Tools of the trade

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We’ve pulled together a collection of handy tools and resources to support you on your quest to financial greatness! We aim to periodically add to this list, so be sure to check back to see any new goodies that pop up. Know of a resource you think we should add? Drop us a line lady!

 

Finance-y Links + Tools

✹ MONEY LINKS ✹

  • Women Talk Money is a financial resource for women created by WIRE, an information and support service for women in Victoria.

  • Moneysmart helps Australians take control of their money and build a better life with free tools, tips and guidance.

  • Boost Your Super is a platform to help you raise free and easy contributions for your super. You can raise free cash for your super each time you shop online.

  • Super Rewards is an online shopping platform where retailers pay cash rewards into your super.

 

✹ CRISIS + COUNSELLING LINKS ✹

 

✹ CALCULATORS ✹

  • Calculate your living expenses, how much you can borrow, repayments and stamp duty costs here.

  • Use Moneysmart’s retirement calculator to find out how much you’ll need when the time comes, and, to see if you’re on track to get there.

 

Books

✹ BOOKS ON MONEY ✹

  • Having a good relationship with money is tough—whether you have millions in the bank or just a few bucks to your name. Why? Because just like any other relationship, your life with money has its ups and downs, its twists and turns, its breakups and makeups. And just like other relationships, living happily with money really comes down to love—which is why love is the basis of money maven Kate Northrup's book.

  • The dirty money of “business as usual” is on the brink, wedged between catastrophic climate change and the demographic tidal wave of Millennials pounding the consumer table for real change. These forces are transforming the very nature of capitalism into something different and powerful towards a clean money revolution.

 

✹ BOOKS ON OTHER GOOD STUFF ✹

  • Fearless feminist heroine Clementine Ford demolishes the age-old assumption that superiority and aggression are natural realms for boys, and demonstrates how toxic masculinity creates a disturbingly limited and potentially dangerous idea of what it is to be a man. Crucially, Boys Will Be Boys reveals how the patriarchy we live in is as harmful to boys and men as it is to women and girls, and asks what we have to do to reverse that damage. The world needs to change and this book shows the way.

  • 'I need a wife!’ It's a common joke among women juggling work and family. But it's not actually a joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front. It's a potent economic asset on the work front. And it's an advantage enjoyed – even in our modern society – by vastly more men than women. Crabb's call is for a ceasefire in the gender wars. Rather than a shout of rage, The Wife Drought is the thoughtful, engaging catalyst for a conversation that's long overdue.

  • For more than a decade, Naomi Klein has documented the movement of the climate crisis from future threat to a burning emergency. She has been among the first to make the case for what is now called the Green New Deal – a vision for transforming our economies to battle climate breakdown and rampant inequality at the same time. In our era of rising seas and rising hate, she argues that only this kind of bold, roots-up action has a chance of rousing us to fight for our lives while there is still time.

  • Domestic abuse is a national emergency: one in four women has experienced violence from a man she was intimate with. But too often we ask the wrong question: why didn’t she leave? We should be asking: why did he do it? Investigative journalist Jess Hill puts perpetrators - and the systems that enable them - in the spotlight. See What You Made Me Do is a deep dive into the abuse so many women and children experience - abuse that is often reinforced by the justice system they trust to protect them. Critically, it shows that we can drastically reduce the violence - not in generations to come, but today.

 

Podcasts

  • Money Power Freedom is a six-part podcast series hosted by Cal Wilson (comedian) and Santilla Chingaipe (journalist and filmmaker). In each episode, Cal and Santilla work together to decode money and power, and what it means for our freedom. Created by the amazing Victorian Women’s Trust in partnership with Bank Australia.

  • Hosted by the incredible Larisha Jerome, conversations on Rich Blak Women follow stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women – rich in culture, value & mindset – that aim to deepen awareness about the unique economic inequities’ First Nations women face, explore success and connection to culture, empower financial wellbeing through shared experiences and learnings, and build community and allies. Created by First Nations Foundation

  • The Girls That Invest podcast is brought to you by Sim and Sonya, two millennial investors who are extremely passionate about all things investing and personal finance as they break down the intimidating and not-so-well-taught world of investing and growing wealth, minus the jargon.

  • My Millennial Money is hosted by Glen James (Australia's Millennial Money Expert) & John Pidgeon (property investing expert) as they discuss millennial money matters in a light-hearted way. With a variety of topical guests on the show, there is a great balance between practical money tips and banter.

  • She’s On The Money is the one stop destination for millennial women who want financial freedom (without skimping on brunch).

 

Have you got a fabulous tool or resource that you use to manage and/or grow your money? Let us know so we can share it with the community! → hello@ladiestalkmoney.com.au

 

*Ladies Talk Money has no direct affiliation with any of the organisations, individuals or resources listed on this page.