Sublime

Are you ready yet to help save the world? I truly believe our hope for the future lies with powerful women: women who know who they are and express that in the world, women who speak up instead of holding their tongues, women who do what they fear instead of staying where it’s safe, women who are financially responsible and economically independent

Barbara Stanny’s Overcoming Underearning Kate Northrup’s Money: A Love Story

The real revelation was how powerful each successful woman had become. Not because the money gave her power, but because, by reclaiming her power, she was able to maximize her wealth.

Take my marriage to the gambler. I had the money, but he had the power. I gave it to him by deferring all the decisions. I was too scared to speak up, take control, or even try to educate myself financially.