
Financially Lit!
The Modern Latina's Guide to Level Up Your Dinero & Become Financially Poderosa
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Jannese Torres
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Jannese Torres
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Build financial literacy, improve your money management skills, and make the dinero work for you!
In many immigrant households, money isn’t often a topic of discussion, so financial education can be minimal—especially when a family is just trying to survive the day-to-day. Despite being the largest minority group in the United States, the Latino community still faces cultural and systemic barriers that prevent them from building wealth. As a first-generation Latina, Jannese Torres, award-winning money expert, educator, and podcaster, knows these unique challenges well. She set out to pursue the traditional American Dream, becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college, climb the corporate ladder, and secure the six-figure paycheck, only to find herself miserable and unfulfilled. She soon realized that everything she’d been taught about money and success wasn’t as it seemed. After discovering the true meaning of wealth, Torres resolved to pave her own path, leaving the life she was told she should want for one of entrepreneurship, autonomy, and financial freedom.
In Financially Lit! Torres offers you culturally relevant and relatable personal finance advice that will allow you to finally feel seen, heard, and understood. Whether it’s the guilt you feel from being the first person to “make it” while members of your family are still struggling, or the way financial trauma manifests itself in negative and limiting beliefs around money, Torres is here to guide you through it all.
With the warmth and no-nonsense wisdom of someone who’s been there before, Torres will teach you how to:
- set boundaries with your dinero
- protect yourself from financial abuse
- navigate the complicated relationship between amor and money
- invest like a white dude—or better!
With Financially Lit! at your side, you’ll harness the powerful ways money can be used to create the life of your dreams, and be empowered to step into financial freedom.
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©2024 Jannese Torres (P)2024 BalanceCritic reviews
"Raw. Real. Relatable. For every Latina who has ever wanted more but was told to settle for less. In Financially Lit! Jannese takes you on a healing journey where generational poverty ends with you and a new legacy of wealthy Latinas is birthed through you!"—Rachel Luna, Best Selling Author of Permission to Offend: The Compassionate Guide for Living Unfiltered & Unafraid
“In a world where the financial landscape can be daunting, especially for women and minorities, this book stands as a beacon of hope and a practical, step-by-step guide to mastering your money. Financially Lit! is more than a guide; it's a movement. Prepare to be inspired, educated, and motivated.”—Jamila Souffrant, author of Your Journey to Financial Freedom and host of the Journey to Launch Podcast
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- Julia M.
- 03-22-25
Great Practical Advice, Easy & Engaging
I finally read Financially Lit! Via Audible Such a rewarding read with practical guidance/education, and especially appreciated the chapter on measures woman can take to protect themselves - like post nups. Great job! 👏🏼
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- Tabita Escobar
- 11-29-24
Detailed and informative with a dash of Spanglish
The author did a wonderful job breaking down complicated strategies and concepts in a culturally relevant way.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-24
The narrator
This book not only teaches finance but it also provides motivation. Love the step by step finance guidance.
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- Dora
- 04-30-24
Relatable Actionable Steps To Conquer Your Money
I love the way Jannese expresses out loud flawlessly what I’m thinking about in my head as first gen Latina. The way she puts things into perspective and gives you tools to get a handle on your dinero is the honest truth. Facing the reality that most of this information should be public knowledge but for some of us has become taboo in our culture. 👏🏽 way to go chica, paving a way for all to find a way to building wealth in society, there’s abundance for all!
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- Genesis Espinoza
- 07-03-24
Amazing!
Such a great and informative book for Latinas! I highly recommend this book. I learned so much about financial literacy.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-16-24
Inspiring - First gen Latina
Inspiring, relatable, engaging, straight to the point. Humorous. I learned so much. Time to work!
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- Carol
- 06-09-24
Fantastic for first gen
As a Latina in finance, I love that Jannese broke it down! She really is paving the way!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-25-25
Empowering!
This book sheds light on some hard truths mainly that we (Latinas) are the lowest paid on the totem pole. However, Jannese’s personal success story is changing this and paving the way for other Latinas’ financial success. Thank you Jannese for writing a very relatable and informative book that covers the essentials in financial empowerment. Cheers to more success stories like yours!
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- Price of Avocado Toast
- 05-26-24
Everything you need in a PF book!
This book is top to bottom every single thing you didn’t learn about in school but you definitely need to know regarding your money. I can’t recommend it enough.
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- MamaG LTA75
- 05-05-24
Clarity and Inspiration
Hot topic that is life changing. Its a lot of information broken down in a manner that is understandable, inspiring, and manageable. It is culturally relateable; yet there is value in it for everyone. Even my adult son asked for the book while overhearing me listen. The reader/writer makes you feel that Financially Lit was written just for you. The anecdotal stories help connect the reader to the content. Janesse knows there is space in this world of financial freedom and literacy for all of us. I'm ready to put my 16 year old daughter on to it next. I have ordered a few copies of the book to share with the young Latina women in my life: daughter of friends, friends of my daughter, and sorority sisters. Janesse, your book gives new meaning to believe in myself, educating myself, and motivating myself. I see the debt free life coming through! I won't quit!!! Thanks for the tips.
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