I don’t read a lot of financial literacy books but this book seems to be a step above the rest of the literature.

It combats common (bad) financial advice like eat less avocado toast to save more money with fact based, practical advice.

The author spends quite a bit of time discussing people’s emotional relationship with money and provides thought-provoking questions to explore.

The chapters are broken out by topics and the reader can pick and choose which ones to read.

If you’re looking for a book about money that a bit different from the rest, give this one a go!

If you are looking for a real, straight to the point, book about finance written with Women in mind look no further. This book cuts straight to it, with a background in Financial Psychology, Tori Dunlap is able to use research based information to make finance fun and interesting for her readers. This book talks about all the things that I wish my parents or teachers had taught me about finance when I was growing up. Nothing but praise!

Financial Feminist is a necessary book. It opens the door to conversations that need to be had. It is well researched and frequently cites studies and context to back up its advice. Ramit Sethi’s inset about defining what you DO want in life was particularly fantastic.

That being said, lack of perspective leads to perpetuating harm. Brene Brown is quoted frequently throughout the text despite the author’s frequent references to the oppressions that prohibit financial freedom. For those unfamiliar, Brown is often a controversial figure in non-white spaces. Dunlap perpetuates the same harm that Brown has been criticized for, "teaching people how to stand up for themselves, without accounting for how they, white middle class women, are protected and allowed to be courageous, while Black and Brown women are not afforded that same space, cover or protection." Things like negotiating rent or salary can be genuinely harmful to Black and Brown people without alternative security options, whereas for white individuals, they're a "gain-only risk," i.e. you lose nothing by trying.

Small comments throughout the text are harmful too. The book sprinkles in reminders that this is for anyone who is not a “cisgender white man” but then defaults to only centering white women throughout the remaining advice and is rarely gender-identity inclusive in language or thinking.

Finally the book consistently comes back to feelings of shame around “declaring a desire to be rich.” Frankly, most of us are just out here trying to survive. “Rich” is priority 50, surviving until tomorrow is priority one. Dreams of an apartment or house with one room per occupant come long before being rich. And yet “rich” is the central aspirational marker found in the book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the free advance copy. I also received a complimentary audiobook from the publisher via libro.fm.

This is the financial book all women should read. I've followed the Financial Feminist podcast from the beginning and I was excited to read this book. I'm feeling more confident in my ability to reach financial freedom than ever!

While reading through this slowly, I just had to leave a review now. Like her podcast, Financial Feminist is such a fantastic wholehearted look at financial literacy. Tori has been a godsend to me and I cannot wait to recommend this book to people!

A very helpful book for those just starting out managing their own finances. I like how it gave practical advise and even included actionable steps at the end of each chapter for the reader to follow.