Wallet Activism by Tanja Hester

Wallet Activism by Tanja Hester

Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medalist - Philanthropy / Nonprofit / Sustainability

How do we vote with our dollars, not just to make ourselves feel good, but to make a real difference?

Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values.

While we call the American system a democracy, capitalism is the far more powerful force in our lives. The greatest power we have--especially when political leaders won't move quickly enough--is how we use our money: where we shop, what we buy, where we live, what institutions we entrust with our money, who we work for, and where we donate determines the trajectory of our society and our planet. While our votes and voices are essential, too, Wallet Activism helps you use your money for real impact.

It can feel overwhelming to determine the right way to spend: a choice that might seem beneficial to the environment may have unintended consequences that hurt people. And marketers are constantly lying to you, making it hard to know what choice is best. Wallet Activism empowers us to vote with our wallets by making sense of all the information coming at us, and teaching us to cultivate a more holistic mindset that considers the complex, interrelated ecosystems of people and the planet together, not as opposing forces.

From Tanja Hester, Our Next Life blogger and author of Work Optional, comes the mindset-shifting guide to help you put your money where your values are. Wallet Activism is not a list of dos and don'ts that will soon become outdated, nor does it call for anti-consumerist perfection.

Instead, it goes beyond simple purchasing decisions to explore:
- The impacts a financial decision can have across society and the environment
- How to create a personal spending philosophy based on your values
- Practical questions to quickly assess the goodness of a product or an entity you may buy from
- The ethics of earning money, choosing what foods to eat, employing others, investing responsibly, choosing where to live, and giving money away

For anyone interested in leaving the world better than you found it, Wallet Activism helps you build habits that will make your money matter.

Tanja Hester worked as a consultant before retiring at the age of 38 with her husband, Mark Bunge, to pursue a life of adventure and creativity. She is the author of the award-winning blog Our Next Life, a leader in the FIRE (financial independence/early retirement) movement, a MarketWatch columnist, and co-host of the podcast The Fairer Cents about women and money. She spent the majority of her professional life in Washington, D.C. She now lives in Lake Tahoe with her husband, Mark, and two dogs.

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ISBN 13	9781953295590
ISBN 10	1953295592
Title	Wallet Activism
Author	Tanja Hester
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	BenBella Books
Year published	2021-11-16
Number of pages	368
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