Money Talks with Wendy Turk

09/09/2022

Today is Day–the point in 2022 when the average working mother's pay matches what the average dad earned in 2021. Yes, it takes moms an extra 9 months to earn the same as dads! It's the "motherhood penalty," a phenomenon where moms earn lower lifetime earnings/opportunities due to sexist attitudes and assumptions about their capabilities as working mothers. is crucial to addressing this penalty.

09/08/2022

Tell me about your woman+money issues!

Student debt relief is a feminist issue! Women are uniquely impacted by student debt compared to their men counterparts. On average, women have more student loan debt than men and take longer to pay it off. Why? Gender inequality, such as the wage gap!

Learn more: https://educationdata.org/student-loan-debt-by-gender

10/28/2021

Watch some of our top advisors at Ge**er Kawasaki discuss the recent earnings of our favorite companies. Happening tomorrow, October 28th, at 1 PM PDT, they'll break down the highlights from Tesla, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more! If you're an investor in tech and innovation, this is a must-watch.

07/17/2021

Have you listened to the newest episode--Raven speaks? Or maybe you have a few to catch up on this weekend.
https://open.spotify.com/show/1taP2qk2fkedCKb7uRQ7h9?si=gfG-XA5cR-mM_TxSpQ9NNg&dl_branch=1

Listen to Money Talks on Spotify. Financial advisor Wendy Turk discusses finance....a women only podcast. Conversations and stories with real women about their relationships with money. Listen, engage, and commiserate together through the world of finances.

07/15/2021

Whatever your views on money, past or present, it will always play a factor in how you live your life.

Here's a snippet, but the whole article is a great read:

"In his research, Klontz has identified maladaptive habits that hurt our financial well-being. The one that applies to me and my friends? Money avoidance. People with this trait think money is “dirty, unenlightened, unspiritual,” according to a 2012 study by Klontz and other researchers at Kansas State University. Such people believe that there’s virtue in living without money, that the rich are greedy and wealth corrupts. Think about the outdoors community’s idealization of the dirtbag lifestyle. While most of us aren’t Alexander Supertramp from Into the Wild, burning our savings before heading for the Alaskan bush, we tend to choose experiences over things, enjoy the challenges of minimalism and being surrounded by nature, and reject the idea that money can buy happiness.

It's not just the gear purchases—it's how we think about the future. Here’s the Outside guide to getting your financial $hit together, no selling out required.

07/07/2021

Are women underpaid? Or is it because we're underrepresented? Or both?

The Biden White House has the narrowest wage gap since the country started tracking it in 1995, according to salary data released Thursday.

06/14/2021

06/11/2021

We're talking FOMO this week:

With everything opening up again, what are you afraid of missing out on?
Are you spending more than you normally would so you don't miss out?