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Quiz: What's Your Next Money Move?

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From the pink tax (the extra money women pay for products marketed to them) to invisible labor (cooking, cleaning and child-rearing that often go unrecognized and unpaid) to lifelong caregiving, it's a fact: Women have different challenges to navigate when it comes to their financials. But that doesn't mean we can't all take steps to prepare—and strengthen our self-reliance in the process.

Here, six questions to determine your money mindset so you can defeat financial challenges that have an outsized affect on women. Plus, why Fidelity’s Women Talk Money community is one of the best resources to help you with every step of the way.

1.

Be honest: What’s your biggest money goal?

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Buy a home

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Travel more

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Build up savings

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Pay off debt

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Carve out money to invest

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Save for early retirement

2.

Do you have student debt?

Yes, but paying it off

Thankfully, no

3.

If you have debt…how does it make you feel?

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Overwhelmed...I could use a better game plan for it

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Managing to keep up

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Feeling good—debt free right now!

4.

Uh oh, you have an unexpected expense. You:

Pull from my savings and/or emergency fund...that's what it's for

Add it to the pile of bills

I may need to use credit

Is “phone a friend” an option here?

5.

Congrats! A big raise from work! You immediately:

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Plan a trip

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Pay down my debt

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Sock it away in savings

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Invest it

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Splurge on something for myself

There are no raises in my field

6.

What’s your proudest money moment?

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When I negotiated a career move that improved my quality of life

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When I finally paid off my debt

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When I bought my first home

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When I paid for college

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When I helped a family member

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When I started investing


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Director, Branded Content + Cohost, Royally Obsessed Podcast

As Director of Branded Content at Gallery Media Group, Roberta helps oversee the ideation and execution of sponsored content and experiential campaigns across PureWow and ONE37pm, including PureWow’s 24 in ’24. She began her career in editorial nine years ago, and has written and edited countless articles on news, trends, fashion, beauty and the royal family. She’s also cohost of the Royally Obsessed podcast, named one of the best royals podcasts by The New York Times and Town & Country. She cowrote the book Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family.