Financial Adulting: Everything You Need to be a Financially Confident and Conscious Adult [Hardcover]

Perfect for anyone seeking to get a firm handle on their personal finances, Financial Adulting is a must-have resource that demystifies and simplifies complex topics and makes understanding personal finance fun

From the founder of The Fiscal Femme, a popular feminist money platform, and author of The 30-Day Money Cleanse, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley's Financial Adulting: Everything You Need to be a Financially Confident and Conscious Adult delivers an easy-to-follow, informative, and fun financial guide. From budgeting and consumer activism to retirement investing and paying down debt, you'll learn everything you need to know and do to be a financially savvy adult.

In this important book, you'll:

• Master fundamental concepts, including dealing with student loans, maximizing your 401(k), and preparing for salary negotiations
• Use a racial and feminist justice lens to tackle rarely discussed topics in money and equity and better understand deep-seated historic and systemic obstacles
• Recognize that your circumstances, goals, and values are unique and require a custom approach in order to succeed financially
• Receive a simple step-by-step guide to reaching your financial goals while living a big, exciting, and meaningful life

Preface ix

1 What Is a Financial Adult? 1

2 Equity and Personal Finance 11

3 Your Money Goals 27

4 All About Income 41

5 Your Money Outflows 57

6 Consumer Activism 81

7 Work Optional (a.k.a. Retirement) 95

8 Become an Investor for Good 125

9 Buying a Home 155

10 Insurance 179

11 Tax Basics and Estate Planlã+