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Does sitting down to talk finances make you want to run for the hills?
We get it – money is a source of stress for most Americans and especially women.
But the first step in getting better control over our finances is learning how to talk about them, even with ourselves.
In our final installment of Money Mondays, Tori is going over the self-care habit that has changed thousands of lives –– the Money Date.
The Money Date is a tool Tori has been employing for years to evaluate her own finances and make real, actionable changes in her financial game plan. It’s saved her money, sharpened her fiscal skills, and overall made having conversations about money downright fun.
In the episode, Tori walks you step by step through a successful money date, whether solo or with a partner.
Not sure where to start with your finances? Take the free Money Personality Quiz to get tailored resources for your financial journey.
Special thanks to this episode’s sponsors:
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Timestamps:
:30 – What self-care is (and what it isn’t)
3:00 – What is the Money Date?
4:35 – What you actually do on your Money Date
8:40 – The second practice on your Money Date
10:37 – Step 3 on your Money Date
11:35 – The ostrich effect, and why you can’t afford to keep your head in the sand with your finances
13:05 – Money Date step 4
13:55 – How to Money Date with a partner
Resources:
M1: My Favorite Investing Platform
Women ‘Know More Than They Think They Know’ About Finance — How Confidence Can Help Close the Gap
The gender investing gap by the numbers
Meet Tori
Tori Dunlap is an internationally-recognized money and career expert. After saving $100,000 at age 25, Tori quit her corporate job in marketing and founded Her First $100K to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money. She has helped over one million women negotiate salary, pay off debt, build savings, and invest.
Tori’s work has been featured on Good Morning America, the New York Times, BBC, TIME, PEOPLE, CNN, New York Magazine, Forbes, CNBC, BuzzFeed, and more.
With a dedicated following of almost 250,000 on Instagram and more than 1.6 million on TikTok —and multiple instances of her story going viral—Tori’s unique take on financial advice has made her the go-to voice for ambitious millennial women. CNBC called Tori “the voice of financial confidence for women.”
An honors graduate of the University of Portland, Tori currently lives in Seattle, where she enjoys eating fried chicken, going to barre classes, and attempting to naturally work John Mulaney bits into conversation.
