Smart Girls Marry Money by Elizabeth Ford

Now we're not saying that money equals happiness. With this in mind, we have some advice: Instead of looking for love, let's look out for our own security, the kind you can count in dollars and cents.

What's worse, national statistics show women suffer far more economically than men when marriages fail. The modern gal is earning her own cash and is looking for emotional security. The average guy believes most gals are only looking for money, but the truth is too few of us are interested in their income at all. What's the difference? Earning power is, after all, a reflection of his values and character. Why, we wonder, does society applaud a girl who falls for a guy's big blue eyes yet denounces one who chooses a man with a big green bankroll? We don't think 'gold-digging' should be frowned upon. With an irreverent, straight-talk tone, the authors serve up a sound case and intriguing strategy for how women can truly “have it all.” Sure to spark conversation and controversy, Smart Girls Marry Money will ultimately empower women with a new way to take control of both their economic and romantic lives.This is what we call the Gold-Digging Imperative-'The GDI.' Ford and Drake think it’s high time that women get their heads out of the clouds and start caring about their own security - the kind that can be measured in dollars and common sense. Yet sadly, statistics prove that: not only do women continue to earn far less than their male counterparts, they also suffer far more economically when marriages fail. Female “empowerment” has women working hard to look sexier than ever, while carrying more than their fair share financially. Smart Girls taps into a growing, collective suspicion that the post-feminist world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In this brazen manifesto, authors Elizabeth Ford and Daniela Drake use cold hard facts, real science, and true stories to present a compelling case for why mercenary marriages make the most sense for future happiness. Why does society applaud a girl who falls for a guy’s “big blue eyes” yet denounces one who chooses a man with a “big green bankroll”? After all, isn’t earning power more a reflection of a man’s values and character? Smart Girls Marry Money challenges the ideals and assumptions women have blindly accepted about love and marriage - and shows how they’ve done so at their own economic peril.

Smart Girls Marry Money by Elizabeth Ford