Financial wellbeing for women | It Starts With Action

Many of us would rather bare our bodies than our finances. Read that again: money inspires more fear, guilt and shame than literally walking into a room naked.

That’s messed up.

The impact of our attitudes to money can be felt in everything from mental health stats to divorce rates - money is ruling our lives rather than being a tool to help us live the lives we want.

Just like mental health, financial wellness is a long term project but there is one easy action you can take today. And that’s to have one conversation about it.

Let’s call it a 'money date'. We’ve all been on enough first dates to know a little chaperoning doesn’t always go astray so consider us your wing women. We’ll provide the conversation starters, you just need to grab a friend or five, pour a glass, order some starters and crack into it.

Don't worry, it's not a test - the questions on these cards are all about how you think and feel about money, and there are NO wrong answers.

Record your conversation and share on social media using #LetsTalkAboutMoney and #ItStartsWithAction and challenge 3 others to continue the kōrero.

2 May - 29 July 2022

Money Talks: Social Media Challenge

Grab a friend or five, pour a glass of wine and talk - sharing your stories, supporting and learning from each other along the way, using our handy conversation cards! Don't worry, it's not a test - the questions on these cards are all about how you think and feel about money, and there are NO wrong answers.

Record your conversation and share on social media using #LetsTalkAboutMoney and #ItStartsWithAction and challenge 3 others to continue the kōrero.

Download a PDF version of the cards.

Order printed cards (coming soon).

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2 May - 29 July 2022

Sorted

Now we're talking

Conversations about money can be difficult. We don’t like talking about it. Close to half of us would rather talk about sex, drugs or politics than the dreaded M word.

Yet these conversations are some of the most important ones to have. The more you open up and talk about money – even the really difficult conversations – the better your life and relationships will be.

Sorted

Sorted at Work programme

Sorted has developed facilitated financial capability sessions specifically tailored to women in the workplace. These facilitated sessions can be bite size – 1 hour, or up to 2 days which includes discussing unique situations women face (designed and delivered by women for women). Workplaces that are interested in providing this to employees get a ‘pulse check’ survey with a few questions for staff to answer which helps the facilitator tailor the sessions to their needs.

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It's No Secret

It's No Secret podcast

Us Kiwis aren't as humble as we might think. We're ambitious and we want financial freedom; the bach at the beach and the Audi to match.

But thanks to a dash of tall poppy syndrome and lack of financial education at a young age, we don't want to talk about how to get it.

We stick to what we know – property and saving for savings sake – and forget about the rest.

We're here to get the conversation started. Because the truth is, there is no secret to achieving financial freedom.

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