Apparently today is International Women’s Day. Honestly. Who makes this stuff up? But in the spirit of this made-up holiday and women supporting women, I’ll try to post about a couple different resources specific to women for getting more financially savvy.
*On My Own Two Feet:
A pretty shallow resource, dedicated to promoting the book of the same title, but the links page was really helpful and I discovered a great new resource for various financial calculators… pretty perfect if you’re a personal finance nerd.
*85 Broads:
More of a career-focused website for women in business, 85 Broads was originally launched by Janet Hanson as a networking group for women at Goldman Sachs. (Goldman Sachs is located at 85 Broad Street, aren’t we punny?) It’s a membership type site you can join, but the blog’s nice, too. For me, a window into another world or a deeper view of what my world could be: https://secure.85broads.com/public/blog/4426
*Suze Orman
When I first started this blog, I caught Suze on CNN. I sense, without having confirmation from other bloggers, that she might be a controversial poster woman for personal finance. I like her, though. Despite other shock jock type characters, she seems compassionate. Plus, we share the whole Suze / Suzy thing.
*Ms Money: And her Blog:
This was a very succinct, visually-appealing site. And it has a no-nonsense way of conveying the real issues of women’s personal finance, without sounding condescending:
Women's long-term financial needs are different from men's because they earn 25% less, average 11 years out of the workforce, and live 5 years longer. Women need unique saving and investing strategies if they want to retire in style.
*Women’s Finance
Less glam of a site, no frills, but helpful link nonetheless.
*Women’s Personal Finance
This seemed like a nice “by women, for women” blog, and I’ll especially highlight a nice “introduction entry” about “What I wish my Mother had told me.
Feel free to add your own fave links in the comments....
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1 comment:
great links, thanks!! while yet another "holiday" is nutty, i do think it's great that you researched sites that empower women with financial information.
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