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Redefining financial empowerment for women & nonbinary people. More and join at WPF.myflodesk.com by @frugalpharm.bsky.social & Angela

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · Apr 4

Just so we’re clear:

We’re a lefty money account, not a MAGA account.

Just bc we are telling folks to stay calm during tariff & stock market volatility does not mean we endorse what our shitbird president is doing.

We’re here to talk you through how to react & how to protect yourself long term.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 7h

You know we are always down with that nuance. 💚

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 7h

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 7h

Had to stop to take a 💩 on the way home from a conference today so I figured it was a good time to stop at Target.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 19h

Three things to do today:

1. Buy nothing from Amazon this week. Prime days aren’t worth our planet

2. Look up and plan to make a new meat-free meal this week

3. Write down three things you’re grateful for right now

Love,

Women’s Personal Finance, not WomenSPF

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

as a kid growing up right-wing i regularly heard people express their desire for "a government so small I can drown it in the bathtub". imagine my surprise growing up to realize i was the only one who actually believed that.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

I mean yes. I always need kitten therapy.

Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

So many times!

Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

Okay we can simply not lose both Jane Goodall and Dolly Parton in the same week, so please let her be well 🙏

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

THE DMV IS NOT TEXTING YOU THAT IS A SCAM

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE YOUR LICENSE IF YOU DON’T PAY VIA THE LINK IN THAT TEXT MESSAGE THAT IS A SCAM

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

No money spent again yesterday ✅

Starve the oligarchs of your money. It’s the only language they understand.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

Three things to do today:

1. $10 to savings

2. Check your autopays and make sure your card isn’t expiring any time soon

3. Sunscreen the tops of your feet if they can see the sun

Love,
Women’s Personal Finance, not WomenSPF

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

And make a game out of it.

Add something into your weekly routine and experiment with a new recipe, so that if you really need to dial down your food budget, you can do so while still enjoying the foods that you eat.

Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

3. Pack your pantry with easy to use, inexpensive staples.

Throw something in your cart every time you go. Beans. Rice. All that stuff.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

(And it’s a lot easier to estimate your basic living expenses if you’re already doing the first one - tracking your expenses)

Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

2. Beef up your emergency fund.

Typical guidance is to start with 3 months. When things get a little weirder, we suggest thinking in terms of at least 3-6 months. And if you’re already there, you might even bump it up to a whole year. A year’s worth of basic living expenses.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

1. Track your spending.

There are free apps out there that make this incredibly easy to do. They’re safe. I’ve been using one since 2018.

You can also do this manually with a pen and paper (or with a paid budgeting app). Lots of options, but you gotta pick one.

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

Top three things I’d be doing right now if I was concerned about the state of the world. And the job market. And the economy:

(*Obviously, we’re worried)

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

Ughhhh 😩

Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 2d

Three things to do today:

1. Offer to help someone in your local community with something, no strings

2. Contact one new company to compare your current car insurance rate; switch if applicable

3. Make sure your sunscreen is at least 30 SPF

Love,

Women’s Personal Finance, not WomenSPF

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 3d

"The word "love" is most often defined as a noun, yet all the more astute theorists of love acknowledge that we would all love better if we used it as a verb."

~ bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions 🌸🌸🌸

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Kelli Refer @kellireef.bsky.social · 3d

“The allure of the car is so strong that it has persuaded Americans to treat forty thousand human lives as expendable each year; what chance does wildlife have?” From Crossings by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social

#WeekWithoutDriving

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 3d

No need to worry

about the

Sunday Scaries

when you’ve got the

✨ Everyday Scaries ✨

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 3d

Send $20 to your local food bank! ✨

(And if you don’t have $20, no shame in *using* the food bank. That’s what it’s there for 🫶)

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