Anne Lester

This holiday season, I'm gifting my own book first 📚 (Author privilege!) "Your Best Financial Life" is everything I wish someone had told me about money years ago. It's practical, honest, and designed to actually help, not just sit on a shelf.

Tap to shop + see what else made my must-give list this year! 🎁 Hint: it includes brilliant authors, like and .

What are you reading this season?

Every year on my birthday, I remember to check my net worth and not my wrinkles.😅

Yes, I have one ritual that never changes: I check my retirement balance.

Not because I’m obsessed with money but because I am obsessed with peace of mind. There's a difference.

Here’s why:

Your checking account is quietly shrinking every day thanks to inflation. That’s why I tell my fellow Survivors, keep just one month’s expenses there. Park your emergency fund in a high-yield savings or money market account where it can actually grow (and still be there in a pinch).

And when it comes to long-term savings? Step away from the refresh button. Compulsively checking your 401(k) is like watching bread rise...👀nothing good happens faster because you’re staring at it.

Remember: a properly balanced portfolio earning about 7% a year doubles roughly every decade, even with the down years. That’s the magic of time and compounding doing their thing.

Take a moment to celebrate the gift you have given your future self by saving and investing for them!

Easy peasy.

✅ Check your long-term plan once
✅ Make one small improvement
✅ Then go celebrate your future self

Because your money — like you — deserves to get better with age. 😉

P. S. Take the money type quiz on my website to explore where you currently land. Link in bio.

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✋ Hi, I'm Anne, your Money Mentor. Millennials & Gen Z, turn your money shame to money power with my book Your Best Financial Life: Save Smart Now for the Future You Want: https://amzn.to/4aSTyUw

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Seeing your reviews come through never gets old! This is my latest from . Thanks for reading, Erin!



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✋ Hi, I'm Anne, your Money Mentor. Millennials & Gen Z, turn your money shame to money power with my book Your Best Financial Life: Save Smart Now for the Future You Want: https://amzn.to/4aSTyUw

I am thrilled to support Diane Harris on such a timely piece. Millennials & Gen Z, if the market volatility is adding to your money stress, keep calm and read this one👉https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/business/money-anxiety-stock-market.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E4.N9zQ.AWlmss56wl0e&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Millennials & Gen Z: My research shows only 17.4% of you feel like you are on track to retire.

I see you and believe me - I get it. I felt that way during much of my young adult life.

I took the most popular section of my book "Your Best Finacial Life" and created my Hacks to Overcome Your Money Type for Millennials & Gen Z.

From Over-Subscriber to Accidental Spender, I see you! And I hope you enjoy having some tools to help you turn your money shame to money power.



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✋ Hi, I'm Anne, your Money Mentor. Millennials & Gen Z, turn your money shame to money power with my book Your Best Financial Life: Save Smart Now for the Future You Want: https://amzn.to/4aSTyUw