How to Be
a Rich Old Lady
Coming January 13th from Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster
ABOUT THE BOOK
How to Be a Rich Old Lady is a step-by-step road map to financial freedom. Not for the sake of chasing numbers on a spreadsheet, but to build a life that feels secure enough to dream into.
Maybe your Rich Old Lady is wearing belly chains at the beach, tanned and wrinkly and totally unbothered. Maybe she’s befriending the birds at her cozy forest cabin. Maybe she’s leaving $500 tips on her diner coffee.
Whatever your vision, this approachable guide to investing and wealth-building will help you build a plan to greet her with confidence and genuine hope for tomorrow.
Written with experience
Amanda Holden spent years working in investment management, where she saw exactly who gets access to the power, ease, and opportunity money can bring—and it wasn’t people like her friends. She also saw how the financial system is designed to feel exclusive and confusing, and how it blames individuals for economic problems they didn’t create. So, Amanda left her finance job to launch Invested Development, a financial education company where she has taught more than 25,000 students how to invest with radical clarity, accessibility, and joy.
Here, all her expertise is packed into a guide that won’t feel like getting cornered by a crypto bro. Instead, it reads like a text from your smartest friend: “Let’s figure out money, so we can stop thinking about money.” Because this practice isn’t just about planning for your wild and glorious future—it’s about the relief of knowing you’re doing everything you can right now.
In this book,
you will
Set up a fully automated investing strategy—so you can move on with your life!
Use hands-on tools and worksheets to guide you to financial independence
Learn about investing in a way that is truly memorable
Demystify retirement accounts and tax rules
Learn who to trust in the finance world—and who to avoid
Master how to research, buy, and track the right investments for you
Explore what it means to live a wild, beautiful life beyond Roth IRAs
Pre-order the book and get these two free gifts!
RICH OLD LADY BOOK CLUB
Let’s be rich old ladies together! You’ll receive an invite to our exclusive online book club, which includes two Zoom sessions in February and March. During these hangouts, you can ask Amanda anything about the book, investing, financial independence, and more! Think of it as two free mini-courses with your book—and accountability to actually do the work!
SELF-EMPLOYMENT GUIDE
Due to forces outside of their control, like hostile workplaces and a lack of childcare options, women often find themselves self-employed. This thoughtful, concise guide will set you up for success, ensuring your efforts fuel the greater purpose of building your beautiful life.
claim your bonus:
If you pre-ordered through Bookshop.org (my official pre-order partner), you will receive your gifts automatically on January 13th. If you purchased through any other vendor, please upload a proof of purchase here:
Early Praise
“You needed this book yesterday”
- Holly Whitaker, author of Quit Like A Woman
"A sharp and funny guide for women on investing and building wealth. She pairs actionable advice…with endearing, often humorous personal reflections…Readers will feel equipped and inspired to live their best lives.”
- Publisher Weekly
"In How To Be A Rich Old Lady, Amanda Holden does the impossible: bridge the gap between our desire to live a better life, and our need to build a better world. She is one of the few people who can give us the practical tools to create wealth, and the moral urgency to actually do something of value with that wealth. Amanda is the financial expert we all need right now."
Chelsea Fagan, author and creator of The Financial Diet
“Amanda Holden’s How to Be a Rich Old Lady is the best book I’ve read on investing. It’s so refreshingly approachable and comprehensive. Reading it feels like getting the investing low-down from your friend’s cool older sister — sharp, hilarious, and down-to-earth. You are going to want to be Amanda’s best friend after reading this book!”
Paco de Leon, author of Finance for the People
looking for The resources?
If you are trying to find the resources mentioned throughout the book, like the calculators and worksheets, click here: