of the book. In this particular book, it was totally unnecessary and it took me weeks to move on from it.

I give this book a generous 2 out of 5 tiaras because of the frustrations I had while reading. I’ll just leave it at that.

For a while now, I have been feeling stuck. I am stuck in an endless cycle of earning, spending and failing to achieve my financial goals. This is what drew me to this book. I felt ready for some fresh insights that could help me change my situation. Thankfully, I got that and more.

Charisse encourages readers to look at wealth not just in terms of financials. Going through the chapters of this book, I discovered that I am a wealthy girl. Beyond the assets and bank account, I have talents, family and above all, I have faith. I liked her perspectives about different types of mentorships and some of the things that she said made me start looking into getting a career coach and a therapist. I created a Vision Board this year and packed it away. Thanks to Charisse, I feel more equipped to get it and begin some visualization and realization of goals.

There is a lot of inspiration to be gained from this book. I like that the author used practical examples and her real-life stories to illustrate the journey to becoming a wealthy girl. Although there is a lot about this book that made me feel like it was written for an audience in the West, there is still a lot that I could resonate with. I just took the practical examples set in America and applied them to my own situation.

I am definitely wealthier after reading A wealthy Girl by Charisse Conanan Johnson. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a good, inspirational read on wealth (tangible and intangible).

I got to read advanced reader copy and found this book relaxing and enjoyable weekend read. The charm of it is based on personal stories from which you learn along the way how to value yourself, become a wealthy person starting from your mindset (which is the important step).

What this book does not promise is instant wealth; what it does offer is an understanding of wealth, of what it means to have tangible and intangible assets, to have faith and the mindset of wealth creation and also explores what myths stop you from understanding and creating wealth.
I loved especially a lesson that she shares herein called the SIPPin & living approach and it breaks down wealth creation modes and it was such a refreshing approach.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

Not just a book about personal finance but more like a life coach. Some interesting and very valid points that I will definitely ponder for some time to come

This book makes the point that wealth covers our non tangible assets as well as our assets, and this includes relationships and faith. It explores myths that can prevent a person getting wealthy, such as the not necessarily true, but sometimes true idea that weath is created at someone else's expense. It sometimes is, but not always. The author makes a lot of good points and the book is well worth reading. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for giving me an advance copy of this book.