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Chelsea Fagan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
218 total appearances

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

That's where we want to see women succeed, quote unquote, or at least where we want to see them apply themselves.

It's Been a Minute
"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

And so I think that a lot of the anxiety

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

Because I mean, think about the number of women who are incredibly successful financially in terms of their professional and personal lives on every level in a way that their mother's generation or their grandmother's generation could have never dreamed of.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

They own their own property.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

They have an incredible education, a great career.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

They love great friendships.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

They travel.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

They have hobbies, all of this.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

And yet they are faced with this narrative that it is not only not enough because they don't have the romantic and familial aspect, but also that in fact, them being so successful independently has probably come at the cost of them finding a partner because as we all know, that woman being more vulnerable and more dependent on the man is part of her appeal.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

Ultimately, I think we teach women that,

It's Been a Minute
"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

that yes, a lot of the anxiety is financial, but there is a certain vulnerability.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

I think that women face when they have quote unquote everything, but they don't have the romantic aspect of it.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

And that is to me anyway, the number one thing that needs to be questioned.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

Uh, no, because a, I have my own money.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

So if I wanted to leave tomorrow, I could, and maybe I will keep them on his toes.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

Uh, we've been together for 15 years, but another 15 is not guaranteed baby.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

Um, but so I ha I can always leave whenever I want.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

We made the decision to not have children because neither of us wants to be a primary parent.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

I know I have said this a million times.

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"Girl Math" does not add up to financial freedom

If I had children, I would be divorced because I would be so full of resentment for my husband because I don't want to be a primary parent.