Wallet Activism, Tanja Hester
Wallet Activism, Tanja Hester
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Wallet Activism
How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change

Author: Tanja Hester

Narrator: Tanja Hester

Unabridged: 9 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/23/2021


Synopsis

Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values.

While we call the American system a democracy, capitalism is the far more powerful force in our lives. The greatest power we have—especially when political leaders won't move quickly enough—is how we use our money: where we shop, what we buy, where we live, what institutions we entrust with our money, who we work for, and where we donate determines the trajectory of our society and our planet. While our votes and voices are essential, too, Wallet Activism helps you use your money for real impact.

It can feel overwhelming to determine "the right way" to spend: a choice that might seem beneficial to the environment may have unintended consequences that hurt people. And marketers are constantly lying to you, making it hard to know what choice is best. Wallet Activism empowers us to vote with our wallets by making sense of all the information coming at us, and teaching us to cultivate a more holistic mindset that considers the complex, interrelated ecosystems of people and the planet together, not as opposing forces.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy on February 19, 2022

I agreed with some key concepts, but I did not like the format. There was too much self-flagellating identity-politics virtue-signaling for my tastes. For example, the author complains about people who teach yoga classes without giving something to India, then an endnote reveals that she is "guilty"......more

Goodreads review by Megan on September 02, 2022

This book really challenged how I view my capacity to make the world better. It is really valuable to challenge your thinking and see how you can make better decisions in the future. It was a little overwhelming at times thinking through the impacts of the decisions we make, but 100% still recommend......more

Goodreads review by Deedi on January 06, 2022

All my reviews live at [URL not allowed] TL;DR REVIEW: Wallet Activism is a great book and I’m really glad I read it. It taught me new things, reminded me of others, and inspired me to make some changes. For you if: You want to be more intentional with the things your money does and doe......more

Goodreads review by Amethyst on March 10, 2022

"You won the coin flip and got assigned the role of rich Monopoly player in life, even if you're only rich in a global sense, and you can either get complacent and eat all the cookies, or you can fight your way out of that mental trap and use your privilege for good." Tanja Hester offers intersection......more

Goodreads review by Liss on April 12, 2022

To be honest, this was better than I was expecting. We all know that ethical consumption is an oxymoron, but we all live in a capitalist society anyway, and have to figure out ways to marry our identities as consumers (however uncomfortably we wear them) with our other identities as idealists, envir......more