Self Care & Women in Finance

Recently, I was going through a stressful period preparing a large project and my coworker asked what I was doing for self care. Now, I enjoy that this topic is becoming a regular part of our office vernacular. I enjoy working for a company where employees regularly list “Therapy” on their shared calendars without feeling the need to cover it up. I do, however, still feel that they idea of self care could use some expanding, which is why, when prompted, I answered that I was organizing my finances.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good face mask and bubble bath. But recently I’ve found the most helpful self-care moments to be removing a nagging task from my todo list. Sitting down with my credit card bill and a glass of wine to figure out how I can achieve more of my financial goals for this year.

Two of my favorite resources for learning more about financial management, especially as a woman, are as follows:

Katie Gatti @MoneywithKatie - Katie brings a data nerd approach to personal finance and is constantly crunching all of the numbers (real shock that I’m a fan). Her 2023 Wealth Planner is a frequent tool during my financial self-care moments.

Jannese Torres @yoquierodineropodcast - Jannese’s financial content is full of fun and confidence. Her financial management advice is all about empowering women, especially Latina women, to achieve financial success. She built her empire while navigating an unhealthy marriage and tricky divorce, sharing the entire experience to help other women do the same.

I share this information knowing that we are all in a different place on our financial management journey and that in the United States it’s often a taboo topic to talk about. Frankly, keeping finances taboo is one of the main reasons why wealth gaps and disparities have been allowed to grow to extremes without enough people noticing. I decided to take the leap and invest my own time and money in investing when I had the realization that “no one would care if I got to the age 65 and didn’t have enough money to retire because I didn’t know how to invest.” It’s important to acknowledge how far we have all come, so that we can move forward in a positive direction.

Below: A visual timeline of Women and Finance, with data sourced from The Guardian