Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
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Summary
From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K， an inclusive guide to all things money--from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollars
Tori Dunlap was always good with money。 As a kid， she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for musical tickets by gathering pennies in an Altoids tin。 But she quickly discovered that her experience with money was pretty unusual， especially among her female friends。
It wasn't our fault。 Investigating this financial literacy and wealth gap， Tori found that girls are significantly less likely to receive a holistic financial education; we're taught to restrain our spending， while boys are taught about investing and rewarded for pursuing wealth。 In adulthood， women are hounded by the unfounded stereotype of the frivolous spenders whose lattes are to blame for the wealth gap。 And when something like， say， a global pandemic happens， we're the first to have jobs cut and the last to re-enter the workforce。 It's no wonder money is a source of anxiety and a barrier to equality for so many of us。
But what if money didn't mean restriction， and instead， choice？ The ability to luxuriously travel， quit toxic jobs， donate to important organizations， retire early？ The freedom to live the life you want， and change the world while you do it？
Tori founded Her First $100K to teach women to overcome the unique obstacles standing in the way of their financial freedom。 In Financial Feminist， she distills the principles of her shame- and judgment-free approach to paying off debt， figuring out your value categories to spend mindfully， saving money without monk-like deprivation， and investing in order to spend your retirement tanning in Tulum。
Featuring journaling prompts， deep-dives into the invisible aspects of the financial landscape， and interviews with experts on everything money--from predatory credit card companies to the racial wealth gap and voting with your dollars--Financial Feminist is the ultimate guide to making your money work harder for you （rather than the other way around。）
Tori Dunlap was always good with money。 As a kid， she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for musical tickets by gathering pennies in an Altoids tin。 But she quickly discovered that her experience with money was pretty unusual， especially among her female friends。
It wasn't our fault。 Investigating this financial literacy and wealth gap， Tori found that girls are significantly less likely to receive a holistic financial education; we're taught to restrain our spending， while boys are taught about investing and rewarded for pursuing wealth。 In adulthood， women are hounded by the unfounded stereotype of the frivolous spenders whose lattes are to blame for the wealth gap。 And when something like， say， a global pandemic happens， we're the first to have jobs cut and the last to re-enter the workforce。 It's no wonder money is a source of anxiety and a barrier to equality for so many of us。
But what if money didn't mean restriction， and instead， choice？ The ability to luxuriously travel， quit toxic jobs， donate to important organizations， retire early？ The freedom to live the life you want， and change the world while you do it？
Tori founded Her First $100K to teach women to overcome the unique obstacles standing in the way of their financial freedom。 In Financial Feminist， she distills the principles of her shame- and judgment-free approach to paying off debt， figuring out your value categories to spend mindfully， saving money without monk-like deprivation， and investing in order to spend your retirement tanning in Tulum。
Featuring journaling prompts， deep-dives into the invisible aspects of the financial landscape， and interviews with experts on everything money--from predatory credit card companies to the racial wealth gap and voting with your dollars--Financial Feminist is the ultimate guide to making your money work harder for you （rather than the other way around。）
Reviews
Elyse Flynn
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This is a great starting place for many who want to learn about financial literacy！ I also love her podcast！
Mattie Mortensen
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I loved Tori’s book。 Her perspective on finances is compassionate and human and doable。 I love that she included experiences from people from a wide variety of background and life experiences too！
Lauren
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Such an important book， especially for women， and as always， take away what applies to you individually。 I've been listening to FF podcast for a long time and was hyped for this book， it's great to have a lot of info in one spot， but if you've been listening to the pod there's not much new info。 I recommend the pod and the book to everyone， even if you feel very confident in your financial life， you'll learn something from this non-judgmental and inclusive community。 Such an important book， especially for women， and as always， take away what applies to you individually。 I've been listening to FF podcast for a long time and was hyped for this book， it's great to have a lot of info in one spot， but if you've been listening to the pod there's not much new info。 I recommend the pod and the book to everyone， even if you feel very confident in your financial life， you'll learn something from this non-judgmental and inclusive community。 。。。more
Jessica Husband
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This is a great book if you’re a US citizen， a novice that doesn’t know how to do a budget or manage debt。 Outside that… not much content。 I appreciate the inclusivity and statistics but it simply doesn’t add much to basic understanding of investing or saving。
Amanda Melton
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Great for a beginner （like me） and someone who knows little to nothing about personal finance and basic investing - I’m a huge tori fan
Alyssa
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Very good money principles but be aware there’s a lot of cursing and political talk if that’s not for you。
Monica Hyde
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Absolutely inspirational！ So many little tidbits that I honestly would have never thought of myself， and the amount of encouragement in this book is astounding！ Definitely the motivational push I needed this week as a solo entrepreneur myself。 Thank you Tori！😊
Kasey Cañas
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2。5 ⭐️I did not get much from this book besides some new ideas about investing in ESG。 I enjoyed the author’s pursuit to make finance knowledge seems more accessible for everyone。 This book might be helpful for women starting out in their career that have not given much thought to their finances。 Book did provide a lot if resources which was helpful。 I plan on checking those out。
Bailee Ford
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Definitely the best part of this book was the discussion of money’s political power & a feminist perspective on saving/financing。 Ultimately this book seems best for women & nbs who didn’t get a financial education growing up， but I still found it useful！
Jalinena
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This reads in the same limited way that every other basic financial book does。 It doesn't really accomplish the perspective it sets out to。 This reads in the same limited way that every other basic financial book does。 It doesn't really accomplish the perspective it sets out to。 。。。more
Kayla Edwards
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I LOVE this one and CANNOT recommend it enough。 On a personal note， I've been ridiculously intimidated by investing BUT the way Tori lays it out makes it seem so simple that I'm almost embarrassed to admit that！ Great book to help you wrap your brain around finances and building a plan that is personal to you rather than using the same exact formula everyone else uses。 Highly recommended！ I LOVE this one and CANNOT recommend it enough。 On a personal note， I've been ridiculously intimidated by investing BUT the way Tori lays it out makes it seem so simple that I'm almost embarrassed to admit that！ Great book to help you wrap your brain around finances and building a plan that is personal to you rather than using the same exact formula everyone else uses。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Melissa Algood
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Loved the humor in this book that makes ‘scary’ topics easily digestible。 I will just have to go back and actually do the journaling and tracking my expenses for a month， however， I did thoroughly enjoy this book and would recommend it to anyone that’s not a cisgender white male。
Emily
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Audiobook — I have yet to finished this book — BUT！ Tori is an amazing narrator and author， and what I have read has been insightful and incredibly informative。 Love her podcast and currently loving this book！
Leslie N
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If I would have come across this book earlier in my career， I likely would have found the information more helpful - this would be a great book for someone in their mid-20s who is just starting to think about their financial future。 That said， I did appreciate being reminded about some things I already knew， and this book was a push for me to start thinking more strategically about how to get my money to work for me in better ways。 I also really valued that the information is provided in a way t If I would have come across this book earlier in my career， I likely would have found the information more helpful - this would be a great book for someone in their mid-20s who is just starting to think about their financial future。 That said， I did appreciate being reminded about some things I already knew， and this book was a push for me to start thinking more strategically about how to get my money to work for me in better ways。 I also really valued that the information is provided in a way to empower women。Thank you to Netgally and the publisher for providing access to a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kayla Susko
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Mainly taking a star off because I’ve already consumed so much Her First 100k content that much wasn’t “new” 😂 BUT having it in a different format with great prompts for reflection was very valuable and pushed me to take a few actions I had known were necessary but hadn’t had the “why” in place yet to fully act。 Would for sure recommend if you are in a place of in-action/indifference or simply at the beginning of your personal finance journey。 I also appreciate that Tori recognizes her position Mainly taking a star off because I’ve already consumed so much Her First 100k content that much wasn’t “new” 😂 BUT having it in a different format with great prompts for reflection was very valuable and pushed me to take a few actions I had known were necessary but hadn’t had the “why” in place yet to fully act。 Would for sure recommend if you are in a place of in-action/indifference or simply at the beginning of your personal finance journey。 I also appreciate that Tori recognizes her position frequently throughout the book and that others do not have her same privilege。 She includes research and is persistent in saying building wealth isn’t meant to be kept to ourselves but to support others and our values。 Of course， that could have been expanded on with more information about how women outside of a cis-gender， able-bodied， neurotypical， heterosexual， white women identity face a more complicated and intersectional set of challenges， along with what to do about it。 The book is also focused on hacking the existing systems （capitalism） vs。 imagining new。 Still， I think it serves it’s purpose of providing a simple framework/list of priorities and tools to start building financial literacy and an action plan， with recognition of these topics。 Opportunity for a part 2 or 3 even to dig in here！ 。。。more
Quincy Haisley
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I thought this book was a great book for those who are learning financial basics！ It really gives a great summary of multiple aspects and I love how Tori included the discussion on intersectionality and politics as well throughout。 I also appreciated having the guest writers bc I loved hearing multiple perspectives！ I wish the book were longer and went more in depth on certain topics （hopefully in the sequel？！）， but would absolutely recommend！ So glad I have this on my bookshelf now because I’m I thought this book was a great book for those who are learning financial basics！ It really gives a great summary of multiple aspects and I love how Tori included the discussion on intersectionality and politics as well throughout。 I also appreciated having the guest writers bc I loved hearing multiple perspectives！ I wish the book were longer and went more in depth on certain topics （hopefully in the sequel？！）， but would absolutely recommend！ So glad I have this on my bookshelf now because I’m sure I’ll refer to it again and again。 。。。more
Caroline
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Extremely helpful。 I was so intimidated by money talk but now I feel ready to make better decisions。
Emily Rostek
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This book was actually super helpful and informative despite the author’s somewhat obnoxious quips throughout。 I learned a lot！
Vanessa
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defs some white lady girl boss feminism vibes but also this book has been v helpful to me in reframing how i think about finance
Clarissa
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I went through this slowly。 And I mean SLOWLY。 But for good reason！This is a solid financial education book geared towards beginners， specifically women trying to get a grasp on personal finance。 Tori clearly lays out strategies that have worked for her and her clients with nice wrap ups and homework at the end of each chapter， but makes it clear that personal finance is PERSONAL， so you have to find what works best for you。It took me a while to get through this because I was journaling and tryi I went through this slowly。 And I mean SLOWLY。 But for good reason！This is a solid financial education book geared towards beginners， specifically women trying to get a grasp on personal finance。 Tori clearly lays out strategies that have worked for her and her clients with nice wrap ups and homework at the end of each chapter， but makes it clear that personal finance is PERSONAL， so you have to find what works best for you。It took me a while to get through this because I was journaling and trying to put her financial advice into practicing: setting up money diaries， dates， etc。 to get a better view of how I currently manage my finances before I make changes。 I'm just starting to really dig into my financial journey and this has been a huge help。 It is clear （from this and her many platforms） that she is also constantly trying to learn more about how to other marginalized communities financially。 I can't wait to talk money and explore more！4。75 stars 。。。more
Mary-Kate
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Really enjoyed this book！ Super informative
Brenda
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If you like to wallow in self-loathing and victimhood while blaming the white man for everything with gratuitous f-bombs and many other swear words （oooh， look the feminist is just as equal as a man！）， perhaps you'll like this book。 It contains very little financial advice and is mostly whinging about how unfair life is because all of society is built on patriarchy that favors white men。 It is also full of immature pop culture references like she's a high school student。 She is factually incorre If you like to wallow in self-loathing and victimhood while blaming the white man for everything with gratuitous f-bombs and many other swear words （oooh， look the feminist is just as equal as a man！）， perhaps you'll like this book。 It contains very little financial advice and is mostly whinging about how unfair life is because all of society is built on patriarchy that favors white men。 It is also full of immature pop culture references like she's a high school student。 She is factually incorrect when stating searches for financial advice for women only brings up coupon clipping and spending shaming。 I quickly googled "financial advice for women" and the entire page was generic investment advice。 She exaggerates a whole lot to support her idea of the patriarchy keeping women down as do many of the quotes from others she uses。 （There are many pages of quotes from other "experts" and her client "success stories" like she didn't have enough of her own ideas to fill a book。） Furthermore， her money advice is so basic and not detailed it can be summarized thusly: organize your spending into 3 buckets （necessities， emergency fund， and fun money）， when you have an emergency fund saved start paying off debit， keep a spending diary， and make changes to stay within your buckets。 She also refutes the narrative that "Money doesn't buy happiness" and spews total materialism while disdaining capitalism。 Some of the quoted people's statements were idiotic。 One Filipina immigrant said its white supremacy that her family used a payday loan business to service black clients with predatory interest rates。 Another whinged about how awful it was working at Victoria Secret pushing the credit card on customers。 Are women smart or stupid？ The woman manager pushes a woman employee to push credit cards on adult woman customers， and it's somehow the capitalist patriarchy's fault that the dumb bimbos who were buying overpriced bras and underwear fell for the sales pitch？ Do we need someone to save us， or do we have the intelligence to make our own financial decisions？ The OG feminists fought for this freedom， and this feminist is making a case we can't handle it。 She treats Dave Ramsey as Voldemort by referring to him as D*ve R*msey like he's he-who-must-not-be named。 Jealous much？ She snidely writes how awful it is that he actually suggests - GASP - that if you are working to pay off debt you shouldn't be in a restaurant unless you are working there。 She insults Suze Orman as well。 When you have facts and reason on your side， you don't need to criticize others。。。your advice should be able to sell itself based on merit。If your mindset is staying a victim and blaming others， enjoy this book。 If your mindset is "Life isn't fair， never will be， and I want to problem solve the obstacles life throws at me，" then find something else。 Dave Ramsey has much better books and advice about money management as do the videos by Minority Mindset and Graham Allen on Youtube。 。。。more
angiefullybooked
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Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap is well-written， direct and provides easy-to-follow and practical financial advice on how to grow wealth and manage money to people just starting out on their financial journeys。 This book is a breath of fresh air in a market that is oversaturated with pompous， entitled people contastly yelling at you about how you're managing your money wrong。 Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap is well-written， direct and provides easy-to-follow and practical financial advice on how to grow wealth and manage money to people just starting out on their financial journeys。 This book is a breath of fresh air in a market that is oversaturated with pompous， entitled people contastly yelling at you about how you're managing your money wrong。 。。。more
Kelsey Colvard
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Every woman I know is getting this book for her birthday。 Dunlap gives honest， actionable advice that’s easy to digest， without the shame often seen in financial advice books。 Its an empowering must read for any woman。
Julie Mauro
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I wanted to love it but I found myself scrolling past the platitudes digging for the financial advice。 The content is good in podcast or short form but didn’t translate to book。
Ana Ruiz
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I've read many of the reader's reviews （both here and on Audible） for this book and most of the critical ones （at least， the criticism that doesn't come from idiotic incels or annoying libfems who cringe at the word "fuck"） focus on Dunlap's apparent shortsighted view on the negative aspects of capitalism， her own privilege， or her insistence on pushing and publicizing her own business。 Not only do I disagree， but I think that， if anything， Dunlap's white progressive guilt and foreseeing of the I've read many of the reader's reviews （both here and on Audible） for this book and most of the critical ones （at least， the criticism that doesn't come from idiotic incels or annoying libfems who cringe at the word "fuck"） focus on Dunlap's apparent shortsighted view on the negative aspects of capitalism， her own privilege， or her insistence on pushing and publicizing her own business。 Not only do I disagree， but I think that， if anything， Dunlap's white progressive guilt and foreseeing of the criticism she would get for the contradictions inherent to her project are very present in this book。 However， I really don't know how else she could have gone around this。 It's probably impossible to write a book on finance and surviving in capitalism from an antisystemic point of view （as feminism is supposed to be） without it being a chunk of contradictions。 Like， you hate the system and recognize that it's all wrong but recognize that you must， in some ways， play by its rules to survive -and thrive。From an informative point of view， the chapter on investing is sort of lost on the non-USA reader， but the rest is pretty useful （especially the chapter on debt and saving。） I'm not sure that this is a life-changing tool， at least not for me （perhaps I already had more financial education that what I was aware of） because it is an introduction to the subject and so much is dependent on the laws and financial institutions that the reader is surrounded with -and their personal lifestyles。 I do， however， really appreciate the more emotional， psychological， and social aspects of the book。 Evaluating one's relationship to money from this angle is something I hadn't encountered before and found to be super enlightening。 It was， however， a bit stressful to read at times （perhaps this is inevitable）， but overall a good starting point to confront your money anxieties。 。。。more
Samantha
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This book is an excellent source for men and women to read about our personal finances and how our everyday decisions effect our long term financial state。 It also goes into details on our systems （specific to the US） and how depending on your personal space you may have to make different decisions on retirement， investing， budgeting， employment， etc。 I highly recommend。
Kate
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Depending on your background you will have different views of this and I suspected as much while reading the opening chapter which can be quite decisive。 Also， her use of people like Brene Brown may overshadow some of the other guest excerpts she's included in the book， which is not shocking。 Brene is not someone I follow， but I do know she's much like Rachel Hollis in some circles， and if you know you know。 With that said， her constant mention of Timothee and Dave Ramsey may come across as crin Depending on your background you will have different views of this and I suspected as much while reading the opening chapter which can be quite decisive。 Also， her use of people like Brene Brown may overshadow some of the other guest excerpts she's included in the book， which is not shocking。 Brene is not someone I follow， but I do know she's much like Rachel Hollis in some circles， and if you know you know。 With that said， her constant mention of Timothee and Dave Ramsey may come across as cringe in the future， more so to her than us， that's just how it goes sometimes。 As for financial literacy and how to start your financial journey， I found the information good it fits with what I've learned along the way。 1。 The emotional trade-off with money 2。 managing the day-to-day expenses 3。 addressing corporate politics and salary are all topics in this book I agreed with。 To save you some time: Who this book is for: Mainly young professional women who are open-minded politically and are finally navigating the corporate world。 Who it's not for: Someone dealing with extreme poverty or food insecurity， someone who's already financially secure and looking for investment advice， or someone who is ultra-conservative。 Overall， the #1 thing I've learned about finance is all our journies are different find someone who relates to you because Tori is definitely not going to resonate with everyone and there's proof of that in the reviews of this book， but overall I can't hate on her financial advice it's fairly standard and what I'd expect to learn in most financial literacy courses。 。。。more
MK
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Read by the author， always a bonus in my book。 None of her advice was anything I hadn’t heard before， but I love the way it was packaged and how accessible it was。 It was also fascinating （and sobering） to hear the statistics of women and money。 It just made me want to go after my financial goals even harder， for so many more reasons。 With a read/listen。
Katie Bromm
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What an amazing book for helping women to become more educated on topics of personal finance and investing！ I picked up some tips that I was able to apply immediately to my life and over pieces of advice that I was able to reflect on as I prepare to graduate and enter the workforce for the first time as a full time employee。 Sometimes I thought the book went a little overboard on some of feminism lingo and f*ck the patriarchy phrases， but this does not take away from all the value the book offer What an amazing book for helping women to become more educated on topics of personal finance and investing！ I picked up some tips that I was able to apply immediately to my life and over pieces of advice that I was able to reflect on as I prepare to graduate and enter the workforce for the first time as a full time employee。 Sometimes I thought the book went a little overboard on some of feminism lingo and f*ck the patriarchy phrases， but this does not take away from all the value the book offers！ 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or beliefs， but "Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love" is a non-fiction book written by Brynne Conroy， and that portrays a gendered perspective on finance and economics。 The book discusses how women can reclaim their power over money by learning the best financial practices， challenging the gender pay gaps， and addressing the systemic discrimination in financial services。 The book aims to empower feminist readers to take control of their finances， and it covers topics such as budgeting， investing， debt management， and more。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I'm not in a position to have opinions on books or make recommendations。 However， I can provide some information on the book you mentioned。 'Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love' is a personal finance book written by Tori Dunlap。 The book aims to empower women to take control of their finances and break down the patriarchal barriers that hinder women's financial success。 It covers topics such as budgeting， investing， negotiating salary， student loans， and the gender pay gap。 The book has received positive reviews for its accessible and engaging writing style， practical tips， and empowering message。 It's considered a useful resource for women who want to build financial stability and independence。 If you're interested in personal finance and looking for a book that addresses gender-related issues， 'Financial Feminist' might be worth checking out。
tpg2
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