This season’s most-loved conversation starters

Don’t you just love fall? It really does make us want to buy school supplies. But before you all start sharpening all those #2 pencils and buying the pumpkin spice lattes, we’re pausing to reflect on all the money and career things that happened this summer, like:

How you’re spending intentionally and budgeting for joy
How you’re feeling about work right now
How you’re tackling student loans again
Your most loved long-reads (that don’t feel like long-reads)
Plus more proof women+ and ambition go together like … women+ and money 💓

Here are the articles, coaching sessions, workshops, memes, stories, tweets, and, yes, TikToks helping you refresh your routines, leave “hustle” culture behind, and confidently stride toward healthy, long-term financial habits this fall.

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The homebuying frenzy

The number of US homeowners increased by 2.1 million in 2020 (that’s an increase of 2.6%, the seventh biggest jump since 1965). So we asked you if the pandemic increased your interest in buying a home, either right now or in the future. Here’s what you said:

OH YEAH

63%


NOT REALLY		37%

“Where to even begin?”

– Elle Raiser @rubyromero asks the most common (and most pressing question) from those of you in the middle of buying a home. 🏡

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Your dream home is waiting

If you’re thinking about homeownership — starting to save, buying for the first time, downgrading, refinancing, or something else — join us for a Q&A event on 9/21 at 7 PM ET.

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A real estate “for sale” sign that says “sold.” Illustration.

Need a primer on first-time homebuying?

We’ve got you covered. Lead Financial Planner Rachel Sanborn Lawrence runs down the list of everything you need to know — from how mortgages work to how you can pay them off.⁠

STUDY UP >

Comment from Britney Spears that reads, “I can’t fucking believe it” with engagement ring emojis. With a response from Octavia Spencer that reads, “Make him sign a prenup.”

6 links to spend time with today

•	“Paying attention to my psychological well-being has allowed me to love the game of tennis for this long. I guess you could say it’s the thing that has really made me tough.” Venus Williams, tennis great and Ellevest investor, reflects on her efforts to remove the shame attached to mental illness. 💖
•	Persuasive new research on how “societies that oppress women are far more likely to be unstable.”
•	Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with us! Here are 75+ businesses owned by Latinx women+ you can buy from to celebrate and support them this month (and every month).
•	Just a gorgeous musical reminder to “take a step out, get some air now, let your edge out …”
•	Why toxic work environments aren't a “rite of passage.”
•	Two entrepreneurial geniuses we’d really love to hangout with. 🍻

Here’s to a great and healthy beginning for Future You.

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This season’s most-loved conversation starters

The homebuying frenzy

“Where to even begin?”

Your dream home is waiting

Need a primer on first-time homebuying?

6 links to spend time with today

Here’s to a great and healthy beginning for Future You.

This week’s newsletter was brought to you while listening to Kacey Musgraves’ new album. Forward it to your friends who feel more than a little justified asking for something better.

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