What can women do to build wealth and claim financial power in a system that wasn’t designed for them? Money with Katie’s Rich Girl Nation is more than a personal finance book for women—it’s a bold guide to break free from outdated systems and claim their financial independence.
A sharp blend of cultural critique, practical strategies, and humor, Rich Girl Nation will teach you how to build wealth, demand change, and rewrite the rules of money—for yourself and the women who come after us.
After my financial awakening, I immediately transitioned my personal blog—formerly featuring reflections on life, dating, and travel for all 16 of its readers—into an overzealous personal finance site, where I’d wax poetic about the power of an HSA fund or why I was excited to cut back my spending.
This caught the attention of someone posting anonymously from my hometown (I tracked his IP address, as one does) who’d comment relentlessly after the switch, touting his financial certifications and urging me to quit writing about money. I’m pretty sure only one of us ending up writing a book.
“Rich Girl Nation is a truly original and necessary asset for every woman on their journey to financial freedom.”
“Historically eye-opening and fiscally insightful. A book I want my daughter to read.”
"With Rich Girl Nation, Katie Gatti Tassin gives us optimism and reality, a feminist manifesto and a withering critique of the culture that made such feminism necessary. As always, she makes money into a living, breathing thing, informing and empowering us in equal measure. She is one of the greats."
“Katie Gatti Tassin has elevated the discourse on personal finance. Rich Girl Nation goes beyond your average finance 101 book, both adding context to the financial landscape women face today, and exploring why understanding this context is crucial to making real progress."
“Tassin offers her readers warmth and compassion combined with the necessary directness to push even the most reluctant person toward bettering their financial life.”
"Katie Gatti Tassin is one of the freshest voices in personal finance, and Rich Girl Nation brilliantly applies humor, cultural critique, and realism to a conventionally narrow (and stale) topic. I’m a big fan!"
“Rich Girl Nation is a truly original and necessary asset for every woman on their journey to financial freedom.”
“Historically eye-opening and fiscally insightful. A book I want my daughter to read.”
"With Rich Girl Nation, Katie Gatti Tassin gives us optimism and reality, a feminist manifesto and a withering critique of the culture that made such feminism necessary. As always, she makes money into a living, breathing thing, informing and empowering us in equal measure. She is one of the greats."
“Tassin offers her readers warmth and compassion combined with the necessary directness to push even the most reluctant person toward bettering their financial life.”
"Katie Gatti Tassin is one of the freshest voices in personal finance, and Rich Girl Nation brilliantly applies humor, cultural critique, and realism to a conventionally narrow (and stale) topic. I’m a big fan!"
“Katie Gatti Tassin has elevated the discourse on personal finance. Rich Girl Nation goes beyond your average finance 101 book, both adding context to the financial landscape women face today, and exploring why understanding this context is crucial to making real progress."
For those ready to fully deconstruct everything they’ve formerly taken for granted about how the world works.
I’ve read this book of essays three times. I even bought the audiobook—because listening to Tolentino’s raspy, cool-girl voice narrate her most impressive turns of phrase puts my subconscious at ease.
Our current iteration of feminism often focuses on professional women seeking work-life balance and career equality—goals that have been the male default for centuries. Meanwhile, it largely overlooks the reality of 28+ million women in low-wage jobs who aren't pursuing work-life balance but simply struggling to survive.
Another deeply reported nonfiction book that reads like a novel you can't put down. Desmond is one of the most important writers alive today.
Nonfiction books that read like novels will always have a soft spot in my heart, and Land’s first book is one of my favorite insights into what it’s like to be poor in the United States.
This book blew my mind—if you’ve ever wondered when (and how) the US transformed into the hyper-individualistic, consumer-centric country it is today, this one’s for you. (Or, you can listen to my interview with Donald Cohen on the show!)
While you won’t learn anything about index funds or save rates in this book, it just might change your entire perspective on the US’s individualist approach to life, as well as what “freedom” really means. 12/10. Dragged my husband to a honeymoon in Scandinavia after reading this.
This is one of the most thorough breakdowns of how to do something that sounds scammy at first glance: Become a millionaire. From the tax tips to the stories to the writing style itself, it’s my favorite personal finance book if you’re looking for something you can load with annotations and those expensive Post-It Note tabs I had to strong-arm my mom into buying me as a kid.
Nonfiction books that read like novels will always have a soft spot in my heart, and Land’s first book is one of my favorite insights into what it’s like to be poor in the United States.
Another deeply reported nonfiction book that reads like a novel you can't put down. Desmond is one of the most important writers alive today.
While you won’t learn anything about index funds or save rates in this book, it just might change your entire perspective on the US’s individualist approach to life, as well as what “freedom” really means. 12/10. Dragged my husband to a honeymoon in Scandinavia after reading this.
This book blew my mind—if you’ve ever wondered when (and how) the US transformed into the hyper-individualistic, consumer-centric country it is today, this one’s for you. (Or, you can listen to my interview with Donald Cohen on the show!)
I’ve read this book of essays three times. I even bought the audiobook—because listening to Tolentino’s raspy, cool-girl voice narrate her most impressive turns of phrase puts my subconscious at ease.
Our current iteration of feminism often focuses on professional women seeking work-life balance and career equality—goals that have been the male default for centuries. Meanwhile, it largely overlooks the reality of 28+ million women in low-wage jobs who aren't pursuing work-life balance but simply struggling to survive.
This is one of the most thorough breakdowns of how to do something that sounds scammy at first glance: Become a millionaire. From the tax tips to the stories to the writing style itself, it’s my favorite personal finance book if you’re looking for something you can load with annotations and those expensive Post-It Note tabs I had to strong-arm my mom into buying me as a kid.
For those ready to fully deconstruct everything they’ve formerly taken for granted about how the world works.