How to Be a Rich Old Lady

I Will Teach You to Be Rich meets Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies in this straightforward, stress-free, game-changing guide to investing and getting your money to work for you—from expert and teacher Amanda Holden. Women are the most potent force in the US when it comes to politics and economics, and studies show that they’re even better with money than men. But guess what? For every dollar a white man has, women on average have just 32 cents. And Black and Latina women, just a penny. With personal savings and investing being key for retirement, older women are 80% more likely to face poverty than men, and it’s far worse for those who are single, divorced, widowed, LGBTQ+, or women of color. The silver lining? More women are getting into investing, and they’re starting young. But the question remains, where do they begin, especially when they've so often been overlooked? That’s where Amanda Holden comes in. Back in 2017, she left her investment firm career to launch Invested Development, a financial literacy business aimed to empower those often ignored or entirely left out of critical wealth and investing conversations. She has already taught over 23,000 students—mostly women—how to invest in a way that is enlightening, guilt-free, and radically fun. Now, all her expertise and insights are packed into How to Be a Rich Old Lady, a guide that’s as entertaining as it is informative. It’s an investing guide for women who want to maximize the money they’ve got, and build the future they’ve always dreamed of. Using the top questions from her students and followers about investing, the book demystifies the basics (like, what in the world is a Roth IRA?!), explains the trickier stuff in plain language, and dives into bigger issues like mental blocks and behaviors about spending and debt, plus all the financial hurdles women face on their path toward investing in their future. Filled with humor, heart, and real-world perspective, How to Be a Rich Old Lady aims to offer a life-changing roadmap to the financial freedom we all deserve.