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MAPS MEDIA NetworkWallet Activism: Spending with PurposeFeaturing Tanja Hester, author of Wallet ActivismYour wallet is more potent than you think. In this special bonus episode of We Vote Too, we revisit an eye-opening archived interview with Tanja Hester—former political consultant, FIRE movement pioneer, and author of Wallet Activism—to explore how your everyday financial choices can become acts of resistance.Tanja breaks down what wallet activism means, how to tell the difference between good and bad corporate behavior, and why slow change is still powerful. From critiquing philanthropy to unpacking performative travel activism, she helps us reimagine what it mean...
2025-08-1536 min
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2024-10-0400 min
Martinis and Your Money PodcastLife Before and During Financial Independence with Tanja HesterThis December is my final year end month for Martinis and Your Money and around this time every year, I’m always talking to clients about goal setting for the following year. And if you’ve listened to this show before, you know that one of the most important financial goals that I am most passionate about is Financial Independence and that’s the ability to work because you WANT to work and not because you HAVE to work.
Fi is the number one goal we give to all of our clients at Financial Gym and it’s the nu...
2023-12-2259 min
Collective Wellness Revival Podcast with Shannon McLayLife Before and During Financial Independence with Tanja HesterThis December is my final year end month for Martinis and Your Money and around this time every year, I’m always talking to clients about goal setting for the following year. And if you’ve listened to this show before, you know that one of the most important financial goals that I am most passionate about is Financial Independence and that’s the ability to work because you WANT to work and not because you HAVE to work.
Fi is the number one goal we give to all of our clients at Financial Gym and it’s the nu...
2023-12-2259 minMartinis and Your Money PodcastLife Before and During Financial Independence with Tanja HesterThis December is my final year end month for Martinis and Your Money and around this time every year, I’m always talking to clients about goal setting for the following year. And if you’ve listened to this show before, you know that one of the most important financial goals that I am most passionate about is Financial Independence and that’s the ability to work because you WANT to work and not because you HAVE to work.
Fi is the number one goal we give to all of our clients at Financial Gym and it’s the nu...
2023-12-2259 min
Tanja Mundt_de Podcast#6 Dromen, durven, doen I met Hester van der VeldeGraag introduceer ik mijn gast van deze week: Hester van der Velde-Lensink. Zij startte haar carrière als leerkracht in het basisonderwijs om na 14 jaar de sprong te wagen en van haar hobby haar werk te maken. In 2018 is zij gestart als zelfstandig fotograaf en eigenaar van Moments by Hester.In deze aflevering hoor je hoe Hester stap voor stap haar droom heeft waargemaakt. En hoe ze haar vaste baan in het onderwijs heeft losgelaten voor het ondernemerschap. Een hele mooie en inspirerende reis waarbij ze altijd dicht bij zichzelf is gebleven.Ben jij een (s...
2023-10-251h 04
Crush Your Money GoalsEpisode 5: The Power of Money: How to Use Your Financial Resources to Make a Difference with Tanja HesterIn this episode we come to you live from Fincon’s first Women In Money conferences with the one and only Tanja Hester! Tanja Hester, author of two award-winning books — Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way and Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change — is best known for retiring from her career at the age of 38, after watching her dad get forced into early retirement by his disability, which she inherited. We focused the majority of our time talking w...
2023-10-1029 min
Everyone's Talkin' MoneyMastering the Money Game: How to Maximize Every Dollar with Tanja HesterIn this episode of Everyone's Talkin' Money, I chat with the awesome guest Tanja Hester about how you can use your money to make a real impact. We talk about challenging the status quo and embracing nuance when it comes to your spending habits. You'll learn how to maximize every dollar you have, how to identify your personal money values, how to align your money values with your choices, practical tips to become a wallet activist, and how to make intentional choices with your money that will get you closer to your money goals.Links...
2023-08-0939 min
Inspired Budget#089: Becoming a Money Activist with Tanja HesterYou have more power than you may think when it comes to making positive changes in the world with your money! In this episode of the Inspired Budget Podcast, Tanja Hester discusses her new book, Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change. If you want to feel hopeful, empowered, purposeful and impactful when it comes to the way you approach money management, I suggest you tune in! Follow Tanja: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramBuy Tanja's new book, Wallet Activism h...
2023-01-1935 min
Big Picture In PracticeInterviewing Tanja Hester: Advising a New Generation of Wallet ActivistsIn this special, live episode of Big Picture in Practice, Julie Willoughby and new co-host Syl Flood interview Tanja Hester on sustainability, wallet activism, and advice for advisors who want to engage with the new generation of investors. Tanja Hester is an award-winning author and activist.
2022-09-0129 min
Young Money with Tracey BissettEP253 Wallet Activism with Tanja HesterWhen making purchasing decisions, it is becoming apparent that many of us are beginning to take into consideration the ethicality of what we are buying and how it is produced. Spending ethically doesn’t have to be difficult, and it doesn’t mean that you can’t save money while doing so. Our guest today, Tanja Hester, knows this topic very well. Tanya is the author of two award-winning books, Work Optional and Wallet Activism, and is best known for retiring from her career at the age of 38. In this episode, she will be sharing several things to think about ne...
2022-07-1241 minMartinis and Your Money PodcastWallet Activism with Tanja HesterThese are challenging and stressful times we’re living in. With the recent decisions by the Supreme Court, I know many of you are feeling like you don’t have a voice or you’re frustrated by what’s happening around you and you’re not quite sure what to do about it. Well if you’re feeling like this now might be the perfect time to read the latest book from my guest today, Tanja Hester. Tanja is an author and activist and was previously on the show to promote her book Work Optional, about her journey to fi...
2022-07-0846 min
Inspire To FIRE Podcast (Financial Independence Retire Early)Becoming A Wallet Activist On Your Journey To FI With Tanja HesterTanja Hester joins the show to talk about her new book Wallet Activism.Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values.For a limited time, you can try Audible Premium Plus for 30 days free! (Use this link for 1 free credit that you can use toward any premium selection titles you like—yours to keep!)Using this hack you can enjoy Wallet Activism and thousands of other titles for free....
2022-06-0852 min
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women EntrepreneursEP503: Wallet Activism with Tanja HesterAs women founders and leaders, we talk often about making money, and lots of it. But are we using the money we make to create the kinds of changes that we want to see in the world? I like to say that money is power, but only if you make it so. Your money becomes a powerful force when you use it in a way that advances your mission, aligns with your values, and brings your vision to life. And this week, I have someone who is a living example of what’s possible when you’re inte...
2022-06-0743 min
The Mental Health and Wealth ShowOn Wallet Activism - Using Our Money for Change: An Interview with Tanja HesterYour money is a tool to support the people and the causes that you care about. In this episode, I talk with Tanja Hester about becoming a wallet activist. Tanja Hester is the author of the award-winning book Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change. She is also, as The New York Times called her, “the matriarch of the women’s FIRE movement.” Listen and learn how to find out what your values are, spend on what matters, and raise your consciousness around how things are made and the impact...
2022-04-0857 min
Northstar Unplugged#082. Tanja Hester: how to use your wallet as a force for changeTanja Hester is the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinching Way. She’s a former political consultant and journalist turned activist and early retiree.Full show notes at www.northstarunplugged.com
2022-04-041h 04
Yo Quiero DineroHow to be a Wallet Activist | Tanja Hester, Author of Wallet ActivismTanja Hester is the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Changeand Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. After spending most of her career as a consultant to Democratic politics and progressive issue campaigns, and before that as a public radio journalist, Tanja retired early at the age of thirty-eight. She documented the process on her award-winning financial independence/retire early (FIRE) blog, Our Next Life.She's been an outspoken voice in the personal finance media community to consider systemic barriers and opportunity gaps, rat...
2022-04-0338 min
Your American MoneyWallet Activism with Tanja HesterIn this episode author Tanja Hester and I discuss her new book "Wallet Activism" and the power behind every financial decision.
2022-03-2155 min
Solve For NatureMaking Your Voice (And Wallet) Heard w/ Tanja HesterTanja Hester is the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. She spent most of her career as a consultant to Democratic politics and progressive issue campaigns, and before that as a public radio journalist. Tanja retired early at the age of thirty-eight. She documented the process on her award-winning financial independence/retire early (FIRE) blog, Our Next Life. Today, we're going to be talking about how every purchase you buy matters, and how every one counts as a...
2022-01-3058 min
The His and Her Money ShowHow to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change with Tanja HesterOn this episode of the His & Her Money Show, Tanja Hester is with us! The former political consultant is no stranger to the show. And we've got her back AGAIN to drop more truths for everybody listening at home. Today she's speaking on her newest book, WALLET ACTIVISM, and handing out tips and advice for taking up the reins and taking charge of your life -- financially, socially, and beyond! From politics to personal finance, Tanja has worn multiple hats across her career and has drawn so much wisdom from it all that she can't w...
2022-01-0529 min
ChatChat - Claudia CraggFor The Holidays, Become a 'Wallet Activist' with Tanja Hester, @TanjaHester is the author of (November 2021). Clear-eyed and practical, #WalletActivism helps angry, overwhelmed, and disillusioned consumers cut through the marketing lies of companies that have rebranded their problematic practices as “green,” “woke,” and “ethical” to learn how to use their financial power to fight back. Hester doesn’t offer easy solutions or simple answers. Instead, she helps readers (1) understand the complex, nuanced impact their financial decisions have on both people and the planet, (2) define their own personal financial values, and (3) begin to make better (not perfect), more intentional money moves (from deciding where you live to where you bank and more). Hester...
2021-12-0940 min
Listen To The Most Riveting Full Audiobook Today!Wallet Activism by Tanja HesterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/98150to listen full audiobooks.
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Release date: 11-23-21
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Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values.
2021-11-239h 08
Get Your Favorite Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, EconomicsWallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change by Tanja HesterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550684to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change
Author: Tanja Hester
Narrator: Tanja Hester
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes
Release date: November 23, 2021
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values. While we call the American system a democracy, capitalism is the far more powerful force in our lives. The greatest power we have—especially when political leaders won't mo...
2021-11-239h 08
Journey To LaunchHow To Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn And Save As A Force For Change With Tanja HesterTanja Hester, author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinching Way, joins the podcast to talk about her upcoming book and how you can use the power of your money for change. Tanja is a former political consultant and journalist turned activist and early retiree, retiring at the age of 38. Tanja also blogs over at OurNextLife.com If you are interested in learning how you can make an impactful difference with your money right now, this...
2021-11-1747 min
The MapleMoney ShowHow to Use Your Wallet to Create Social Change, with Tanja HesterFor most of us, price is the driving factor behind our spending decisions. But should we be looking deeper into the things we buy? My guest this week joins the show to explain how we can use our wallets to affect change in the world around us. Tanja Hester retired early from a career in political and social change communications to devote all her time to purpose-driven projects. Tanja is the author of the award-winning book, “Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way”, called “the best step-by-step guide to retire early” by MarketWatch. She’s used her l...
2021-11-1746 min
Wellness for Financial GrownupsMoney Tips to be a Wallet Activist with author Tanja HesterWant to have more money AND a better planet? Learn what we can control that really matters- and what we are over stressing about when it comes to climate change, waste, carbon offsets, plastic straws and all those questions about which milk to order from Wallet Activist author Tanja Hester. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/tanjahesterwalletactivism
2021-11-1622 min
Earn & InvestHow to be a Wallet Activist w/ Tanja HesterHow do we use all this knowledge and economic fuel we have gained by being financially savvy? This week we discuss with Tanja Hester how to be a wallet activist and use our financial power to do less harm and improve the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-11-111h 01
How To MoneyMaking an Impact With Your Money | Feat. Tanja HesterDo you want to use your money and time to challenge the status quo?In this episode of How To Money, Kate Campbell chats to the wonderful Tanja Hester from the US, who is an influential figure in the financial independence and work optional movement. She's the author of Work Optional, and her latest book Wallet Activism is being released in late 2021.Money doesn't exist in a vacuum, and in today's episode Tanja talks about ways we can be more intentional with our money. This includes some new ideas...
2021-11-0734 min
Afford AnythingPSA Thursday - The Affordable Care Act, with Tanja HesterWith the uncertainty of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) looming before us, many are asking: How can we plan for healthcare - now and in the future? How much will I need to save to cover healthcare in retirement? What can I do if I can't afford the expensive premiums? As a community of entrepreneurs and early retirees, this is a major concern. To help us understand the healthcare landscape, Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional and the blog Our Next Life, joins us. For more information, visit the show notes a...
2020-10-3148 min
Earn & InvestHow To Fight Injustice as a non person of color w/ Tanja HesterIn this very important episode I talk to Tanja Hester (author of Work Optional: Retire Early The Non Penny Pinching Way) about how non people of color can fight injustice, racism, sexism, and bias in our society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-181h 00
The Long ViewTanja Hester: The Pandemic Will Stoke Interest in Early RetirementOur guest this week is Tanja Hester, whom The New York Times referred to as the matriarch of the FIRE movement. For the uninitiated, FIRE stands for financial independence/retire early. Tanja is the author of the Our Next Life blog, and she is also author of the book Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. Tanja and her husband Mark retired in 2017 at the ages of 38 and 41. Her blog is devoted to chronicling their journey and sharing guidance for others who might be considering an early retirement.BackgroundTanja Hester’s...
2020-06-0347 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: Season 4 Wrap-UpSeason 4 has been our favorite season yet of The Fairer Cents, and today we're talking about our favorite moments and reading lots of listener mail we've received, some of it inspiring to financial feminists everywhere, and some of it heartbreaking. We'll be back soon, so make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any new episodes when they're ready. And in the off-season, check out the links below for all the places you can find Kara and Tanja online. Stay safe and healthy! Kara: Kara's site, Bravely Kara's Instagram Kara's Twitter Tanja: T...
2020-04-0844 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#40 - Exploring Financial Relationships, Part 2: Money and FamilyThis is the second episode in a two-part mini series on money in our relationships, today exploring money and family (most especially parents), AND it’s the last full episode of season 4. Before we dive in to talk about family, we’re talking about the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the stock markets crashing, because they’re way too important not to discuss, including steps to take with your money and how to make sure you prioritize self care at a time that feels completely chaotic, especially for women. Our guests to talk about navigating financial family relationships are Cameron Huddle...
2020-03-1848 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#39 - Exploring Financial Relationships, Part 1: Money and FriendsThis is the first episode in a two-parter about how money impacts our relationships, and how we talk about money within those relationships. Within friendships, it’s a big social taboo to discuss money, right up there with politics and religion, but there are massive benefits that can come from breaking that taboo, from getting to know your friends on a deeper level, to feeling seen and known yourself, to even opening up the opportunity to do cool projects with friends (like this podcast!). Our guest is Kiersten Saunders, who writes the blog Rich & Regular with her husband Julien, an...
2020-03-0448 min
this is investingTanja achieved FIRE status (retired) by age 38... what's the catch? 🔥I catch up with Tanja Hester from The Fairer Cents podcast and she shares how she retired at age 38. We discuss the concepts of F.I.R.E and how she got there.Is Financial Independence Retire Early possible in your situation?👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇Things you need to know & places you need to go!➡Check out The Glen James Spending Plan here: https://www.sortyourmoneyout.com/online-course/ (use coupon code "m3x" to get this for under $50... save $20)➡Need personal help? Get it here: https://www.sortyourmoneyout.com/reach-out➡Insta https://www.instagram.com/mymillennialmoney/➡Our private facey group for list...
2020-02-2337 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#38 - Evolving Careers, Part 2: How Careers Aren't Working for WomenThis is the second in a two-part series on the evolving nature of careers, especially as it pertains to women and people of color, today focusing on the myriad ways our current work world doesn't work for women. We've talked before about the economic disadvantages that mothers face in the workplace and across their entire careers, as well as the costs of beauty double standards, but we're now layering in the costs of disability -- which will affect 1 in 4 women during our lifetimes -- and how our economy forces many women to be seen as disruptors whether they want...
2020-02-1950 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#37 - Evolving Careers, Part 1: When There Is No Road MapThis is the first in a two-part series on the evolving nature of careers, especially as it pertains to women and people of color, today focusing on creating your own path when there is no road map, whether that's because you're trying to break into a legacy industry without connections, or because you're literally heading out into uncharted territory. Our guests are Jada Gomez, senior platform editor at Medium (and formerly of Bustle, Time, People and a slew of other prestigious media outlets), and Paula Pant, creator and host of the Afford Anything podcast and blog, both of whom...
2020-02-0550 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#36 - Women’s Voices, Part 2: Our Actual VoicesThis is the second part in a two-part series on women speaking, focusing today on our actual voices and how they are heard (or not heard) by our bias-filled culture. There is a ton of research showing that women and men are perceived differently when we speak, and that's both socially wired and generational. Like in so many parts of the economy, women are held to an impossible standard where you lose no matter what: either you're too assertive or you're not assertive enough. You're not authoritative enough or you're bossy. Our guests are Kristen Meinzer (host of the...
2020-01-2255 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#35 - Women’s Voices, Part 1: Speaking UpThis is the first part in a two-part series that is years in the making, and a topic close to our hearts. The fact is that when women and people from marginalized groups speak, it’s heard differently than it is when men speak. So we’re digging into that, today starting with the more figurative meaning of women’s voices, as in women daring to speak up and fight for something they believe in. Our guests are Noami Grevemberg who Instagrams about the lack of inclusivity in #vanlife at @irietoaurora, and Julia, a trans woman suing the state of Nor...
2020-01-0847 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#34 - The Economics of Reproduction, Part 2: All the Costs of Giving BirthToday we’re completing the two-part series on the economic implications of reproducing, talking about the costs – often mysterious -- of giving birth for women and others who can get pregnant, especially in the U.S. In this episode, Kara talks to Carol Sakala from the National Partnership for Women & Families about the actual costs of delivering a baby, and shares an audio essay on the range of known and unknown stats a mother must contend with when pondering the costs of delivery. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode, so please email us at fairercents@gmail...
2019-12-1843 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#33 - The Economics of Reproduction, Part 1: The Choice Not to Give BirthToday’s show is the first in a two-part series all about the economic implications of reproducing — or not reproducing. On the next episode, we’ll talk about the wide range of financial implications of giving birth for women and others who can get pregnant, but today we’re talking about the massive financial impacts of not being forced to have children you don’t want to have for any number of reasons, impacts that go well beyond women themselves. In this episode, Tanja talks to Brigette Courtot of Urban Institute about the economic impacts on women of having access to...
2019-12-0442 min
Your Money, Your WealthTanja Hester on the Flexibility of Financial IndependenceTanja Hester (called the Matriarch of the women’s FIRE movement by the New York Times) returns to YMYW to discuss the value of our time, how it’s connected to our money, and the options financial independence provides for a life well-lived. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer questions about the balanced asset allocation strategy, taking a pension and another job AND Social Security, and what to do when your company changes 401(k) custodians. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-250
2019-12-0345 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#32 - The Economics of Wellness, Part 2: A Diet By Any Other NameThis week, we conclude our two-part series on wellness by focusing on diet and weight loss, the real centerpiece of the entire wellness industry. Just how big a business it is, the lengths the industry goes to to hide itself, and how it hurts us as women in particular. Feminist dietician Rachael Hartley talks to us about how we’ve focused too much on diet and fitness in our quest to be healthier (or, really, thinner), and Tanja looks at the fat phobia that’s the real motivator behind so much of our wellness and weight loss obsession. Big than...
2019-11-2051 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#31 - The Economics of Wellness, Part 1: Women & Yoga CultureThis week’s show is part 1 of a 2-part series on the wellness industrial complex, and all the ways it manipulates women and makes us poorer. First up, we’re tackling yoga culture in particular, because of how ubiquitous it has become in western society, and just how problematic that is. We talk with Tejal Patel and Jesal Parikh of the Yoga Is Dead podcast about how yoga has been culturally appropriated from its roots in India and from Desi people today, and Tanja draws on her long career teaching yoga to delve into yoga’s problems with economics and in...
2019-11-0650 minThe His and Her Money ShowEasy Steps to Take to Retire Early without Pinching Pennies with Tanja HesterOn today’s episode of The His & Her Money Show, we talk with Tanja Hester from Our Next Life and author of the phenomenal new book Work Optional (Retire Early The Non-Pinching Penny Way), and she shares her secrets to achieving early retirement. She retired at age 38 and her husband at the age of 41. What You Will Learn In This Episode How you can save money without being a penny pincher You can start the process at any age How to trick yourself into saving What is your vision What do you want your life...
2019-07-2531 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#30 - Personal Responsibility Vs. Systemic RealitiesToday we’re closing season 3 with the ur-topic of personal finance: is your success in life ultimately a product of the amount of personal responsibility you exercise or the systemic barriers that surround you? To answer this question, we talk to two experts: Diana Elliott, a sociologist and researcher at Urban Institute who studies systemic barriers, and Charlotte Cowles, a journalist who writes about money for New York Magazine’s The Cut and New York Times and has interviewed hundreds of people about their money habits. Make sure you're subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts so you get bonus epis...
2019-05-151h 07
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#29 - Actionable Financial Tips from Friends of The Fairer CentsThough we usually focus on bigger picture topics like systemic issues within our economy that disproportionately affect women, this week we’re getting tactical, and sharing actionable tips that can improve your finances today, with a little help from some friends of the podcast. Be sure to check out the links here in the shownotes to find all of the awesome financial pros and content creators we heard from and referenced. Links from the show : Broke Millennial Takes on Investing by Erin Lowry Sarah Li Cain’s podcast Beyond the Dollar Bobbi Rebell’s podcast...
2019-05-0136 min
How You Spend Your DaysEp22: “Life Happens” with Tanja HesterTanja Hester is back this week to join us for Episode 22. We spend this episode going through updates on what is going on in our lives. Check out the bulleted list of topics below.
Cashflow as a Freelance
Adding to the Emergency Fund with a “Life Happens” fund (idea from Suze Orman)
Setting a new floor for your finances
Tax Season & Business Entities
Tanja’s life after releasing Work Optional
Creating a Money Mission Statement
Expectations vs Reality
Uber Frugal Month Challenge with The Frugalwoods
Our Guest This Week
Tanja Hester...
2019-04-1034 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#28 – Microaggressions, Invisible Labor & Women’s Anger, with Gemma Hartley and Sarah CooperIn the era of the #MeToo movement, Black Lives Matter and a torrent of books on the subject, it’s a time when women’s anger at the inequality built into our financial, economic and social systems is finally being heard. Or at least some women’s anger is. In this week’s episode, we’re talking with emotional labor expert and author Gemma Hartley, and comedian and author Sarah Cooper, about the moment women’s rage is having, the steps that most of us must still take to function in a male-oriented career world, and the tired old stereotype o...
2019-04-1048 min
How to MoneyMaking Working More Optional with $Pro Tanja Hester #076Do you feel comfortable with the expectations of your job and the number of hours you work? Or do you sense impending burnout with the constant demands and grueling schedule required of you? This week's $Pro, Tanja Hester, is here to talk about how to begin making your job a smaller part of your life. Her first step to achieve this is saving up just enough money to shift that power imbalance that you may feel with your boss, and give you confidence and bargaining power. We will also cover three routes to consider taking to make work optional...
2019-04-0840 min
Love, your Money - Wealth, Money, and Financial Advisor for WomenPBR 137 | FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early with Tanja HesterEP 137 | Profit Boss® Radio Welcome to episode 137 of Profit Boss® Radio! In this episode, we are discussing the FIRE movement with Tanja Hester. The word FIRE is an acronym for Financial Independence, Retire Early. There are plenty of reasons why people want to leave the workforce and retire early, but how much do you need to have saved up in your nest egg to make that a reality? That is just one of the important questions Tanja and I cover in today’s show. You won’t want to miss this week’s show where Tanja ta...
2019-03-2157 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#27 - Broadening the FIRE (“financial independence, retire early”) Conversation, with Vicki RobinToday we’re finally tackling the topic that we suspect some of you initially came to The Fairer Cents expecting to hear about: early retirement, financial independence and the FIRE movement or community. But because it’s us, we’re not just going to say “here’s how to retire early, now go buy some Vanguard funds and off you go.” Instead, we’re talking about how to broaden the conversation around FIRE, namely how to diversify it so more people feel welcome. Because it’s not just white tech bros here, and talking about it that way sells the whole moveme...
2019-03-2054 min
The MapleMoney ShowHow Strategic Frugality Helps You Save Money and Still Enjoy Life, with Tanja HesterLiving frugally is a great way to get your spending under control and set a base to improve your personal finances. However, what's the point of cutting every expense and possibly retiring early if you aren't able to put your money to good use on the things you enjoy in life? Tanja Hester is the writer behind the blog Our Next Life and the new book Work Optional, and she's joining us to share her views on how we can be selectively hardcore in our money saving ways but be able to spend on quality items or...
2019-03-1323 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#26 - Being an Ally, Part 2: How White Women Can Advocate for Women of ColorToday’s show is the second of two parts focusing on how we can be the best possible financial allies to those around us. In part 2, we’re talking about how white women can do better about being allies to women of color, in particular by not being “white feminists TM.” That goes for in financial spaces, and just in general. Our guests are two women of color who've thought a lot about this: Kiona of How Not to Travel Like a Basic Bitch and Marivette Navarette of The Mujerista. Links from the show: How Not to Trave...
2019-03-0651 min
Martinis and Your Money PodcastWork Optional with Tanja HesterWhen I last had this guest on the podcast, she was still an anonymous blogger who was just on the verge of making the leap to a public outing and declaring financial independence with her husband. Fast forward over a year and now she has written a book to discuss her experience leading up to financial independence and why she’s not a typical FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) persona. I’m excited to have back on the show, and for the first time publicly, Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinc...
2019-03-0157 min
More Money PodcastHow to Make Work Optional - Tanja Hester, Author of Work Option & Blogger at Our Next LifeI had Tanja Hester from Our Next Life on the show back in November 2017 for episode 133. Back then, Tanja was still an anonymous blogger who hadn’t yet quit her job yet to retire early with her husband. Well, a few months after we recorded that episode she left her job and has been officially retired ever since! Not only that, she finally revealed her full name on her blog and the news literally went viral, being picked up by MarketWatch. Because of this, Tanja has had a very busy retired life, that includes doing speaking, writing for MarketWatch, and of...
2019-02-2739 min
Afford AnythingHow to Make Work Optional, with Tanja Hester#178: Tanja Hester retired at age 38. She had a negative net worth until her late 20's, thanks to a combination of student loans, buying expensive cocktails and clothes, living far beyond her means, and not paying attention to her money. If you were to have met the 27-year-old version of Tanja, you wouldn't guess that she'd be a likely candidate for retiring early. Yet a decade later, she's saved 40x of her annual cost of living. How? Tanja worked as a political consultant in Los Angeles, and during her career, ascended to important high-ranking...
2019-02-181h 08
Living With MoneyTanja Hester - Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching WayIn Ep. 57, Tim talks with Tanja Hester. Tanja is the creator of the Our Next Life blog, and the author of the recently released book 'Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way'. They talk about how Tanja's book outlines ways for people of all living situations to retire early and spend more time doing what they love. Tanja debunks a few myths about the early retirement/FIRE movement, and how this lifestyle isn't just for the extremely frugal. Tanja talks about her experience retiring early, and how others can achieve their financial and non-financial goals too!
2019-02-1435 min
Journey To Launch084- How To Achieve A Work-Optional Life & Retire Early with Tanja HesterHow do you create a life where work is optional? Are you interested in early retirement but not a fan of super frugality? On today’s podcast, I have Tanja Hester, creator of the Our Next Blog, who retired early at the age of 38 to talk about her new book, Work Optional, where she answers those questions and more. In this episode we discuss: The three stages of work optional living; full early retirement, semi-retirement & career intermission The concept of Hedonic Adaptation and how it impacts the way we spend money Why we should all have a m...
2019-02-1350 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#25 - Achieving Creative DreamsToday we’re celebrating something HUGE in The Fairer Cents family: the publication of Tanja’s book, Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way! But we’re not just talking about that today. Instead we’re talking about everything that goes into women achieving creative dreams, from the glory of the finished product to the misery and messiness that can go into getting there, and even what creativity is in the first place. Our guest today is Claire Zinnecker, and interior designer and Instagram influencer in Austin, Texas, who creates beautiful rooms, but also keeps it real. Links in...
2019-02-1342 min
Experience An Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way by Tanja HesterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368403to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way
Author: Tanja Hester
Narrator: Tanja Hester
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: February 12, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Accounting & Finance
Publisher's Summary:
A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger. In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day...
2019-02-127h 00Get Hooked On The Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook Experience!Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way by Tanja HesterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368403to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way
Author: Tanja Hester
Narrator: Tanja Hester
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: February 12, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Travel Tips
Publisher's Summary:
A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger. In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day...
2019-02-127h 00
Savor The Sensational Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Work Optional by Tanja HesterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/95332to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Work Optional
Author: Tanja Hester
Narrator: Tanja Hester
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 02-12-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 280 ratings
Genres: Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Publisher's Summary:
Tanja Hester and her husband Mark left their crazed careerist lifestyle to live their dream life in Lake Tahoe, retiring early from high-stress careers. Now Tanja will help you map out a customized plan for freedom and make it easy to succeed, whether you're good at math and budgeting - or not! Work Optional is more than just a financial...
2019-02-126h 53Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Learn Something New, Travel TipsWork Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way by Tanja HesterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368403to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way
Author: Tanja Hester
Narrator: Tanja Hester
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: February 12, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Travel Tips
Publisher's Summary:
A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger. In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day...
2019-02-127h 00
Wellness for Financial GrownupsQuitting your side hustle with Work Optional author Tanja HesterTanja Hester explains why she had to call it quits on the side hustle she loved in order to create new opportunities at her primary job. Plus her big money tip on how to save big on medical expenses while traveling the world. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/tanjahester
2019-02-1114 min
ChooseFI113R | Making your Retirement Plan Bullet Proof | Tanja Hester113R | Tanja Hester retired early 15 months ago and joins the show to share her experience of being work optional, Brad makes a decision about solar panels, and a review of Monday’s episode with Grant Sabatier. Brad shares some updates with his car malfunctions and follows up about his solar panel cost analysis. Brad anticipates a 9.6% return on his solar panel investment, compared to Brian’s 12.5% return in Rhode Island. Solar panels are expected to last for about 25 years. Message from Dan, who realized while listening to Monday’s episode with Grant Sabatier, that he is chargin...
2019-02-081h 07
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#24 - Being an Ally, Part 1: How Men Can Advocate for WomenToday’s show is the first of two parts focusing on how we can be the best possible financial allies to those around us, whether that’s online or offline. In part 1, we’re talking about male allies: why we need them, and how men can be them. Our guests are Cord Jefferson, TV writer and outspoken feminist extraordinaire, and personal finance bloggers Matt Lane of Optimize Your Life and Brian of Done By 40. They’re all incredible allies to women, and they get vulnerable with us about how they speak up to help the feminist cause, as well as where...
2019-02-0644 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#23 - Live from Cents Positive: Women, Financial Independence and Changing the ConversationThis week we’re doing something we’ve never done before on the podcast: recording live! This episode was recorded live at the first Cents Positive retreat for women interested in financial independence (so you’ll notice that we talk about financial independence and early retirement a little more than usual), and included wide-ranging conversations on the origins of the podcast, why women need safe spaces for all things but especially money conversations, how money and emotion are intertwined (and that’s okay!) and some great questions from attendees. Links: Cents Positive website Cents Positive
2019-01-2342 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#22 - Women & Financial Advocacy, with Gaby Dunn and Mary Beth CahillThe economic and social system we live in affects so much about our financial lives as women. So how do we change that? A big part of it is advocating for other women (and ourselves), and so today we’re talking to two incredible women from different generations who do exactly that, but in very different ways: Mary Beth Cahill, former executive director of Emily’s List, as well as long-time chief of staff for Senator Ted Kennedy and campaign manager for John Kerry’s presidential run in 2004; and Gaby Dunn, the writer and performer best known for her podcas...
2019-01-1644 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#21 - What It Means to Be a Strong Woman, with Suze OrmanIt’s 2019, and women are still being judged for jobs on whether we’re likable enough, whether we’re strong enough (but not too strong), and all the same old patriarchal bullshit. That’s why we’re kicking off the new year and the new podcast season with one of the strongest women we know of: personal finance author, TV personality and all-around unapologetic woman Suze Orman. She’s got a new book out, but we mostly don’t talk about that. Instead, we talk about her origin story, including how she earned the respect of the first boss in...
2019-01-0947 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: Midterms and Our Money: Women in Politics and Why It MattersWe're days away from the midterm elections, and we have an unprecedented opportunity to elect more women than ever before. So let's talk about why that's important -- and why it's good for our money. Also on the show, Kara talked to Lily Herman, founder of Get Her Elected, about why women do and don't run, and what it will take to get more of us in office. Links mentioned in the show: Vox piece on representation of women around the world Legitimate rape spoof Washington Post piece on...
2018-11-0142 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: Season 2 Wrap-UpToday we’re reflecting back on season 2 of The Fairer Cents, and share a bunch about what’s to come in season 3, and even sooner than that! From our favorite episodes to this season to the tough moments, we dig into all of it. We give a preview of what’s coming in a few months (HOUSEHOLD NAMES, y’all!), and share our plans for in between the seasons. Be sure to stay subscribed so you don’t miss some of the special surprises we’ll be throwing at you this fall! We can’t wait to talk to you again soon...
2018-09-1237 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#20 - All the Single LadiesSociety puts a lot of pressure on all of us to couple up, but what about those women going it alone, either temporarily or long-term? Or going it alone with a child? That’s right. Today we’re discussing all the single ladies and their financial landscape. (And no discussion of single ladies is complete without some Beyonce references, though she’s done some more progressive, feminist work since that song came out.) Join Kara and Tanja as we talk to two single women, Canadian personal finance blogger and single mom Bridget Casey, and single child-free Austin babe Maria B., an...
2018-09-0842 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#19 - Invisible DisabilitySome people face more challenges than others when it comes to earning money and navigating the work world, many for reasons that are apparent to all of us. And then there are those of us who look completely "normal" in the eyes of the world, but face struggles that others can't see that limit our ability to do even the most basic tasks. We're talking about invisible disability, a concept that's only starting to be recognized in our society, but which directly affects a billion people living on the planet today. Yes, billion with a "b." Whether that's you...
2018-08-3158 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#18 - Breaking Into the Boys’ Club, Part 2We’re picking up where we left off last week in our two-part series, talking about women breaking into fields that have historically been male-dominated. Today we’re talking to two women scientists from across the pond – Dr. Jess Wade, a physicist in the U.K. who’s on a mission to tell the stories of women scientists in history by authoring Wikipedia pages about them, and Kim Tomy from South Africa, whose experience trying to climb the ranks in academia also has the history of Apartheid and violence against women to contend with. Along the way, we explore research...
2018-08-2346 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#17 - Breaking Into the Boys’ Club, Part 1Women have achieved gender parity in a large number of professions. (Whether they have parity in leadership is a whole nother question, but let’s not even get into that today.) But there are still plenty of them, from tech, to science to the outdoors industry, where the boys are still in charge for the most part. Today’s show is part 1 of a two-part series about women breaking into professions that are still male-dominated, whether that’s by working within the system, or going outside the system to do their own thing. This week we hear from Felicity of the...
2018-08-1640 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#16 - Financial FeminismSometimes we take for granted on The Fairer Cents that everyone shares the same understanding of the term “feminism,” but of course that’s not true. So today we’re digging into the term a little bit – what it is, and what it most certainly is not. And then we go a step farther, coining a term that you can expect to hear a lot more around here: “Financial Feminism.” We bring the boys back (what up, T-Bone and Mark!) and hear a clip from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TEDx Talk, as well as hearing from some friends of the podcast, to...
2018-08-0350 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#15 - Toxic MasculinityWe’re getting spicy today. (No really. Lots of spicy language in this one. Definitely don’t listen around kids or at work. For real.) Featuring Sam Donovan, a two-time “reality show loser,” and Kitty and Piggy from one of our favorite blogs, Bitches Get Riches, we’re not holding back as we dig into all the ways that traditional gender roles harm women AND MEN, especially the most extreme version of that: toxic masculinity.
2018-07-2556 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#14 - The Economics of MotherhoodToday we’re taking on the first topic in which neither of us has a direct stake: motherhood! But recognizing that most women are not child-free by choice, as we both are, we wanted to take on this critically important issue that affects women and our money. We’re talking to Jamila Souffrant, creator of the Journey to Launch financial independence podcast, and Corina Frankie, founder of the Brand Besties event staffing service, about their experiences with maternity leave, taking time off, and how they manage work and motherhood. Plus, you know we have plenty of bleak motherhood wage gap...
2018-07-1344 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: Things We Disagree OnThe question we (Kara and Tanja) get more than any other from listeners is: “Do you two agree on everything?” Because when we talk about money and feminism, we share views on a lot of things. But turns out, we don’t agree on everything! Not even close. And today we’re getting into just a few of the things we disagree about, some light and fluffy, and some big and heavy. From white feminism and the best ways to make political change happen to the British royals, join us in this bonus discussion of things where we don’t see eye...
2018-07-0448 min
Journey To LaunchFinding Adventure and Happiness on Your Journey to Financial Independence w/ Tanja from Our Next LifeOne of the best things about the journey to Financial Independence is that while planning for early retirement, it is not always a requirement to forsake your other life goals. Tanja Hester, the blogger behind the Plutus Award-winning early retirement blog, Our Next Life, set out on the journey with her husband Mark to retire at the end of 2017. Our Next Life, places a huge focus on putting life goals first and then building money goals around them–not the other way around. In fact, Tanja Hester became financially independent at the age of 36 and retired early at...
2018-07-0457 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#13 - Taking Action to Create ChangeWe often go deeeeep into the societal forces that make it just a little harder for women to get ahead financially, and we know that can feel depressing. So today we’re getting granular on what we can all do about it! Guest Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, founder of Moms Rising, a speaker at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., and author of the new book Keep Marching, shares lots of tips for how we can each take action in our own ways, and Kara and Tanja each share additional ideas for fighting the good fight in whatever ways feel...
2018-06-2141 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#12 - The Financial Impact of Beauty Double StandardsWe’re going deep into the girliest of topics: beauty. And we’re tackling it all: makeup, clothes, hair, weight, class, and the different standards for people of color. But most of all, how all those things affect our money, both our ability to earn it, and how much we can actually earn in the end. With our guests Sanetra, a model, and Amanda Holden, who writes the Dumpster Dog Blog, we look into the – no joke – HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS that beauty will cost many women in the course of their careers, both from the direct cost of looki...
2018-06-1357 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#11 - Money Things Women Aren't TaughtThe Fairer Cents is back for Season 2! (Only 25 seasons to go until the patriarchy is officially smashed.) And we're here to talk about women, money and our fight to break even. Because we give a shit, and so should you. To kick things off, we're getting super practical, talking about the money things we wish we'd learned at a younger age, and some of the financial things most women are never taught. Our guest this week is Kristin Wong, author of the book Get Money, and a long-time contributor to the New York Times, Glamour, a...
2018-06-0657 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: International Women's Day!It’s International Women’s Day! This year as we all #PressForProgress, we’re taking a little time to celebrate some of the great women from history, and the rad ladies making things happen now, who’ve changed things for the better for women and our money. We’ve got shoutouts to ladies you’ve definitely heard of, and to plenty you might not have. Make sure you’re subscribed so you’ll automatically get Season 2 episodes when they drop in a few months!
2018-03-0849 min
Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for FamiliesHow Early Retirement Can Enhance Your Marriage - with Tanja Hester & Mark BungeIf you’ve been married and working full-time for a while, you know the importance of quality time spent with your spouse. This is a chance to catch up, talk about fun memories, and make new ones together.Unfortunately, our busy careers can make these quality get-togethers really difficult most days. There are late nights at work, deadlines, and out-of-town trips.
What if you woke up on Monday morning and you didn’t have to go into the office?
What if there were no more business trips and no more work-related deadlines?
How would that enhance your...
2018-02-261h 02
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: Season 1 Wrap-UpWe made it to the end of season 1 of The Fairer Cents! Today we’re reflecting on what inspired us to start this podcast (we're not superheroes but we do have an origin story!), on the notes we’ve received from listeners and friends, and on what’s next for TFC. (Not to worry – we’ve got at least 27 seasons in us before the patriarchy is officially crushed.) Be sure to subscribe so you get bonus episodes as they drop, as well as new episodes in season 2 in spring 2018. Thanks for listening!
2018-02-0239 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#10 - Investing in Mental HealthThis episode's heavier than usual, so if hearing about depression, anxiety and mental health is a trigger for you, please skip this one. Today we're sharing some super personal stuff: our own stories of mental health challenges and how we've handled them, specifically how our mental health has been impacted by money and how we've let money dictate how we take care of our mental health. (Whew! What a paradox.) We also hear from author and blogger Cait Flanders on how she finally decided that therapy was a worthwhile investment of her hard-earned money, and from psychotherapist Casey Lepper...
2018-01-271h 08
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#9 - When Men Talk Women and MoneyToday, we’re hearing from the guys. Our partners Mark and T-Bone, specifically. (Remember them from episode 2? They're baaaaaack.) And today they’re talking among themselves, not to us. Why? Because while it’s crazy important for women to talk money together, if we want to change the way things are, men have to be a part of that. And we wanted to get some insight into how they think about stuff like money equality in relationships and the wage gap when we’re not pressing them on it. Also, why we’re so stoked about prominent women speaking up, not ju...
2018-01-1042 min
Afford AnythingHow We Retired at Age 38 and 41 -- with Tanja Hester & Mark Bunge#111: Tanja Hester and Mark Bunge used to have demanding but fulfilling careers as political and social cause consultants. While they loved the mission behind their work, they grew tired of the exhausting hours and grueling travel. Their home felt like a weekend crash pad. They had no time or energy to pursue outside passions like skiing, biking and volunteering. Six years ago, they read a book that changed the course of their lives. The book, How to Retire Early, set the couple on the path of financial independence. They moved from pricey Los...
2018-01-0855 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#8 - Goals, Resolutions and Self CareThis week, Kara and Tanja dig deep into goals, resolutions and self care, but not in the usual way. This isn't a rundown on suggested new year's resolutions, or the latest tips for rocking that bullet journal. This is about the potential darkside of goals, and how when we fall short of a goal, we might perceive what is 99% success as failure. And how goals sometimes support self care, while other times goals push us to be unhealthy. And of course we talk about the positive side, too -- how empowering it is to achieve goals, and how each...
2018-01-0456 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#7 - The Urge to Compare MoneyWe all feel the urge to compare ourselves to others (no, it's not just you), including the absolutely most successful among us. But is that actually good for us? And are the images we're comparing ourselves against even true? Kara and Tanja talk about comparison, competition, and what it's like to accidentally be the one others are comparing themselves to (and what to do about it if that happens). And today we've got an interview with money blogger J. Money (J$), who started the Rockstar Finance net worth tracker, inspiring radical transparency across the personal finance blogosphere. S...
2017-12-2752 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get EqualBonus: TFC's Favorite ThingsWe're working on a full episode for next week, but this week, while Tanja is working her very last full week of work ever (!! #earlyretirement), we've got a bonus episode for you with lots of our favorite things. We're talking podcasts, books and a few physical things that we love and think you might love, too. Links to everything in this episode are on the show notes page at TheFairerCents.com. And if you have recommendations for us, send them our way: fairercents@gmail.com and @fairercents on Twitter. xoxo
2017-12-1337 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#6 - Changing the Definition of SuccessLet's talk success! Specifically success for women, which definitely comes loaded with career connotations and the dreaded "having it all." What is success, who defines it, and how does that definition change over time? Plus where does the pressure to succeed come from, and how much of that is socialized into us as women vs. completely self-imposed? Is it the same for hetero women vs. LGBT women? We dig into all of this and more in conversations with Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial, and Meg Sather, a friend and colleague of Tanja's, plus an awesome human in her...
2017-12-0655 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#5 - Deweaponizing PrivilegeLet’s de-escalate the privilege discussion, shall we? It’s so important to acknowledge privilege, but not to wield it as a weapon. On this episode, Kara and Tanja dig into privilege – what it is, why it’s so important to talk about especially when the subject is money, and how we can talk about it without picking fights. Our guests are Liz Thames, writer of the Frugalwoods blog and the forthcoming book Meet the Frugalwoods, and Oliver Griswold, who tweets like a maniac at @originalgriz. And, we maybe talk about the royals, patriarchy, and why some American mixed-race blood is...
2017-11-2956 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#4 - Emotional LaborOn this episode Kara and Tanja dive deep into the concept of "emotional labor," an idea that has recently gotten more attention thanks to a kickass piece in Harper's Bazaar by Gemma Hartley entitled, "Women aren't nags -- we're just fed up." We talk to Gemma and do some of our own exploration of the emotional labor in our own lives, and how it affects us, our relationships, and our money. Come chat emotional labor and how it disproportionately affects women. Season 1 of The Fairer Cents is sponsored by FreshBooks, the cloud accounting software that's changing the...
2017-11-2256 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#3 - Women and AmbitionLet's talk ambition -- and what it means to be an ambitious woman. Women today are allowed to be more ambitious than women in prior generations, but that doesn't mean we don't still get judged differently for it. Kara and Tanja talk about their own ambition, whether ambition and competition are synonymous, and whether we can be ambitious without hurting other women (and preferably helping them!). Also, a discussion with Michelle Jackson, who proudly proclaims herself to be an ambitious African-American woman, which is all kinds of badass. And why it's so audacious to proclaim, as a woman, that...
2017-11-1540 min
The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal#2 - When There's Someone Else In Your MoneyLet's talk women, money and... relationships! We can empower ourselves to manage our finances like the badass babes we are -- but what about when it's not just us? What about when there are partners involved, especially if those partners are men? Kara and Tanja talk to their partners about what it's like to money as a couple, and examine some of the key differences between how they each do personal finance with their boyfriend and husband respectively. Warning: all kinds of feelings! Season 1 of The Fairer Cents is sponsored by FreshBooks, the cloud accounting software that's cha...
2017-11-0846 min