Selected Media Features
ABC Nightline story
CNBC interview
NBC News Now interview
Freethink Documentary excerpt
:60 Docs film
Yahoo! Finance piece
MarketWatch interview
FinCon podcast interview
Capital Public Radio interview
- C-SPAN BookTV: Wallet Activism
- New York Magazine’s The Cut: “I Retired at 38. Here’s What I Didn’t Expect.”
- New York Post: “How I Retired at 38 — And You Can Too”
- Washington Post: The personal finance industry must address racial discrimination
- MarketWatch: “Want to retire early? Tanja Hester went from freewheeling spender to financial independence, and says it’s simpler than you think.”
- MONEY: “3 Secrets to Keep You From Running Out of Money in Retirement, According to a 38-Year-Old Retiree”
- New York Times: “For These Women, a FIRE That Burns Too Male and Too White”
- MarketWatch: “Dreaming of Early Retirement? The No. 1 Book You Need to Read to Make It Happen”
- Bustle: “10 Books About Work/Life Balance That Can Help You Reset and Recharge in 2019”
- Forbes: “Top Money and Productivity Books You Should Absolutely Read This Summer”
- USA Today: “3 Simple Strategies to Contributing the Maximum to Your 401(k) Each Year”
- CNBC: “More Workers Are Looking to Retire Early. A Look Inside the FIRE Movement.”
- Real Simple: “Retire Early with These 3 Money Moves”
- Forbes: “The 9 FIRE Blogs You Should Read”
- U.S. News: “11 Female Financial Influencers You Should Be Following”
- Business Insider: “A Woman Who Retired at 38 Says Anyone Can Save Big Without Pinching Pennies”
- How Stuff Works: “These Folks Retired in Their 30s and 40s: Can You Do It Too?”
- Mel Magazine: “The Women of FIRE Are Blazing Their Own Trail in Early Retirement”
- New York Times: “Retire Sooner and Travel More, For Less”
- MarketWatch: “This Couple Went from Workaholics to Early Retirees in Six Years”
- MONEY: “This Couple Is Retiring at 38 and 41. Here’s How They Did It.”
- Travel + Leisure: “The 2 Things You Need to Cut Back on to Save Money, According to a Woman Who Retired at 38.”
- Young House Love Has a Podcast
- Afford Anything podcast
- BiggerPockets Money podcast
- Mad Fientist podcast
Awards
- Axiom Business Book Awards 2022 gold medalist, best philanthropy/nonprofit/sustainability book (Wallet Activism)
- Nautilus Awards 2022 gold medalist, best social change and social justice book (Wallet Activism)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) awards 2022, best service book (Wallet Activism)
- Plutus Awards 2020 winner, best financial content for women (The Fairer Cents)
- Plutus Awards 2019 winner, best new personal finance book (Work Optional), best podcast for women (The Fairer Cents), and community builder award
- Best podcast for women and one of the 8 best finance podcasts of 2019 — The Balance
- Plutus Awards 2018 winner, overall Blog of the Year
- Plutus Awards 2017 winner for best financial independence/FIRE blog
- Nine-time Plutus Awards finalist — 2015 (best retirement blog), 2016 (best financial independence blog), 2017 (blog of the year and best FIRE blog), 2018 (blog of the year and best FIRE blog or podcast) and 2019 (best new personal finance book, community builder and biggest impact)
Media Contacts
Interview requests: tanja [at] tanjahester dot com
Reporters on deadline: text/SMS only to (+1) 530.563.6863 (does not ring any phones, nor accept voicemail)
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