Did She Say Multi-Millionaire? And Cycle Syncing?

Hi Sheconomist Insider 👋 It’s Thamina, Founder of The Sheconomist. This is your bi-weekly dose of celebrating the female economy where I help ambitious, purpose-driven women like yourself flip the script on money, career & wellbeing conventions so you can live life on your own terms.

TLDR:

• 🥚 One employee benefit you should look out for (It’s not what you think.)

• 🩸 How cycle syncing can change your life

• 🤑 Want to retire as a multi-millionaire? I got resources for you.

• 🔥 Sara Blakely announced the launch of her new brand

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🧪 Freedom Formulas

If you are a young woman working in corporate, there’s one employee benefit you should look out for.

And it’s not what you think.

Don’t get me wrong: retirement match, unlimited PTO, free food - all great. But you know what has the potential to save you even more money (and peace)?

👉 Fertility benefits.

More and more companies are offering support for elective egg freezing, embryo freezing, and IVF without you having to be diagnosed with infertility to qualify.

In 2022, 54% of the biggest US employers with 20,000 employees or more covered IVF.

And even if you’re not based in the US but are working for an American company, chances are you might have access to fertility benefits.

Infertility is on the rise. 📈

And can impact menstruators in their 20s.

I was diagnosed with premature fertility decline at age 28.

And have completed 3 rounds of egg freezing since.

(This LinkedIn post of mine on this topic went semi viral.)

Total amount charged to my insurance: Close to $100,000.

(Yes, this would be lower if you didn’t have insurance.)

My out of pocket expenses: $2,000. (+ future storage after 2 years)

I’m NOT saying every woman should have children. Your body, your life - YOUR choice.

And I’m tired of society expecting that every woman should want to be a mom.

But what I do feel very strongly about is young women advocating for themselves to maximize all their options. So that they in fact have the choice and no regrets later on.

As I tell all my mentees who join big corporations out of college: Milk the cow while you still can.

💡 If you want to learn more about this topic, I interviewed an award-winning fertility doctor on all things egg freezing. We talked about some of the most common misconceptions and what the process looks like.

❣️ Thamina’s Top Picks

🎙️ How to Biohack Your Hormones and Cycle Sync Your Life for Optimal Wellness (The Everygirl Podcast) - Tracking my cycle and aligning my life accordingly has been a game changer for me!

📅 Interested in Building a Career You Love? My friends and former co-workers Erica & Nastie, Founders of the D2 Collective, are hosting amazing in-person events for people in tech. Upcoming ones: New York, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Amsterdam, London, Berlin

🍋 This is the skin + gut supplement I’ve been using for the past 2+ months as part of my morning routine (as always, woman-founded). No more bloating but still waiting for noticeable difference in my skin. Stay tuned. It’s pricey but quite yummy.

💯 Reese Witherspoon coming in hot with the advice we all needed to hear - Shoutout to @daniellecanty for sharing this a while back.

✨ This week’s Moodboard

Post credits go to @iris serene, @t street couture, @Kelsey Abernathy, @girlsthatinvest

💸 Cooking up Wealth

I’m on track to retire as a multi-millionaire. This is possible for you too.

Here’s an 8-week money curriculum 💸 I would follow if I was a woman in my 20s or 30s who’s just starting to learn about investing & building generational wealth: