Episode 78: A financial wake up call, with Kimberlee Davis
Kimberlee Davis
Though the average person is not likely to hit the Powerball in their lifetime, financial health and freedom is attainable as long as you heed this wake up call and realize that financial ignorance is not bliss. In this episode, Danielle and Kristy talk with financial expert Kimberlee Davis about why you should care for your financial health with the same effort you put into your physical health, the importance of being open and transparent about money in a relationship, and how societal norms around gender roles can put women at a financial disadvantage even when they are the breadwinner in a household.
Book: The Fiscal Feminist
Notable Quotes:
“If you're gonna go to the gym, you can spend a few hours a week trying to understand your finances, because it will actually be the thing that may define how Zen calm and productive your life is and how you as a woman will live in retirement. And as women live way longer than men, this is a particularly relevant thing they need to be thinking about.
“Ignorance is not bliss.”
“47% of women associate the words: anxiety, fear, and dread with financial planning, investing, and understanding their money — that’s not a good number.”
“How I’m going to be CEO of my life.”
“How I’m going to take responsibility for this yourself — it’ll make you a happier human; and a healthier human; and a better partner in whatever partnership you want to be in.”
Kimberlee Davis Bio
Kimberlee Davis, host of The Fiscal Feminist, a podcast and platform about women and their relationship with money and finance and author of The Fiscal Feminist: a Financial Wake-up Call for Women, shares some of the obstacles and strategies she’s learned in her over 25 years of finance, legal, and corporate experience as well as through her work, with clients, as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.”
