About Finance Girlies: money help for women who look after everyone else

It's payday, and by lunchtime a good chunk of it has already gone. The rent, the phone bill, a birthday present, the vet. Then there's the lunch you paid for when a friend was having a rotten week, because of course you did.

By Friday you're opening your banking app with one eye closed. Ugh, where did it all go? You earn decent money, and you've tried more than one budget. And you still feel like everyone else got a lesson on money that you somehow missed.

If that's you, pull up a chair. We've saved you a seat.

Why Finance Girlies exists: money help for every woman who wants to learn

Here at Finance Girlies, we aren't just about pretty tools that help you manage your money and make you feel like a responsible adult. It's more than that.

We see a real need for financial literacy in the world, and we see how much gatekeeping there often is around it. Some people are lucky enough to find someone who knows this stuff and can teach them. But not all of us had smart parents, or dated a finance major. So how are the rest of us supposed to learn?

We've made it our mission to make financial literacy accessible to everyone who wants to learn it. Because the world needs more good people to have money. The people who currently hold the money aren't always making the best decisions with it, and we need more people who know what to do instead.

Good people get a voice when they're properly funded.

That's what we're here to do: help good people find that funding, so they can make a difference in the lives of the people around them, and for others in the world who still don't know about money yet.

Who's behind Finance Girlies

Hi, I'm Beth. I've been a single mum for a long time, and I went back to uni as a mature-age student to study finance and financial planning.

I've been a teacher at both TAFE and university, so I like to keep things simple and easy to understand, with loads of examples so you can follow along.

Got a money question? I'd love to hear it. Email me at hello@financegirlies.com.

What you'll find at Finance Girlies

• Blog posts you can use tonight. Short reads on overspending, simple budgets, emergency funds and saving, each with one small thing to try.
• Why you spend the way you do. The 9pm scroll after a massive day, the little treat you've "earned", the voice that says you'll deal with it later. Once you can see it happening, you can change one tiny moment at a time.
• A free first step: the Overspending Recovery Kit, just below.

One payday soon, you'll open that app with both eyes open and realise your stomach didn't drop at all. I can't wait for you to feel that, my friend.

Finance Girlies shares general education only, not financial, tax or legal advice.