Money Talks – FREE online lunchtime financial wellbeing sessions for women
Financial pressures are even greater than usual for some women at the moment, with COVID-19 disproportionately impacting women in both paid work (job losses or as frontline staff) and unpaid work.
No matter where you are with your finances, financial wellbeing is an important health issue. Join us in this free virtual series on women’s financial wellbeing. Hear from expert speakers in on a range of topics and gain information that will support you to build confidence and work towards better engagement with your finances.
Topics:
12:00-1:15pm Wednesday 19th August – Your Money Mindset
12:00-1:15pm Tuesday 25th August – Young women & money
12:00-1:15pm Thursday 27th August – Financial pressures & getting help
12:00-1:15pm Tuesday 1st September – Super in retirement
12:00-1:15pm Wednesday 2nd September – Making smart investment decisions
For more information or to register: www.manninghammoneytalks.eventbrite.com.au
Further questions and accessibility requirements can be emailed to Rachel rsoh@whe.org.au
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
Natasha Janssen – Founder of Women with Cents and author of Wonder Woman’s Guide to Money, Natasha is a multi-award winning finance expert and a regular contributor in the media who is guaranteed to leave you feeling inspired, empowered and uplifted as she shares her personal story of triumph in the face of adversity and the money lessons she has learned along the way.
Sue West – With over 30 years’ experience in the Financial Services Sector, Sue West, Co-founder of Money Natters has seen it all. Sue has met women who have walked away from advice because they felt intimidated. Women who felt that people would think they were silly for asking a question to clarify a point. These people are the reason that Money Natters was born. Money Natters wants to work with women to show them that they are capable of making financial decisions when they are armed with the correct knowledge and understanding.
Paridhi Jain – Paridhi Jain is the founder of financial education company, SkilledSmart, which runs expert-led courses and events teaching people how to manage money, save more, and build wealth. Thousands of Australians have participated in the courses and events run by SkilledSmart on topics like investing, budgeting, superannuation and more.
Kylie McLoughlin – Kylie has been a Financial Counsellor since 2016, and more recently, the Family Violence Financial Counsellor at Anglicare Victoria, and loves being able to help people who find themselves struggling mentally and financially with the weight of debt management. Kylie was fortunate last year to be the recipient of the ‘Rising Star’ award in 2019 by FCVic the peak body for financial counselling in Victoria, for excellence in financial counselling service delivery.
Deborah Miller – Deborah is the Managing Lawyer Inner East and commenced with Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) in 2016. She has 18 years experience as a lawyer, and has worked in Private Practice, at Victoria Legal Aid and the Finance Sector Union. Deborah has experience in a number areas of law including: Crime, Family Violence, Employment Law, Family Law and Child Protection.
Funding
These sessions are funded by the City of Manningham. All are welcome, but if capacity is reached people who live, work or study in the City of Manningham will be prioritised.
Acknowledgements
These sessions are funded by the City of Manningham and organised by Women’s Health East, the women’s health promotion agency for the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of Melbourne. Women’s Health East would like to thank our guest speakers and partners in the EMR for promoting this event!