Mrs Moneypenny's financial advice for independent women - Heather McGregor

Get a money makeover from the legendaryFTcolumnist, Mrs Moneypenny, author ofMrs Moneypenny's Careers Advice for Ambitious Women.

Why do personal finances present such a hurdle for women? And what can we do about it?

In her bestselling bookMrs Moneypenny's Careers Advice for Ambitious Women, Mrs Moneypenny stressed the importance of financial literacy and introduced the idea of a 'financial finish line' - or how much money you need in your lifetime. But how do you know what 'enough' looks like? And how do you get there?

In this essential and punchy guide, the hilarious and wise Mrs Moneypenny shows you how to set your own financial finish line, and then how to go about reaching it. From increasing your income to cutting your bills cutting your grocery bills, from starting a business to saving a pension, she gives practical, easy ways to think about your money and take control of your life.

Whether you're struggling to remember what interest rate you are paying on your mortgage, or are an entrepreneur trying to raise the finance for your business, this book will inspire you, inform you, and above all, empower you.

'Clever, wise, funny and necessary. This book should be by every woman's bed'-Jeanette Winterson

'This is just the book I wish someone who cared about me and my indigent future had pressed into my clueless hands when I was in my twenties'-Rachel Johnson

For over 14 yearsMrs Moneypennyhas been entertaining readers of theFinancial Timeswith her weekly column. She presented the Channel 4 series 'Superscrimpers', and the Mrs Moneypenny show has run at the Edinburgh Fringe, off Broadway and the Hay Festival. She is the author ofMrs Moneypenny's Careers Advice for Ambitious Women.

Heather McGregorowns and runs Taylor Bennett, the executive search firm. She is a committed philanthropist in the area of employability and social mobility, having founded the Taylor Bennett Foundation in 2008, and is currently the chair of Career Academies Foundation.