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I have Big Financial Goals; you have them too! Now, let’s talk about that lovely trigger word…Millionaire.

I know it’s a trigger word because it comes up in many conversations I have: with Pledgettes members, not-yet-Members and at events. It can be overwhelming when someone on social media shares (may feel like bragging) that they are a millionaire. In these conversations, I encourage people to explore why being a millionaire is triggering.

As soon as we started packing up our witch hats and cat ears the night of October 31st . . . we knew it was coming.

Holiday 🎁 Shopping 🎁 Season🎁. It’s here.

A Pledgettes posted this article, To Land Top Jobs, Women Need Different Types of Networks than Men, in our community last week and it resonated with many people, including me.

I remember in my twenties, my (male) coworkers frequently golfed together. I was on the golf team in high school and we would talk about how I played golf and I waited for an invite that never came. Their defense would probably be that I never asked to go, for what’s that worth.

On this Labor Day, let’s talk turkey. While the holiday has come to signify the “end of summer,” it’s origination was “an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers.” (Department of Labor)

Let’s look at how we’re doing on that social and economic achievement.

Today is Women’s Equality Day. A day that was chosen to celebrate the passing of the 19th Amendment, or Women’s Right to Vote. This is also The Pledgettes’ anniversary (a very intentional choice).

Women’s Equality is the best book still being written. We have had some great chapters, some big drama, some imperfections and mistakes, and a whole slew of characters. However, we need to acknowledge that women are not yet equal. The book is not yet done. And you are a character in this book. Whether it’s at your family level or a global level.

In June, The Pledgettes hosting a Money Talks panel about Travel. Sarah Moe joined the panel to share her housesitting experience. Sarah leveraged housesitting to reducing her largest expense (housing) while traveling around the world. Here are five tips as you start housesitting.

There was so good chatter in our community today about the Child Tax Credits that are hitting bank accounts. Thankfully, we have some smart professionals in our community willing to share their knowledge. Amy Iannone of Pro Books and Taxes shared some information and helpful resources.

As a business owner (and human being in general) something I’m learning about myself is that I base a lot of my value and self-worth on the amount of money I make. Seeing that total dollar amount at the end of each month can either make me feel like jumping for the moon or like digging a hole to hide

I was lucky to connect with McCall Fen last year. We had a great conversation about the important qualities of a Financial Advisor (they might not be what you think) and what she sees as the future of the financial service industries.

About once/quarter, I collaborate with General Assembly to facilitate a money panel. On July 15, we are bringing together some great panelists to talk about Mental Health and Money.

Jaime Rowe recently hosted me on her podcast, Look What She Built, as we dug into how money blocks affect your sales.

Sales has always been a mindset block for me. With the help of Jaime, I’m reframing my sales mindset. In her course, I deeply enjoyed digging into the money blocks section.

You can listen to the podcast on anchor.fm or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

According to a 2018 survey conducted by staffing giant Robert Half, Inc, only 55% of job seekers negotiated their salaries, a contrast to the 70% of hiring managers who expected to entertain some back-and-forth.

What’s more, there’s a larger uncomfortable reality within that statistic. That same study revealed that only 45% of women (compared to 68% of men) played the bargaining game.

There is a lot going on that has me thinking about money and wealth from different perspectives this week. Here’s a snapshot of my reflections.

Jenn writes a blog for Posting Bee about making money moves as a women-owned business.

I only know debt. I grew up with it, so when I started accumulating debt in my teens it seemed almost like a rite of passage. I’ve given far more thought to it as an adult than I ever did then. It was that normal.

What I now know is debt is normal because we’ve normalized it. Debt doesn’t have to be a way of life or any kind of comfort zone. Like most things that weigh us down, it took having my own “enough is enough” moment to come up for air and find my own way out of it.

To start off Financial Literacy Month, we are sharing a FREE mini-course: Setting and Achieving Big Financial Goals.  This is for women wherever they are on their personal journey.  We can all dream bigger and reach further

One of our members, Jessi Burg, shared how she utilized her HSA with First Dollar’s Good Cents.

How one Pledgette uses her HSA