About four years ago, The Feminist Financial Handbook hit the shelves at a bookstore near you. A lot has happened in the time since!
In the upcoming months, we’ll be doing check-ins with some of the women featured in the book. You’ll be able to catch up with the careers, lives, and money wins and losses of people like Nicole Lynn Perry, Heather Watkins, and more.
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Ahead of this series, I wanted to give everyone a chance to read the book who hasn’t. So today, we’ll be covering a bunch of reviews and roundups where you can learn more about The Feminist Financial handbook, and where you can catch a big sale on your purchase.
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Get The Feminist Financial Handbook for Less
Black Friday and its related sales start EARLY anymore, friends.
And this week, you’ll be able to catch one of the best early holiday sales on Amazon.
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Last week, The Feminist Financial Handbook was 12% off on Amazon. We’re expecting a similar discount — or an even bigger one! — sometime over the next two days. This would be a great time to make your purchase to catch up on the stories of these amazing women.
UPDATE: The sale just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter! The initial Early Black Friday sale has come and gone, but in the time since Amazon’s started some even better ones. You can now get The Feminist Financial Handbook for 16% off!
It’s also a great time to make a purchase to gift to someone over the holidays.
New Sale Direct from Publisher
Announced just this week, the publisher — Mango — is having a huge holiday sale!
If you buy direct from Mango, The Feminist Financial Handbook is 30% off. That’s even cheaper than Amazon!
The Feminist Financial Roundup
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Over the years, The Feminist Financial Handbook has been featured in some pretty fun reviews and roundups. If you’re looking for more background on the book to inform your purchase, be sure to check these out!
Bitches Get Riches
“Here is an example of how to say ‘Something is wrong,’ while simultaneously doing something about it. The whole premise of the book is ‘certain people are oppressed, but let’s help them find their power with the following financial tools.’ It belies the feminist=victim simplification. For the author is definitely a feminist (who knew?), and she’s using her financial skills to lift up both her own life and the lives of others who find themselves in dire financial straits because of prejudice…
It’s a huge departure in the best way. Instead of simply describing how financial systems work, The Feminist Financial Handbook details how social systems work within a financial framework: how they’re broken, how they’re disproportionately built for certain kinds of people and not others, and how to work within and around the system to beat the game.”
-Piggy of Bitches Get Riches, Bitchtastic Book Review: The Feminist Financial Handbook
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Money for the Mamas
“I have absolutely viewed people’s hardships through my own lens. So, needless to say, this book was a much-needed total wake-up call for me. I say it was hard for me, but I know facing my own prejudices isn’t nearly as hard as those who have lived under this system that keeps people down. This book humbled me, and it will absolutely change how I help people navigate their finances.
One of the key differences of this book is that it’s very tactical in its help (which most finance books focus on strategies). Tactical help is much more actionable and immediately beneficial, as strategies are long-term benefits.”
-Kari of Money for the Mamas, 15 Best Finance Books for Women
Other awesome authors on this list:
- Jean Chatsky
- Lauren Greutman
- Patrice Washington
- Kumiko Love
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Clever Girl Finance
“We live in a society controlled by whoever can pay. Brynne argues that women can create a more fair world by building their own wealth.
It draws from stories of women of varying races, sexual orientations, abilities, and financial situations. Brynne provides motivation and resources to achieve personal success.”
-Ashlee Sang of Clever Girl Finance, The 15 Best Financial Literacy Books for Women
Other amazing authors on this list:
- Vicki Robin
- Jen Sincero
- Beth Kobliner
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Review at Smart Money Mamas
“If you’re a woman who has never felt like a personal finance book was talking to you, or if you’re feeling weighed down by society or life’s difficulties, Brynne’s book is your chance to get advice from a perspective you know well. I want to be clear, though, that any woman can gain knowledge from this book, even if you’re feeling like a financial rockstar and just want to learn how to acknowledge where you’ve benefitted and better support other women.”
-Chelsea of Smart Money Mamas, The Feminist Financial Handbook: A Must-Read New Book
Review at The Plutus Foundation
“This book does more than attempt to bring understanding of differentiated circumstances and the resulting specific advice for women and other marginalized identities to the reader. Brynne nails down a number of inherent systemic problems, legacy issues with society and barriers that certain members grapple with but will never affect others, and shows how they apply to the quest for individualistic (with the individual being the important unit of a mostly-capitalistic economical society) financial freedom.
But importantly, she shakes off the idea of societal victimization and offers practical advice for navigating finances in spite of the kyriarchy — which, by the way, is a word I needed to look up even though I knew the Latin etymology, so don’t be ashamed if you do, too.”
-Harlan Landes of The Plutus Foundation, The Feminist Financial Handbook
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Maggie Germano
“Any book with the words “financial feminist” in the title is going to catch my eye. Add someone as great as Brynne Conroy and you have a winner…
In this book, Brynne dives into the financial issues that disproportionately affect women in our society. But you won’t walk away feeling hopeless because she gives you actionable steps to achieve financial success in your own life.”
-Maggie Germano, 5 Books That Make Personal Finance More Accessible
Other fantastic authors on this list:
- Erin Lowry
- Kristen Wong
- Alexa Von Tobel
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Women Who Money
“Brynne Conroy has written a personal finance book like no other.
The Feminist Financial Handbook doesn’t tell you how to get rich quick or put you down for your money choices.
Her handbook provides valuable information, action steps, and resources to help you make changes in your personal and financial life.
More importantly, the personal stories and concepts she shares in the book will help you better understand the experience of others – and that’s priceless.”
-Vicki of Women Who Money, The Feminist Financial Handbook [Book Review]
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Your Dream
“Why is personal finance a feminist issue? I’ve read a bunch of finance 101 type books aimed at women, but the ‘The Feminist Financial Handbook’ by Brynne Conroy was the first of them that answered this question by walking the reader through a diverse array of rarely-heard perspectives on the issue.”
-Mallika Sen of Your Dream Blog, Book Review: The Feminist Financial Handbook
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Pretty Progressive
“Sometimes the best way to stick it to the man is by doing well for yourself. There’s just one problem: it’s hard to do well for yourself when systemic oppression has placed innumerable hurdles between you and your aspirations. The Feminist Financial Handbook provides real motivation and resources for real women who may be struggling―not only those who have already accumulated wealth.
In this book, author Brynne Conroy provides actionable tips for women in business to overcome these obstacles without dulling the visceral experience of the real-life struggles women face as they try to master their money management and their lives.”
-Pretty Progressive, 14 Clever Feminist Books To Read For Women In The Business World
Plano Public Library
“Author Brynne Conroy shares practical advice on saving, financial planning and more while delving into issues that disproportionately affect women, like the wage gap or the long road to economic recovery after experiencing domestic violence.”
-Plano Public Library, Financial Literacy: Latest Added to the Collection
Other great authors on this list:
- Tiffany Aliche
- Michelle Singletary
- Bola Sokunbi
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Roundup on This Book, That Book
“Because women’s experiences don’t exist in a vacuum relegated to their gender, the handbook explores financial issues with anecdotes and perspectives of women of different races, sexual orientations and abilities.”
-This Book, That Book, Celebrate Financial Literacy Month With These Awesome Personal Finance Guides