Get It, Girls

"The girl and the woman, in their new, individual unfolding, will only in passing be imitators of male behavior and misbehavior and repeaters of male professions. After the uncertainty of such transitions, it will become obvious that women were going through the abundance and variation of those (often ridiculous) disguises just so that they could purify their own essential nature and wash out the deforming influences of the other sex. Women, in whom life lingers and dwells more immediately, more fruitfully, and more confidently, must surely have become riper and more human in their depths than light, easygoing man, who is not pulled down beneath the surface of life by the weight of any bodily fruit and who, arrogant and hasty, undervalues what he thinks he loves. This humanity of woman, carried in her womb through all her suffering and humiliation, will come to light when she has stripped off the conventions of mere femaleness in the transformations of her outward status, and those men who do not yet feel it approaching will be astonished by it. Someday (and even now, especially in the countries of northern Europe, trustworthy signs are already speaking and shining), someday there will be girls and women whose name will no longer mean the mere opposite of the male, but something in itself, something that makes one think not of any complement and limit, but only life and reality: the female human being." Rilke

They dominate their market. They’ve nailed brand loyalty. Their sales force is disciplined and aggressive. 

They’re the Girl Scouts, and after 100 years, they’re finally getting recognized for their financial prowess—with 13 new badges rewarding money smarts. 

Get it, Girl Scouts. The new badges recognize Scouts who achieve financial literacy at different levels for different age groups. 

Tabitha

Tabitha Festo was a widow, an unemployed nurse, a mother of three, and apparently a badass living in her home in Kibera, Kenya in 2000. Tabitha approached UNC undergrad Rye Barcott asking for the equivalent of US$26, saying that with it she could make real change. Tabitha grew and sold vegetables to local woman, saved about US$130, and opened a medical clinic. 

Read about the success of the medical clinic today on the link.

Get it, girl.

Financial knowledge and independence is key, ladies.

I think it makes you a better woman and a better partner to be able to take care of yourself and your family financially on your own (if and when needed).  Understanding estate planning is smart and empowering at any age. When you’re ready, get your estate and will together to send your emotional shit to the next generation in a good place.

Networking Helps Women Achieve Leadership Roles

An example of women using their strengths to achieve and lead in a still male-dominated business culture: social skills and networking help women ascend, says Forbes.

To all my women…
Supa-dupa fly women…
Do whatever it takes to make it happen
Right Now! women.

From the great website, DailyWorth.com, “a community of women who talk money.” Their daily emails are helpful and quick to read! They can teach you a lot about personal finances, financial instruments for savings, debt reduction, the economy, and the like.

Cool WSJ report about business women promoting one another, mainly via social media. The story notes that these women are mixing business and friendship, which can go awry, but that when done well it’s powerful. Get it, girls.

hey, hellogiggles 

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