By Alexis Cheney – @akcheney
Two weeks ago, just the word “investing” caused me anxiety. Although friends and family told me time and again that placing my paychecks in a savings account barely surmounts shoving it under my mattress, the thought of investing my savings overwhelmed me. How – exactly – do I invest? What – exactly – should I invest in? How much of my savings should I invest?
Continue reading “#FinanciallyFit: Investing in Mutual Funds”
Mandy Dean – Washington, D.C.
June isn’t just for poolside BBQs, extravagant summer travel and sangrias in the sand. June also marks the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement here in the United States.
“Gay Pride Day,” originally a single celebration observed the last Sunday of June, has sparked an expansion of the holiday itself— and we now have series of events celebrating the LGBTQ community.
Continue reading “Dress to Impress: Taking Pride In Queer Fashion”
Becka Wall | @beckawall
Society has made great strides in treating those in the LGBTQ community with dignity and respect – in 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in the united states, proclaiming that “love is love.”
It was a beautiful moment in U.S. politics – with couples crying, rushing to wed, and celebrating outside the Supreme Court.
But the fight for equality isn’t over.
Becka Wall – @beckawall
It’s Friday at 5 PM. You’re wiped from battling the patriarchy all week and cancelled all your plans for the evening. Your Thai food order is placed and your glass of wine is poured. Now the questions that plagues us all: what should I watch?
If you’re ready for something to empower you to keep resisting, fear not. We’ve got you covered.
Continue reading “Feminist movies for your next Netflix marathon”
By Mandy Dean — Washington, D.C.
When it comes to investing money and setting financial goals, millennials are behind. But most alarming is the difference in which young men and women approach their own financial planning. Though equally educated, women are often met with different workplace realities than men – fewer opportunities for promotion or advancement and, of course, that pesky phenomenon known as the “gender pay gap” – thus they find investing earnings using the same strategies as men can be less than beneficial.
Continue reading “Ellevest Empowers Financial Investing for Women”
Becka Wall – @beckawall
President Trump recently signed a bill allowing states to withhold Title X funding, which goes toward family planning clinics, from any clinic that provides abortion – particularly Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest reproductive health care provider. Four million people depend on Title X clinics, and 1.5 million of those depend directly on Planned Parenthood for everything from STI testing, pap smears, affordable birth control, cancer screenings and yes – abortion.
Continue reading “#WorthIt: Get Cool Stuff and Give to Planned Parenthood”
Becka Wall – @beckawall
Commuting to work is easily the most annoying part of anyone’s day. You have to wake up an hour early, schlep through traffic or public transport to get to a place you have to work all day. Booo. But what if you had a few things to make your commute something to look forward to?
Becka Wall – @beckawall
I LOVE to eat and I love to cook. Don’t you love when your hobbies go hand-in-hand like that? Not to brag, but I have a fairly impressive collection of cookbooks – and the ones below have become my go-to for recipes perfect for every occasion., They encouraged me to cook more and eat healthier – or at the very least, add whole wheat flour to my brownies. 😉
Continue reading “#WorthIt: Cookbooks that will make you want to cook more”
Becka Wall – @beckawall
You’ve unceremoniously kicked 2016 to the curb and are ready to take on 2017. Now it’s time to get organized and make the most of it! Here are a few items to add to your post-holiday sale shopping list to make every day #worthit. Continue reading “#WorthIt: Get Organized in the New Year”
