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Sallie’s Opinion

Money Anxiety Is Making Women Sick

 

If you were around last week, you probably heard that we recently concluded a nationwide survey to learn how people are thinking about financial wellness. (We also declared October 13 Financial Wellness Day to shed light on how critical it is to women’s lives overall.) We learned a lot — perhaps most importantly this:

Money stress has an overwhelming impact on women+’s mental and physical well-being, much more so than for men, and the pandemic has only made matters worse.

Two big things stood out to me that I want to unpack here. Because frankly, they should be taught in the classroom, discussed at work, and printed on t-shirts.

 
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Building a routine 🌱

In honor of Financial Wellness Day last Wednesday, we asked whether you currently have a financial wellness routine in place. Here’s what you said:

HELL YEAH  32%
 
WORKING ON IT 68%

“Setting up set times to check my accounts and credit scores so I can adjust, not panic.”

Elle Raiser @candacejuly on what their current financial wellness routine looks like.

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Burnout costs you …

… more than just money. It’s costing you your health, too. Our career coaches are doing a live panel event on dealing with burnout — and it’s happening tomorrow at 4 PM ET.

CLAIM YOUR SPOT >

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‘Tis the season …

… to start holiday shopping! But kick money stress to the curb this year. Download our new holiday gift budget and tracker, free for members — then sit back and relax for the festivities. ⁠

BUILD YOUR BUDGET >

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Now’s your last chance!

Give your financial wellness practice its time to shine with code DOWELL.* (Ends tomorrow!)

MAKE $$ MOVES >

 

5 links to linger over

What we already knew, reconfirmed: Women are still better investors than men. 😎

“I cannot wait to watch every last [woman] character eat all of the men’s lunch.” An ode to the women of Succession.

Sage advice from Sallie on why October is the perfect time to “take a breath, take stock, and prepare ourselves for what can be a pretty expensive end of the year.”

How comedian / author / actress Phoebe Robinson is aiming to make the book publishing process “easier for marginalized people to get their work out there” with her new publishing imprint.

Are we all stealing “I’m going to hopscotch on over to the next slide” in our next Zoom call? 😹

 

If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it.

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*The “Financial Wellness” Promotional offer is for those who 1) sign up for an Ellevest Essential, Ellevest Plus or Ellevest Executive membership service and 2) make an initial deposit of $1 or more into an Ellevest non-retirement investment account on or before 11:59 PM EST on 10/20/2021 (the “Promotional Period”). This Promotional Offer cannot be applied to an annual or existing Ellevest membership service, and is only available to the first 500 eligible new Ellevest membership clients who redeem it before the Promotional Period ends. This Promotional Offer is not valid in conjunction and cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Membership clients who enroll with promo code “DOWELL” before the end of the Promotional Period will pay no Ellevest Membership fee for the first month of their membership period, starting on the date the membership agreement is acknowledged (the “Effective Date”). After 1 month from the Effective Date, the applicable fees for the Membership service selected will be reinstated and other fees as described in Ellevest’s Wrap Fee Program Brochure and the Ellevest Membership Terms and Conditions Agreement will continue to apply. Membership clients who enroll with promo code “DOWELL” and make an initial deposit of $1 or more to a non-retirement investment account within the Promotional Period will receive $20 added to their Ellevest investment account. Ellevest’s processing time for depositing $20 into a client’s Ellevest account may be up to 90 days after the Promotional Period ends. Ellevest reserves the right to refuse to award you the Promotional offer if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the promotion was claimed under wrongful or fraudulent circumstances, that your participation is against the spirit of the program, that making payment would constitute a violation of your Ellevest Membership Terms and Conditions Agreement or applicable federal or state law, or that incomplete or inaccurate information was provided. Ellevest reserves the right to end or modify any promotion at any time.
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📅 This Week’s Lineup: Including NEW Workshops

Monday, October 18, 2021

Plus, an Insta Live on changing your money mindset. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

💸 Money Cheat Sheet: How’s Your Self-Care?

Friday, October 15, 2021

Financial self-care, that is. Here are 31 ideas. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🥳 Opinionated: Happy Financial Wellness Day

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Plus, dealing with burnout and women's sneaky saboteur. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

📅 Mark Your Calendar: This Week's Lineup

Monday, October 11, 2021

Including: getting all your questions on budgeting answered. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

💸 Money Cheat Sheet: How's Your $$ Mindset?

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Plus, a new financial wellness journaling worksheet. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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