Welcome to the Tuesday Tapestry, WPF's Weekly Newsletter

Your Weekly Tuesday Tapestry

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Tuesday Tapestry is our brand new weekly newsletter for Women's Personal Finance. It will come out most weeks, but not all - we deserve rest sometimes too. It's your weekly weave of all things life and money from us here at WPF.

Whether you're new to our community or have been with us on this journey, we're excited to share what we have going on, as well as other content we're watching and reading.

In our newsletter you'll catch threads of what we're thinking, what we're learning and what we're doing - we're grateful to have you contributing to this tapestry and following along. If you'd like to dive deeper into WPF, you can explore our content on our website and by connecting through our social platforms here:

Featured Fibers: This Week's Discussion

First, a quick note: watch your email tomorrow for a special giveaway for Angela's birthday!

This week, we want to share a very special story about the magic of Women's Personal Finance. We may be a money community first, but because we are loudly a welcome place for the nonbinary and trans community, WPF is also the place to celebrate their lives and their stories. This is one of those stories, and a story that wouldn't have happened without the WPF community. We are so grateful to everyone who supported this effort and those who make it clear that WPF is a place for all women and nonbinary folks.

Note from Amy, WPF community member, about the magic of the WPF Facebook community:

"I want to thank so many of you who sent me gently used formal wear when I posted asking for places to buy it cheaply so I could give it away at trans prom. Unfortunately, trans prom did not happen this year, so I made my own trans homecoming event and held it this past weekend.

Friends, because of you, we had ALL of these outfits available - over 150 total (I know because a few friends and I steamed them all, haha!). I raised money for the venue and fake flowers for corsages, put out an Amazon wishlist for gender-affirming undergarments to give away during it, had people volunteer to do hair and makeup, photography, and food, (the leftover amount of cash is going towards microgrants I'm creating for trans people in my community) and it was amazing.

This could not have happened without YOUR generosity! Thank you so much to everyone who sent me outfits (and some of you even wrote notes to the recipients, which I pinned onto the clothing so the new owner read it) and even if you didn't send anything, for sharing with your local community pages/buy nothing groups and just encouragement in general.

People were crying when they tried on clothing that affirmed their gender, got their makeup done and saw that their outside reflected how they felt inside. And it's because of YOU. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I have clothes left over, so I'm rolling them over to next year's homecoming (because there will definitely be a next year for this event!)."

All photos shared with permission.

What we're reading and watching around the web

We're all about pretty much everything that Kara Perez shares on Bravely Go, and last week's Financial Lies That Keep You In Debt is a great one. Number one especially - talking about FICO scores - because that misunderstanding of how credit scores work is so imbedded in society. (PS. We just went over FICO scores in one of last week's PFAD (Personal Finance Acronym Daily) - check it out on Instagram or Facebook.

What Regina's Listening To

Last week I shared an oddball in the musical museum. This week, it's all about classics. I listened to Paranoid from Black Sabbath on repeat for a good 4 hours while I got a bunch of work done around the house and in my office. A favorite off this album solidly remains “Hand of Doom.” One thing that seems to be missing in a lot of new music is the whole album concept (not that I can really say this with any authority because I don't listen to much new music). I really love how the tracks flow into one another. On a funny note, my husband thought I was listening to the same song over and over as he came in 4 times while planet caravan was on.

What Angela's Reading

My current nonfiction read is (finally) The 1619 Project. This one has been on my holds list for a loooong time, and it was worth the wait. As a history nerd (one of my minors in college was Latin American history), this book should without question be required reading during high school.

Note: this is a library book, which is part of what took me so long to finally get to read it (it had a veryyyyy long holds list). To combat the library holds conundrum, I regularly have 20-25 books on hold at one time so I always have something interesting ready to read.

Libby also allows you to “skip” yourself when a book comes up on hold and you aren't ready for it without landing yourself at the very back of the line. A very useful option for someone who always has a minimum of two to three books being read at one time.

Major Events Update

This event is coming up NEXT WEEKEND! We also decided to share the printable worksheets for this event early, so for those of you in Woven, head on over to the Resources section on Woven and download them ahead of time! (Spend Tracker, The Basic Budget, 30 Day Challenge Habit Tracker all available for free on Woven!)

Recap of what the event is all about if you missed hearing about it before now:

We're pretty excited about the New Year Kickstart we're doing over on Woven. This event is for you if you're looking for some guidance and accountability for setting goals heading into the new year. We'll be talking money, mindset, and setting yourself up to be accountable and successful with attainable goals. For those signed up, you'll get a recording of the event and some great printable resources to encourage you to hit those goals.

Ongoing Community Events

For Woven & WPF Insiders

Tuesday, December 19th @ 5pm PT: New Year Kickstart with Angela and Regina
Friday, January 12th @ 12pm PT: Disability/Canadian Finance with Alex Brooks
February, TBD: Early Retirement with Kristen of Rich Frugal Life

Want to attend? You'll need to be part of the Woven community!

For WPF Insiders

Tuesday, December 12th @ 4pm PT: Investing Club
Saturday, December 16th @ 3pm PT: WPF Insiders December Zoom session: Annual Holiday Party edition!
Monday, December 18th @ 5:30pm PT: Your Money or Your Life - Part 3
Tuesday, December 26th @ 4pm PT: Investing Club
Saturday, January 27th @ 9am PT: Trusts and Wills with Jodi
Monday, February 19th @ 5pm PT: Tax Planning with CPA Peggy

Want to attend? Look out for next time we open to new WPF Insiders! (We open to new cohorts just a few times a year, but you can get on the wait list here)

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