Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you were listening to episode

227 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a twice-weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living. On today's show

we are discussing how to spend our hard-earned money in ways that create a better world.

My guest today is Tanya Hester. Tanya is the author of

The New Book called Wallet Activism, How to Use Every Dollar You Spend Earn and Save

as a Force for change.

Tanya, I am so thrilled to talk to you today.

I must say I read every single page of wallet activism,

so I'm particularly excited to pick your brain today.

How are you doing?

I'm doing great.

Thank you for having me and thank you

for reading the whole book.

You know, most interviewers do not do that.

Well, I read a good book and yours was definitely a good one. I would love it if you could tell us a little bit about yourself. I was president of the Environmental Club in high school and got involved in

different activities in college and then my main career was as a political consultant to progressive campaigns.

So sometimes candidates, but a lot of times issue campaigns.

And so I've really shaped my life around trying to make a positive difference. The question though was once we got to a

point where my husband Mark and I were financially independent, I found that even as much

as I'd been involved in social change space, the climate justice space,

I didn't have a great picture of what to do with the money,

you know, what are the purchase decisions that actually make a difference?

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