Financial Feminist

Ah, credit cards. The confusing but necessary component to a healthy credit score. But when not used properly, the very tool that can open doors can slam them shut. Today, Tori answers listener voicemails and questions about all things credit cards –– including how to choose the right one for your lifestyle, how many credit cards you should have, how to use a credit card responsibly, and getting to know and utilize your rewards system. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s estimated that 54 million people in the United States have a disability –– so how does this impact them financially and an individual level, and all of us, regardless of disability status as a societal level? Tori is joined by Xian Horn, a disability advocate, writer, and founder of the non-profit, Give Beauty Wings, to talk about the financial challenges facing people with disabilities. They discuss the practical ways this manifests in day-to-day life, like transportation and lower pay, but also the ways the social safety nets for people with disabilities are woefully lacking, and how we can advocate for people with disabilities both in our communities, at work, and federally. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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.  To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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. To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ 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.  To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices