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What's the single best piece of advice you've received about money?
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Author of Broke Millennial Workbook
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“My single best piece of money advice I’ve ever received is to invest early. Time is essential when it comes to the stock market. What I mean by that is making $100 monthly deposits into an investment account is going to accrue compound interest over the years. A lot of people wait until they can make $500 monthly deposits or more, but those years of waiting mean lost money. Time is your biggest asset so begin investing early. It’s the best way to build wealth and it’s essentially the only way to be able to afford to retire.”
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Author of Financial Feminist & Founder of Her First $100K
“One of the best pieces of money advice I ever received comes from my dad, who would tell me, ‘Be penny-wise: Always save something.’ This advice essentially means that no matter how much you earn, putting even a small amount away will help to build the habit of consistent savings, and that savings will add up over time. Once you build up the habit of saving even if you don't earn a lot, when your income increases, it's already second nature for you to save!”
Author & Founder/CEO of Clever Girl Finance
Bola Sokunbi
“Treat your financial wellness with the same attention you pay to your physical or emotional health. Set a goal for your money, create a plan to achieve it — and if you need help, ask!”
Financial Advisor, UBS Private Wealth Management
Kelly Rote
“Once, while complaining about some minor injustice (but seemed major to me as a teen), my mom looked me square in the eyes and said, ‘Sometimes, you have to ask for the order.’ Her point isn’t that accolades, opportunities, and accomplishments should simply be handed to you because you asked, but that if you want something, you need to ask. Ask both diplomatically, and politely, but ask nonetheless. There have been many moments since that I have succeeded or failed based on my ability to simply ask for what I want and advocate for myself.”
Author of Broke Millennial Workbook
Erin Lowry
“The single best piece of money advice I’ve ever received is as follows: ‘Just because you make more doesn’t mean you need to spend more.’ Many people fall victim to lifestyle inflation as they make more money and that just puts you on an endless hamster wheel. I like to keep my expenses the same while increasing my income. This allows me to not be a prisoner to a paycheck.”
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And who better to inspire us to take a deeper look than our cover star, Paulina Porizkova, the supermodel and author who has been called the ‘crying lady on Instagram’ for her no holds barred attitude about it and pretty much anything else — beauty, aging, divorce — on her mind. “I've spent 57 years of not knowing shit about finances, stuffing it into teddy bears and giving it to business managers, and I didn't suddenly wake up one day and become financially savvy. I still feel like I'm learning this in little bits,” Porizkova told SheKnows Executive Editor Erika Janes. From growing up without much money, to becoming one of the world’s highest-paid models, to being publicly disinherited in her late husband’s will, you can read about how she is finding her financial way in our cover profile.
Another inspiring journey in this issue: Our story on Patricia Turker, Mary Kay’s first Latina No. 1 National Sales Director. We’ve also got practical tips, with a story on how to start that side hustle you’ve been thinking about, a piece on negotiating your financial future with your spouse, and advice from money experts. Plus, you can watch my interview with actress, producer, and director Eva Longoria on her path to success. Whether you’re a stay-at-home or work-outside-the-home mom, there’s a stake in it for you in this issue.
oney — we all need it, but no one wants to talk about it. In fact, a 2022 poll revealed that 56% of Americans feel embarrassed talking to others about their finances. It’s considered impolite, especially for women, to talk openly and honestly about our relationship with it. But we’re here to shatter that taboo and to empower you, our readers, to own your worth with our first-ever Money Issue.
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arenting advice — whether you want it or not — is plentiful when you’re a new mom, but one piece of it has stuck with Tamron Hall since welcoming her son Moses, nearly four years ago. Enjoy him. Those two simple words were given to the Emmy award-winning talk show host during the most stressful of moments — when her days-old baby had to see a specialist to test for potential hearing loss — but they’re words she returns to, again and again, as she navigates the early years of child-rearing.
In fact, the early years — that 0–5 stage when you’re keeping tabs on every developmental milestone and then trying to contend with the mood swings and desires of a toddler and the growing curiosity and independence of a preschooler — are all about learning to roll with it.
“I underestimated the weight and responsibility of leading someone, you know?” she tells SheKnows’s Executive Editor Erika Janes in our cover profile. “All of these things that you’re able to share with them for the first time — I often remind myself, he's never seen this before. He's never seen this day before in this way.” Read the full story to see how Hall is juggling life as a work-outside-the-home mom.
If Hall’s story of welcoming her first child at age 48 isn’t inspiring enough, we’ve also got stories on proactive strategies for dealing with tantrums,
whimsical ways to connect with your kids, and parenting insight from Internet-favorite Dr. Becky. Plus, we’ve got expert advice on creating a play space that’s functional and chic, and a list of baby and toddler food delivery services, so you can spend less time meal-prepping and playing referee and more time just soaking up — and yes, enjoying — every delicious moment with your little one.
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“Treat your financial wellness with the same attention you pay to your physical or emotional health. Set a goal for your money, create a plan to achieve it — and if you need help, ask!”
Financial Advisor, UBS Private Wealth Management
Kelly Rote
“Once, while complaining about some minor injustice (but seemed major to me as a teen), my mom looked me square in the eyes and said, ‘Sometimes, you have to ask for the order.’ Her point isn’t that accolades, opportunities, and accomplishments should simply be handed to you because you asked, but that if you want something, you need to ask. Ask both diplomatically, and politely, but ask nonetheless. There have been many moments since that I have succeeded or failed based on my ability to simply ask for what I want and advocate for myself.”
Author of Broke Millennial Workbook
Erin Lowry
“One of the best pieces of money advice I ever received comes from my dad, who would tell me, ‘Be penny-wise: Always save something.’ This advice essentially means that no matter how much you earn, putting even a small amount away will help to build the habit of consistent savings, and that savings will add up over time. Once you build up the habit of saving even if you don't earn a lot, when your income increases, it's already second nature for you to save!”
Author & Founder/CEO of Clever Girl Finance
Bola Sokunbi
“The single best piece of money advice I’ve ever received is as follows: ‘Just because you make more doesn’t mean you need to spend more.’ Many people fall victim to lifestyle inflation as they make more money and that just puts you on an endless hamster wheel. I like to keep my expenses the same while increasing my income. This allows me to not be a prisoner to a paycheck.”
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