Think Like a Breadwinner: A Wealth-Building Manifesto for Women Who Want to Earn More (and Worry Less)

A new kind of manifesto for the working woman, with tips on building wealth and finding balance, as well as inspiration for harnessing the freedom and power that comes from a breadwinning mindset.

Nearly half of working women in the United States are now their household's main breadwinner. And yet, the majority of women still aren't being brought up to think like breadwinners. In fact, they're actually discouraged--by institutional bias and subconscious beliefs--from building their own wealth, pursuing their full earning potential, and providing for themselves and others financially. The result is that women earn less, owe more, and have significantly less money saved and invested for the future than men do. And if women do end up the main breadwinners, they've been conditioned to feel reluctant and unprepared to manage the role.

In Think Like a Breadwinner, financial expert Jennifer Barrett reframes what it really means to be a breadwinner. By dismantling the narrative that women don't--and shouldn't--take full financial responsibility to create the lives they want, she reveals not only the importance of women building their own wealth, but also the freedom and power that comes with it. With concrete practical tools, as well as examples from her own journey, Barrett encourages women to reclaim, rejoice in, and aspire to the role of breadwinner like never before.

Author: Jennifer Barrett
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 04/06/2021
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780593327890


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/22/2021

About the Author
Jennifer Barrett is the Chief Education Officer at Acorns, a fast-growing financial wellness app, and founding editor of the popular money site Grow. Previously, she held several editorial roles, including Personal Finance Editor at CNBC Digital, General Manager at Hearst Digital, and Editor in Chief at DailyWorth. A contributor to Forbes, she's written about money for several publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Newsweek, where she was a staff writer and editor. A proud breadwinner herself, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.