Over the holidays, I read a very interesting book. The title is Brave, Not Perfect, written by Reshma Saujani, the founder of the not-for-profit Girls Who Code. What really resonated about this book is the discussion of gender expectations of girls versus boys in our Western society. How that impacts us as we grow up. […]
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[social_warfare] Last article, we talked about the myth of the rational investor. Somewhere along the way, we got the idea that we can repress our emotions and we would be better for it. We think that just because we experience emotions, that we are bound to make bad money decisions. But what if I told
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[social_warfare] Are you sick of hearing about the US-China trade war yet? Have you already tuned out any talks that involve tariffs? I almost did until I read something that stopped me in my tracks. The trade war will disproportionately affect women. What? Aren’t we all buying goods from China?
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[social_warfare] It’s time for another round of Brunch & Books! This week I take a closer look at the hugely popular “You Are a Badass” by Jen Sincero. Read on to see if you are kicking ass and taking names!
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[social_warfare] “Oops – I’m sorry. ” I say as I pushed the door to exit and found a male officemate on the other side trying to enter. “It’s alright,” he said. That simple sentence of absolve me jolted me to question myself. What was I apologizing for?
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[social_warfare] Welcome to the inaugural volume of Sunday Brunch’s new series of Book & Brunch. In this series, I hope to highlight books that piqued my interest, to discuss the merits of the concepts and generally discuss books with you. It’s kinda like a virtual book club. After each book, how about we do a
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[social_warfare] When I entered the room, I almost took a step back. A room full of women intimidates the heck out of me. But, it’s just brunch and with assigned seating, what could go wrong?
[social_warfare] “What do you think of buying lottery tickets?” My tablemate discretely asked me after I told her that I run a money blog for women. We were at brunch and we had just finished introducing ourselves. Her tone was a bit hesitant as if expecting a chiding. She breathes a sigh of relief when
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[social_warfare] Home on a Friday morning in December, I’m wondering how my career came to this. I was on a medical leave from work due to stress. I looked down at the doctor’s note in my hand. “Indefinitely”, she wrote.
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[social_warfare] My mom must be one of the most risk-averse people I know. She sticks to what she knows. From routes to work down to the brand of soy sauce she buys. “Aye-ya, now we have to suffer until we finish the bottle”. She once chided my dad. He had brought home a new, previously
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