Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel Jasmine Rashid on Financial Activism and Building Wealth with Purpose
Nov 10, 2025
Jasmine Rashid, an impact investor and author of The Financial Activist Playbook, dives into financial activism and community wealth building. She highlights how fear and cultural taboos shape our attitudes toward money and the importance of shifting from a scarcity mindset to collective empowerment. Exploring alternatives to traditional capitalism, Jasmine advocates for a just economy that values shared wealth and mutual aid. She emphasizes the power of relationships over transactions and encourages everyday people to reclaim their financial agency.
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Scarcity Lived Despite Upward Mobility
- Jasmine grew up with a stockbroker father yet retained a scarcity mindset despite upward mobility.
- She still coupons with her grandfather, showing how cultural habits persist across economic change.
Wealth Is A Community Project
- Financial activism links individual money choices to collective community wealth building.
- Building wealth for communities reframes personal wealth as part of shared well-being.
Expand The Definition Of Capital
- Capital includes social ties, time, attention, skills, and natural resources, not just money.
- Valuing diverse forms of capital changes how communities prioritize and invest.
