Another word for hype girl8/14/2023 ![]() SUMMERS: You also make the point of being very explicit about the fact that we are all figuring this all out as part of a system where marginalized communities are often left out, that is not set up for us to succeed, and I don't know that I've ever read another book that talks about money that calls that out so clearly. And that's what made me look around and go, this doesn't make any sense because everybody is affected by money. A lot of what they said came from a level of privilege that I have never experienced, from a level of finance ease that I don't understand as a beginner. It was all sound advice, mostly, but it just was not relatable to me. Every single one of those tabs - every single resource is from an older white dude, and I, Juana, am not an older white dude.ĪNAT: I like to think I'm a little far - if you couldn't hear it in my voice, I am not an older white dude, and it struck me immediately that, you know, it's not that this advice that they were giving was bad. You know, I'm there in my mid-20s with $12,000 of credit card debt, almost $50,000 of student loans, and people are like, oh, you're just getting into personal finance - amazing. But this is the thing, I think, that really compelled me to jump into the financial space. SUMMERS: And when she said that - hella pale, hella male and hella stale - I did a bit of a double take, and I had to know more.ĪNAT: Well, you know, when I say that phrase, the Bay Area in me really pops out, and I can't apologize for that - born and raised in the Bay Area. Everyone is waiting for someone at the table to raise their hand and go - is anyone else freaked out? Is anyone else kind of drowning in debt and don't know how to get out of it? Does anyone else notice that the finance world seems hella (ph) male, hella pale, hella stale? ![]() She says she wants to be the first one on the dance floor at the wedding, inviting you to start figuring out what's going on with your money.īERNA ANAT: All it takes is that one person to get on the dance floor, do a little robot, do a little bad worm, and then everyone else feels a lot more comfortable to jump in. Since teaching herself about personal finance, she's built a very online career around making the world of money more accessible for everyone, and now she has written a book called "Money Out Loud: All The Financial Stuff No One Taught Us." You could call her a money influencer, but she calls herself a financial hype woman. ![]() Berna Anat says it doesn't have to feel that way. ![]() And they're all great in theory, but in practice, a lot of those books have just made me feel totally alone or even ashamed for not being further along on my own financial journey. I have read tons of books, subscribed to newsletters, listened to podcasts that all claim they want to help people demystify money. Figuring out personal finance can feel completely overwhelming for me, even now. JUANA SUMMERS, BYLINE: I want to start by just being honest about something. ![]()
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