Hi!
We believe that the number one reason why women indicate money as their #1 stressor is lack of financial education and thus lack of control. Many of us spend a lot of time educating ourselves on leading physically healthy lives: it was often engrained in us from when we were children. Unfortunately, very few of us had the luxury of growing up in households that also focused on financial health.
The wealthy feminist aims to bridge this gap: provide women with education, general advice, and tools to help them take control of their finances. This is not a get rich quick type of scheme (#1 wealth building tip: if it feels too good to be true, it usually is a scam).
There is a lot of content on the internet. But making sense of it all is overwhelming. And figuring out what applies to Canadians is a whole other conundrum. You'll find handy resources for Canadian women looking to build their wealth on our Canadian Feminist Wealth Tips page. And register to be the first to know about our course developed specifically for women in Canada looking to understand the tools at their disposal to build their wealth, the first of its kind!
Note that all this content is created to help educate and give tools to women to manage their money, however, we are not financial advisors. Personal financial advice should be tailored to the individual with full knowledge of their entire personal and unique circumstances and risk tolerance. The advice from the Wealthy Feminist, general in nature, should thus not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision.
My goal is that you feel informed enough to make your own decisions for what works for you. I want you to be able to layer any advice you receive (from the internet or even from financial advisors) with your own knowledge. After all, advice is just that - someone's opinion of what you should do. Only you have all the information to decide on what you should do.
My Story
My first memory of talking about money comes from a very young age. I vividly remember being 5 or 6 and sitting in the cart while my mom was grocery shopping. She found nice asparagus, put them in the cart, looked at the price, and quickly put them back. 'I do not buy asparagus if they cost above $2 a pound. We'll eat asparagus when they are back to a reasonable price'.
Even growing up with this responsible behaviour around me (which I realize is not how the majority of us grew up), when I got my first job, I didn't exactly know what to do with my money. It's not something that was taught in school, and it's certainly not something that was taught to girls!
Fast forward to now, I have spent 20 years of my career working in banks in Toronto and other parts of the world, and the last 10 years educating myself on simplifying the financial management concepts, summarizing best practices on how to manage my own finances, and taking control of my family's money to reach our financial goals. I strongly believe women controlling a bigger share of the wealth can only have positive consequences on the world, so I want to help you do the same.
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Contact
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