The Fiscal Femme

10/14/2026

Two engineering degrees from MIT. A table that literally levitates. An Emmy-winning show on Netflix. So how does ’s Jess afford it all? It starts with living minimally and putting her money into the tools she makes things with.

Our new episode of How Do You Afford This? is out now, and we get into ALL of it:
💰 What hosting an Emmy-winning Netflix show actually paid, and what she covered herself
💰 Why a levitating table costs up to $60K, and where the money goes
💰 The licensing deal that pays her up to 17%, and the clause it was missing
💰 What she charges as an inventor-for-hire, and why she won’t work for equity alone
💰 The menopause costs she’s paying for right now, from HRT to a one-eyebrow experiment

Comment JESS and I’ll send you the link 🎙️

10/13/2026

Pretty sure this would heal me 👀😂 Raise your hand if you agree 🙋🏻‍♀️⁠

Follow for money tips that can help fund the picturesque
coastal summer 😂

🐦: via Twitter

10/12/2026

I get so many questions about which accounts to find first. So today I’m giving you the step by step system ⬇️

Free Investing Guide for Beginners: https://www.thefiscalfemme.com/...

10/12/2026

A no-spend weekend is a lot easier when it’s not just “stay home and try not to buy anything. 👇

The trick is to decide what you’re doing instead.

Make a loose plan, use what you already have, check for free things nearby, and give yourself something to look forward to that doesn’t involve spending money out of boredom.

Not every weekend has to be expensive to be enjoyable 👏

Follow for more personal finance tips 💸

10/11/2026

Twelve books, a TV show, a Tony-nominated revival and a movie, and she'll still tell you exactly which parts of her life her own income covered and which parts it didn't. Too many of us don't say this part out loud. ⁠
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In my convo with Jill Kargman on How Do You Afford This?, we get into ALL of it:⁠
💰 What it actually cost to make her movie, and the part she paid for herself⁠
💰 How much her lead character would need to earn to afford the lifestyle ⁠
💰 The $800 day rate that got her three famous cameos⁠
💰 The $100K ballroom she got for $12K, and the favor she hated asking for⁠
💰 The money rule she's still teaching her kids⁠
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Comment JILL and I'll send you the episode 🎬

10/11/2026

What would you add to this list? 🍂 ⁠
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Though after what I spent at the pumpkin patch last weekend, I might need to remove that one from the “affordable” category 😆

10/10/2026

Fall doesn’t have to be expensive to be magical ✨ ⁠
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Some of my favorite things about this season cost almost nothing: a walk when it’s finally sweatshirt weather, soup with friends, a library book, baking something at home, wandering around the farmers market. ⁠
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And this is something we talk about a lot inside Money Club: spending less doesn’t have to mean enjoying your life less. ⁠
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Sometimes it even means spending MORE on the things you really value because you’re spending less on the things you don’t. ⁠
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The goal is to spend intentionally on what truly matters. ⁠
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What would you add to the frugal fall list? 👇 ⁠
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P.S. If you’ve been thinking about joining The Money Club, when you join before Oct 15th for the year you also get a free 1:1 session with me. ⁠
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Comment CLUB and I’ll send you the details.

10/09/2026

Saying yes once doesn’t mean you have to keep saying it. ⬇️⁠
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A job. A business. A relationship. A financial goal. A version of your life you thought you wanted.⁠
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Sometimes the hardest part of changing direction isn’t figuring out what you want next. It’s giving yourself permission to let go of what you wanted before.⁠
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Changing your mind doesn’t mean the original decision was wrong. You made the best decision you could with the information you had at the time or the one that fit at that time.⁠
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And now? You get to make a new one. ❤️⁠
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What’s something you’ve changed your mind about lately?⁠
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Save this for when you need the reminder 🌱

10/08/2026

Kids pick up on EVERYTHING ✨including✨ your money habits. ⁠
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Even if you never intentionally talk to them about money, they’re learning how it works, what it means, and how much space it takes up in your life. ⁠
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That’s why it’s so important to be conscious of how we model money, especially when we’re trying to raise kids who are confident, thoughtful, and financially secure. ⁠
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No, this doesn't mean you have to be perfect! But when we’re more aware of what our kids absorb, we can be more intentional about the messages we’re sending them. 🙌⁠
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Raising money-savvy kids is something we talk about all the time inside The Money Club, because it starts with us. ⁠
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What’s a money lesson from your childhood that has stuck with you? ❤️💬⬇️⁠
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P.S. If you want to feel more confident with your own money AND model that confidence for your kids, come join us in The Money Club. Comment CLUB and I’ll send you the details.