Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchys Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You LoveA Personal Finance Handbook

An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the globallyrecognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive money management guide to all things moneyfrom managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for musical tickets by gathering pennies in an Altoids tin. But she quickly discovered that her experience with money was pretty unusual, especially among her female friends.It wasnt our fault. Investigating this financial literacy and wealth gap, Tori found that girls are significantly less likely to receive a holistic financial education; were taught to restrain our spending, while boys are taught about building wealth and rewarded for pursuing it. In adulthood, women are hounded by the unfounded stereotype of the frivolous spenders whose lattes are to blame for the wealth gap. And when something like, say, a global pandemic happens, were the first to have jobs cut and the last to reenter the workforce. Its no wonder money is a source of anxiety and a barrier to equality for so many of us.But what if money didnt mean restriction, and instead, choice? The ability to luxuriously travel, quit toxic jobs, donate to important organizations, retire early? The freedom to live the life you want, and change the world while you do it?Tori founded Her First $100K to teach women to overcome the unique obstacles standing in the way of their financial freedom. In Financial Feminist, she distills the principles of her shame and judgmentfree approach to creating a realistic budget, paying off debt, figuring out your value categories to spend mindfully, saving money without monklike deprivation, and investing for beginners in order to spend your retirement tanning in Tulum.You will learn: Exercises to help you understand your current relationship with money, figure out what you want to change, and how to make that happen How to decide on your investment goal, and discover the three steps to meeting it The secrets of salary negotiation and how to source the data you need to negotiate the money you deserveFeaturing journaling prompts, deepdives into the invisible aspects of the financial landscape, and interviews with experts on everything moneyfrom predatory credit card companies to the racial wealth gap and voting with your dollarsFinancial Feminist is the ultimate guide to making your money work harder for you (rather than the other way around.)