Jennifer Barrett is currently the head of content at Fidelity Investments. Until 2021, she was the chief education officer at Acorns, a fast-growing financial wellness app with more than 10 million users. An award-winning financial journalist, Jenn is the founding editor of Grow, a popular money site aimed at millennials and Gen X. She is a contributor for Forbes and LinkedIn, and has written about money for publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Worth, Money, and Newsweek, where she was a staff writer and editor for seven years. Think Like a Breadwinner is her first book.
Think Like a Breadwinner is the roadmap women need to take charge of their financial futures. Jennifer Barrett empowers readers to be unabashedly confident while getting smart about their money behaviors, ultimately unlocking their fullest potentials and wildest dreams. -- Reshma Saujani, CEO and author of 'Girls Who Code' and author of 'Brave, Not Perfect' Think Like a Breadwinner is the guide every woman needs to read in order to reframe her relationship with what it means to be a breadwinner. No matter your relationship status, Barrett encourages every woman to focus on being the breadwinner of her own life and in charge of her own financial future. -- Erin Lowry, author of
Broke Millennial Talks Money Barrett's manifesto is a must read for any woman at any stage of her career. This book is about so much more than the power of money - it is about empowering yourself for a lifetime of success in all domains. -- Eve Rodsky,
New York Times bestselling author of
Fair Play Ladies: It is time to retrain our brains. Jennifer Barrett has the stats and the solutions to get us all thinking like breadwinners. This book will teach you to see the joy in money, rather than the stress. It will crystalize why we need to build up our wealth, not build up our hopes for someone else to take care of us. This well-researched and compelling book could not come at a better time. -- Bobbi Rebell, author of
How to be a Financial Grownup Think Like a Breadwinner is a vital book for our age. As the wealth gap continues to remove power and equity from women, Jennifer Barrett's brilliant book, offers a practical guide to taking matters in readers' own hands, and learning the tools to develop a mindset that changes this outdated status quo. The sharing of Barrett's personal story adds real warmth and relatability, which takes it from manual to long-term guide. A must read for all women. -- Alice Olins, coach, entrepreneur and founder of the Step Up Club This is a book for anyone-single or partnered, at any stage of their career - who understands that a positive money mindset isn't only about cash in the bank. It's about leveraging what you've got to get you where you want to go. -- Farnoosh Torabi, author of
When She Makes More and host of the
So Money podcast Think Like a Breadwinner shows women how to overcome the beliefs and barriers that hold us back financially. If you need to make life-changing money choices, start with this book. --
Octavia Goredema author of Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women
Jennifer Barrett's Think Like a Breadwinner is an eye-opening and engaging read for any women beginning, progressing or reflecting on their career. This sharp and stylish read is a powerful narrative that you will want to share with any female in your life. -- Maya Prentis, Founder of Fempire Finance Think Like A Breadwinner champions women and provides an insightful read for not just those female breadwinners but their male counterparts as well . . . The book is full of wisdom while not being too bogged down in the details. --
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