In the past few weeks, we — the collective, ubiquitous we — have spent a lot of time talking about the GOP tax bill and how it will negatively impact our futures. Since the Senate passed the bill at 2am last Saturday morning, I’ve been grumpy, sad, and angry. I fear for not only my financial future, but the financial future of our generation.
While the world is on fire and the Republicans may have finally achieved their dream of cutting taxes for the rich, there is still some good in the world. There are women out there fighting to help other women better their financial futures one step at a time — and one of those groups is She Spends.
She Spends was founded by Alicia McElhaney, a business journalist in NYC. She brought together Jemma Frost and Amanda Eisenberg, and together they run the weekly newsletter and blog, all geared towards bringing forward financial news, investment advice, and spending profiles of real women. It’s a group of women helping other women — which is the most important thing we can be doing in 2017.
She Spends is dedicated to “give you actionable tools to close the wage, investing and board seat gaps.” The goal is simple: help women take on personal finance problems and the big picture money issues, two areas where women have rarely been taught the necessary skills to step into the ring. And they have an awesome statement of values and statement of inclusion listed on their website, which you can find here.
In addition to the weekly newsletter (which can hit your inbox at 8:30am every Friday, too, by clicking here to subscribe), there is a She Spends Facebook group full of engaged women ready to ask the tough questions about money and eager to hear advice and stories from other women. She Spends is actively working to build both a platform and a community. It’s women helping other women at its finest. You can join the Facebook group here.
I’m a sucker for women lead organizations and companies, women helping women, learning from other women, and communities. (See a trend here?) She Spends brings it all together, building windows and doors in areas where women have traditionally been locked out of the room. I love reading the newsletter every Friday morning, seeing the top financial news of the week, and learning how other women spend and manage their money. Additionally, I’ve known Alicia for years and know first hand the product she’s creating is top-notch quality.
To read more on She Spends, you can read Talking Biz News’ interview with Alicia here.
Interested in diving in with She Spends? Well, you can subscribe to the newsletter here, learn more about their partnership with Ellevest here, and check out the website here!
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