Financial Adulting Everything You Need to be a Financially Confident and Conscious Adult

Perfect for anyone seeking to get a firm handle on their personal finances, Financial Adulting is a must-have resource that demystifies and simplifies complex topics and makes understanding personal finance fun

From the founder of The Fiscal Femme, a popular feminist money platform, and author of The 30-Day Money Cleanse, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley's Financial Adulting: Everything You Need to be a Financially Confident and Conscious Adult delivers an easy-to-follow, informative, and fun financial guide. From budgeting and consumer activism to retirement investing and paying down debt, you'll learn everything you need to know and do to be a financially savvy adult.

In this important book, you'll:

• Master fundamental concepts, including dealing with student loans, maximizing your 401(k), and preparing for salary negotiations
• Use a racial and feminist justice lens to tackle rarely discussed topics in money and equity and better understand deep-seated historic and systemic obstacles
• Recognize that your circumstances, goals, and values are unique and require a custom approach in order to succeed financially
• Receive a simple step-by-step guide to reaching your financial goals while living a big, exciting, and meaningful life

ASHLEY FEINSTEIN GERSTLEY is an author, speaker, and personal finance expert. In 2012, she created The Fiscal Femme, a feminist money platform on a mission to end inequality through financial well-being, and has helped thousands of people feel financially confident, achieve major financial goals, and destress their relationships with money.

Preface               

Chapter 1: What Is a Financial Adult?

Chapter 2: Equity and Personal Finance

Chapter 3: Your Money Goals    

Chapter 4: All About Income      

Chapter 5: Your Money Outflows             

Chapter 6: Consumer Activism  

Chapter 7: Work Optional (aka Retirement)

Chapter 8: Become an Investor for Good

Chapter 9: Buying a Home           

Chapter 10: Insurance   

Chapter 11: Tax Basics & Estate Planning              

Chapter 12: Your Credit Score

Chapter 13: All About Debt         

Chapter 14: Become Your Own Money Coach     

Notes 

Acknowledgments 

About the Author   

Index

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