Lisa Johnson Mandell - How to Snare a Millionaire NOW: A Sequel to the Ultimate Guide on Marrying for Both Love and Money

How to Snare
a Millionaire
NOW

A Sequel to the Ultimate Guide
on Marrying for Both Love and Money

Lisa Johnson Mandell

How to Snare a Millionaire NOW

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Copyright 2012 Lisa Johnson Mandell

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Contents

Chapter 1
What Do I Know?

Chapter 2
Why Choose Between Love and Money When You Can Have Both?

Chapter 3
Create Passion with Fashion

Chapter 4
Beauty is Not a Beast

Chapter 5
Polishing Your Heart of Gold

Chapter 6
Relationship Code of Ethics

Chapter 7
Get What You Want

Chapter 8
Location, Location, Location

Chapter 9
Love Online

Chapter 10
Getting to First

Chapter 11
Getting to Second

Chapter 12
Rounding the Bases

Chapter 13
Heading for Home

Chapter 14
The Prenup Is Your Friend

Chapter 15
Secrets from the Pros

Its just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor man.

Your Grandmother

To my husband Jamesmy life, my love and my credibility

Almost everything has changed in the wild world of dating and mating since the late 90s, when I wrote my first book, How to Snare a Millionaire . Imagine a time when there were no legitimate online dating sites, you couldnt communicate with your thumbs, and most love letters were sent via the United States Postal Service. A dozen years have made a huge difference in the way we look for love and connect.

A dozen years have also made a huge difference in the way we perceive wealth. A million bucks aint what it used to be, and while the number of millionaires is constantly fluctuating, a mere million dollars no longer seems like a small fortune that will last forever. In fact, for most people, it no longer suffices to merely snare a millionairenow you have to snare a multi-millionaire, or even a billionaire, to lead the kind of life you dream about.

Personally, the last decade has made a huge difference in my own life. I made my ultimate snare and finally decided to settle down with a fabulous guy who is worth more than a million to me (and yes, its a little vulgar to admit this, but the IRS agrees).

In addition, Ive been responsible for facilitating many more successful relationships and marriages.

I also co-authored a book with Bravo TVs Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger, and appeared on her show. While our personal styles differ radically, our collaboration on Become Your Own Matchmaker Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate , was a success. She brought to the table her knowledge gained from running an upscale matchmaking service, and I was able to contribute extensive research and interview skills, as well as my own personal experience in successful relationships and marriage.

Now that Ive made my own match, I havent lost interest in helping singles find love and happiness. So many relationship experts and matchmakers enter their fields for the same reasons many therapists enter psychologythey seek to fix themselves, or find something thats lacking in their own lives.

Once I found James, my amazing husband, my interest in matchmaking didnt wane. As a matter of fact, my husband now shares in my efforts and enthusiasm for helping those around us find true love. We adore being married! We revel in the joy weve experienced in committing, living and growing together. We want to share our wedded bliss with everyone, and James completely supports me in my matchmaking efforts, which are in demand now more than ever.

James didnt have a problem with the fact that Id written a book that some people perceived as a Manual for Gold Diggers. The books naysayers believe that finding your perfect match is one thing, but purposely setting out to snare a millionaire is more than a little crass.

Kanye Wests song comes to mind, and a CNN International journalist asked me about it when I was lecturing on the subject in Hong Kong. I cant tell you how many times producers have played that song as an intro to a news feature on me. I like to think people who see it that way are simply uninformed, and I want you to erase any feelings of doubt or guilt that might be bubbling to the surface.

Note that if youre reading this on an eBook reader or tablet, no one will be the wiser, and you wont have to make any apologies. Dont you just love modern technology? But Im about to give you several ways to assuage your own feelings of guilt, if you have them.

These days, jobs, let alone wealth, are extremely elusive, and almost everyone is feeling insecure about their financial situations. Many are putting relationships on the backburner until they find decent jobs that will enable them to contribute to household incomes, or build their self-esteem to the point that they can look beyond themselves and focus on partners. Do you really feel like you can give your best to another person when youre experiencing professional rejection and uncertainty on a daily basis?

As a matter of fact, I found so many people fretting about their employment situations that I decided my matchmaking talents would be best utilized by helping people find the perfect job, rather than the perfect mate. I wrote Career ComebackRepackage Yourself to Get the Job You Want , to assist people in finding ideal professional relationships, so they could move on and focus on building ideal personal relationships. Even the happily married have more relationship problems when theyre unemployed.

Since they dont have to worry as much about their financial situations, the wealthy can be more eligible and ready to commit. Im certainly not implying that you shouldnt get involved with someone whos unemployed. Im just saying that you wont have to face certain relationship challenges with the financially secure. Research shows that more than half of all marriages break up because of financial issues. Wouldnt it be nice to eliminate 50% of your potential problems from the very beginning?

Neither do I claim that, to put it bluntly, all rich guys are winners and all poor guys are losers. There are plenty of amazing individuals out there who have not been focused on monetary gain, who have hearts of gold, and would make great spouses and parents.

But there are also plenty of millionaires out there who have hearts of gold and would make great spouses and parents. Just because theyre wealthy doesnt automatically make them selfish, spoiled, capitalist pigs. There are good guys and bad guys at every point on the economic spectrum. You shouldnt write-off all financially successful men as being greedy bastards, just as you shouldnt write off all less economically gifted men as being lazy slackers.

Since youre out there looking for love anyway, why not give a luxurious lifestyle a shot? Do you want to spend the rest of your life wondering how it might have been if youd married rich? How can you make an educated decision if you havent explored all your options?

When youre 85-years-old and sitting in your rocking chair on the front porch, wouldnt it be nice to be able to look over at your sweetie and think, I could have married that real estate baron and had a super luxurious lifestyle, but I chose you instead, and I dont regret it for a minute.

This is what were going for here: ultimate happiness with no regrets, no matter how you end up. True love is out there waiting for you. I assure you; you can find it. And if you follow the advice in this book, youll find it sooner rather than later.