November Meeting: Nice Women Talk About Money!

In case you missed it, the AWCDSM November meeting was held in a spacious conference room on the United Way of Central Iowa Campus. We had fantastic food catered by Baratta's.

Suzanna de Baca of Private Capital Solutions Group was our speaker. She presented an interesting and interactive session about women and money. There are a few things that I remember clearly:

• Women leave a lot of money on the table because we're not comfortable talking about it
• A high percentage of women are widows
• Hold a monthly household meeting (you and your spouse or SO) and talk about the budget
• "If you can get dressed, you can invest"

My other takeaway from the session is that I can't (continue to) stick my head in the sand and ignore all the financial aspects of my life just because I don't like dealing with them. I can hire an expert to help me!

What was your favorite part of the meeting? Do you have a takeaway to share?

Looking forward to seeing you on Dec. 12.

-- by Sandy Renshaw, Purple Wren