Financial Feminist

The United States hates mothers. At least, their woefully inadequate policies, like no federally mandated paid parental leave, lack of access to affordable childcare, and increased criminalization of women’s health care and reproductive rights, seem to suggest so. It’s no wonder that many who (or hope to) enter parenthood feel completely abandoned by society and often have to make increasingly difficult decisions about how they’ll even be able to manage having a child in the first place. We’re tackling this subject head-on with Emily Tisch Sussman –– the author of the viral article “Motherhood Killed My Career” and podcast host of the She Pivots podcast. Emily joins Tori to talk about her own experience becoming a mother while working on high-profile political campaigns, how she pivoted her career as a result, and what she’s learned as an advocate for progressive policies for families.Learn more about this episode, read transcripts, and get additional resources at https://herfirst100k.com/start-here-financial-feminist-podcastNot sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve been laid off (or think you might be)... now what? In this episode, Tori runs through a checklist of what to do when you’ve been laid off, including what to ask about compensation and benefits, how to let your network know what’s happening and hopefully open new doors with your connections, and a short pep talk to remind you that you’re so much more than your job. We’ve built out extensive resources for this episode, including links to government websites, previous career episodes on the podcast, and links to webinars, blog posts, and other helpful articles to help you navigate this challenging time. Check it all out at https://herfirst100k.com/start-here-financial-feminist-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entrepreneurship is more popular than ever –– both because of accessibility but also the necessity to make more, whether that’s by adding a side hustle onto your full-time job or building out a business that allows you to have more control over your earnings. Often, women report feeling anxiety around starting a small business, and many start but pre-emotively give up just before it gets good. To talk more about the mental blocks that might be stopping you from giving that business idea a shot, host Tori Dunlap is joined by Amy Porterfield, who shares how she left a blossoming corporate career to work for herself and the mistakes and wins she made along the way.Learn more about the show, our sponsors, read show notes and transcript, and so much more: https://herfirst100k.com/start-here-financial-feminist-podcastNot sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are women afraid to talk about their finances? Even our host and financial educator, Tori Dunlap, gets anxious over sharing exactly how much she makes and recently sat down to talk about why. Join us for this special cross-release with Other People’s Pockets, where host Maya Lau and Tori chat about her career thus far, why she feels the stigma around discussing money is more predominant in women, and how she’s working to create more transparency around finances.Enjoyed this episode? Check out Other People’s Pockets from Little Everywhere, wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/other-peoples-pockets Learn more about the episode, read transcripts, and get links to our money tools at www.herfirst100k.com/financialfeministpodcastNot sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dealing with inconsistent income, whether you’re working in a tipped profession, as a contractor, or any other position where your income varies month to month, can make budgeting and planning your financials feel all the more difficult. We sat down with Barbara Sloan, author of Tipped: The life-changing guide to financial freedom for waitresses, bartenders, strippers, and all other service industry professionals, to talk about managing finances when working with inconsistent income.Learn more about our guests, get resources, and read episode transcripts at www.financialfeministpodcast.comNot sure where to start? Take our FREE money personality quiz! www.herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don’t want to just raise financially savvy kids –– you want to raise financially savvy grown-ups. When you ask people for their advice on parenting, you’ll get a hundred different answers, most of which are probably valid but may not be right for you. Teaching kids about money is the same. In this episode, Tori sits down with financial educator and Certified Financial Planner Bobbi Rebell to talk about her new book, Launching Financial Grown-Ups. In the episode, Bobbi dives into the framework she’s used raising her kids to help them financially thrive and how to build your own financial framework that works best for your family and situation.Learn more about our guests, read episodes transcripts, and get bonus content on our show notes page: www.financialfeministpodcast.comNot sure where to start? Take our FREE money personality quiz! www.herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much does an Olympic athlete REALLY make? Why are women’s athletics so grossly underpaid in comparison to their men’s team counterparts (especially when they’re outperformed at the highest levels *side eye*)? We wanted to know everything about the state of women’s athletics, so we brought in one of the biggest names in women’s sports –– Ilona Maher. You might remember Ilona from her viral TikToks taking you behind the scenes of the 2020 Olympic Games or for her “Beast, Beauty, Brains” slogan. In this episode, Tori and Ilona talk about everything from the challenges of women’s sports to the privilege of access to athletics, to what it’s like dating as an Olympian.Learn more about our guests, read transcripts, and get more financial resources at www.financialfeministpodcast.comNot sure where to start? Take our FREE money personality quiz! www.herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTF is happening with SVB? Are we heading into another 2008? Is it even safe to use a bank right now? In this pep-talk episode, host and financial educator Tori Dunlap is here to give you the TLDR on what’s happening with Silicon Valley Bank, what it might mean for you, and how to continue to make sure your money is protected. Read more about SVB, get transcripts from the episode, and grab additional resources at www.financialfeministpodcast.comIf you were affected by the shutdown, see resources from the FDIC: https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/silicon-valley.htmlNot sure where to start? Take our FREE money personality quiz! www.herfirst100k.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have a money story, and some (if not almost all) of ours include both big and little “T” trauma that impacts the way we handle finances for the rest of our lives. We wanted to dive into what money trauma is, how it manifests, and how we can become more aware of and work with that trauma for healthier financial practices –– so we asked Millenial Money Expert Shannah Game to join us. In this episode, Shannah and Tori dive into different types of money trauma and how to recognize our own unhealthy patterns and create new ones to help us find peace with our finances.To learn more about our guests, get additional resources, and read episode transcripts, check out our show notes page: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re already queasy seeing today’s title –– we’d invite you to push through. Whenever we talk about life insurance, we’re inevitably met with some resistance to talk about the hard subject of death –– but as Ladder’s Janette Angelini shares with us in this episode, Life Insurance is one of the most selfless things you can to for the loved ones in your life. That doesn’t stop there from being “bad” ways to look at life insurance. Today, Tori and Janette discuss the basics of life insurance, how to avoid scams (we’re looking at you, universal life), and why you need to consider this valuable service sooner rather than later.Learn more about our guests, read transcripts, and get additional resources on our show notes page: www.financialfeministpodcast.comLearn more about Ladder (affiliate link): https://ladder.pxf.io/herfirst100k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices