Three books have significantly improved my life as a young woman today. After trying almost every method of birth control (successfully I might add) but wanting to better serve my body than make it think it’s already pregnant via hormones for over 6 years now, I found the perfect method of birth control and I can’t believe I didn’t. it is taught to women across the country on a regular basis. It is free and effective. It’s a fertility chart. The next two are harder pills to swallow because they are about men and money, two topics that some of us women can’t seem to seduce. The authors of Tell-It-like-is quickly demystify these two issues and provide you with the wisdom to learn from her story and move beyond where she’s been.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, The Ultimate Guide to Natural Birth Control, Achieving Pregnancy, and Reproductive Health by Toni Westchler

Knowing your body through fertility charts can help you avoid pregnancy, promote pregnancy, detect problems early and possibly resolve them, and tell you when your periods are due so you can plan for them if they seriously affect you. This information has been lost due to the shift in popularity towards hormonal birth control methods, but it is still one of the best, if not the best of all! For those many women who have been trying to conceive without success, the clues to what’s going on could very well be within your chart. This book is cleverly written half for those who prevent and the last half for those who are trying to conceive, hence the name Taking Control Of Your Fertility for What You Want. At a time when religious communities are the only organizations teaching this method, this book allows a lonely person to relearn sex education, the science behind the reproduction of their body, and a method that takes all practices into consideration. natural family planning for the most accurate information. information. As a method, it’s as effective as most hormonal birth control methods when used correctly and as a book, you’ll have no excuse for not using it correctly! In friendly language, the book is a great reference to keep on your shelf even after you’ve learned how to chart.

Money, a Memory: Women, Emotions, and Cash by Liz Perle

We cannot pretend that women and money are equal to men and money. Women as a gender are given far less information about money than men throughout their lives. This stems from a long history of women not earning their own money and it wasn’t that long ago. Women, even after they have entered the workplace and even conquered many of the fields, have different attitudes about money than men. They approach salary negotiations, expenses, money conversations with friends, and almost every other aspect of money differently than men do. Liz Perle in the book Money, A Memoir of her fully explains our history. What happened to our relationships, economy, personal aspirations, and emotions when women were allowed to work? She explains how we are conditioned differently than men and gives us wisdom we probably missed but our brother didn’t. This book is just the adjustment needed to address financial goals and learn more about financial responsibility. It’s not as feminist as it sounds. It’s a real side of our economic story written from a female perspective that isn’t told often enough. Being aware of this information can change the trajectory of your life.

He Just Doesn’t Like You That Much: The No Excuses Truth for Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

Greg Behrendt was a script consultant for the hit show Sex In The City and the concept for He’s Just Not That Into You was conceived from one episode. Too many smart women are making excuses for men’s behavior that clearly show they don’t like you that much! Greg and Liz explain that guys aren’t complicated, but they rarely have the balls to tell a girl directly that they don’t feel the same way. In a Dear Abby-esque platform, letters from women fill the pages of this book telling stories we’ve at least heard or told, and ask the same questions we’ve asked ourselves, our friends, and God. The answer, bluntly, is usually “he just doesn’t like you that much.” It will make you rethink your whole life and you will want to buy a copy for a friend! Getting the truth bomb from Greg, a man without fear, frees him from ever again tolerating less than honesty and/or admiration. Every woman who has to go through dating in the world today has to get a copy of this book in her hands without a ring on her!