242: How To Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn And Save As A Force For Change With Tanja Hester

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tanja Hester, author of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinching Way,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">joins the podcast to talk about her upcoming book and how you can use the power of your money for change.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tanja is a former political consultant and journalist turned activist and early retiree, retiring at the age of 38. Tanja also blogs over at OurNextLife.com</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are interested in learning how you can make an impactful difference with your money right now, this episode is for you.</span></p> <p><strong><em>In this episode we discuss:</em></strong></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Building financial power to live our value and change the world</span></li> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “unsexy” story of how Tanja retired at age 38</span></li> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to spend your money in a way that  reflects your values</span></li> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How health insurance was the best investment Tanja ever made</span></li> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Navigating and personally combating capitalism + more</span></li> </ul> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class= "c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class= "p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"> <p><strong style= "font-size: inherit; ba