Amanda Holden with Melat Kiros Live at Tattered Cover Colfax
About this Event
Join Amanda Holden, finance educator, for a discussion and reading from her national bestselling book, How to Be a Rich Old Lady on Monday, October 12th at 6:00 PM at our Colfax location.
She will then be joined by Melat Kiros, lawyer and candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District, for a lively talk on money, economics, policy, and collective solutions that go beyond budgeting.
Registration includes the following options:
- A signed Hardcover copy of the book … OR
- A $5 Gift Card to Tattered Cover Book Store
This event includes an opportunity to meet the author, participate in an audience Q&A after the presentation, and get your book signed and personalized. Photos with the author are welcome!
We will have a limited supply of additional books for guests to purchase in store. Only a book ticket guarantees you a copy of the book.
If you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 7 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Amanda 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.
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.
How to Be a Rich Old Lady is a step-by-step road map to financial freedom. Not for the sake of chasing numbers in 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 will help you build a plan to greet her with confidence and genuine hope for tomorrow.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Amanda Holden is the founder of Invested Development. Before becoming a leading voice on women and money, she earned degrees in economics and communications from UCLA and worked in investment management. Known online as @dumpster.doggy, Amanda also shares her activism work and signature secondhand "trashion" outfits.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
Melat Kiros is currently the Democratic nominee for Colorado's first congressional district.
Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and raised in Denver, Colorado, Melat grew up watching her parents struggle to navigate an unfamiliar country, working multiple jobs to pay the bills and put her father through Ph*rm*cy school. She witnessed the power of community as family and friends would lend a hand with babysitting, groceries, and jobs. Soon, her parents were able to do the same for others.
Guided by this commitment to serving others, Melat went on to study Political Science and Economics at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. She went on to earn her law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2022.
While working as an attorney at a top firm in New York City, Melat witnessed the bravery of the student protesting for Palestine despite the risk of punishment and losing their job offers. She decided to write an article defending the students and their critique of Israel. After being asked to take down the article or resign, Melat refused, and she was fired. She may have lost her job but she was reminded that even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, change only happens when we show up for it.
Melat is also currently earning her doctorate in public policy from the University of Denver while working as a barista to pay all of her bills and student loans.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 7.25 to USD 37.01
