So yesterday I made it to Suze Orman's talk at the Seattle Public Library, and it seemed like I was working on all frugal fronts:
* Picked her free talk at 12:30. If you saw her at Town Hall, you had to pay!
* Sidestepped the books on sale on the right, and dodged the Starbucks coffee and cookie on the left.
I made it to the library at 12:10, so I figured that it would be standing room only. Nope, all the front seats were packed, but I got a back seat and they expanded the room. By the time I left - a little early - it was standing room only. The audience was comprised of about 95% women, and 5% very brave men.
Suze Orman came out on time (much appreciated). 30 min talk, 30 min question and answer. It was also a book signing, so the rules were: she would sign first names only, she will sign multiple copies, she will sign old books of hers, she will not sign body parts, napkins, etc. In case you needed to know: bright lime green blazer, black outfit. Hair and teeth look fantastic - you could see them gleeming all the way up my seat.
Her talk was a bit of a ramble. She was quite happy we all came - it was raining puppies and kittens and there were going to be not one, but two anti-war demonstrations that afternoon - gave a little history of herself, why she wrote her current book. She thought that men could get something out of her book... "men, if you want to read this book, all you have to do is.." She covered the WO on the cover with her fingers. If you heard her on PBS, you've got the general gist.
Except for one thing - she announced both the secret codes in her book and she invited the book buyers to share them with friends and family. The TD Ameritrade deal holds for everybody, book buyer or not.
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Paulette - yes, there is a bit of fluffchatter about why are you writing only to women, she mentioned that sexism is rampant on TV, and there's the joke that statistically, you will outlive your husband. "Ladies, I think we kill them." was her punch line. She was very forceful in the Q and A that each person in the couple should have at least a little money in a separate account, away from the joint account.
creditcardfree - yes, 701 is the code. Also on page 59, the code is EIEIO. Check for a hidden fee on the TD Ameritrade account (TD Waterhouse was infamous for them), but as written, $50 x 12 = $600 + about $12 interest +$100, which means about an 18% return at the end of the year. Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!