“I’d love for Cup of Jo to talk about financial literacy, alongside makeup recs,” commented a reader named Sarah. “The choices we make to maintain society’s beauty standards are keeping us distracted from our long-term financial well-being. Hot Girl Hamster Wheel, anyone?”
A bunch of other readers agreed, including another Sarah: “Preach! Money has historically been an emotional trigger for me, and my defense mechanism is to completely ignore it. Not great!”
So, as we kick off a new finance column — with the goal of feeling empowered and excited, not stressed or shamed — I’d love to know: What money-related questions do you have? For example: What common money mistakes do people make? Where are people putting their savings? What credit cards are good (or bad)? What are five things we should all be doing? How do we handle money when it comes to our parents, kids, friends, and partners? We’re excited to tackle any and all questions with trusted experts and share our financial hopes and dreams with each other. Please tell us what you’d like to discuss! xoxo
P.S. Class anxiety: when you live a different life from your parents, the #1 thing I did for my finances, and do you pay for your parents?
