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Are you in your 40s or 50s and worried you’ve left it too late to improve your financial security? There may still be more you can do than you think.

In this video, I look at why so many women reach midlife with less retirement security than they expected - and the practical steps you can take now to move from financial anxiety to a clearer plan.

We cover pensions, financial avoidance, automating important payments such as your mortgage or rent, utilities and other bills that could affect your credit rating, and increasing your earning power in midlife.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Dave Ramsey / Ramsey Solutions - Debt Snowball & Baby Steps

Why Older Entrepreneurs Succeed: https://youtu.be/D1nB5KuJNnI

Now She Builds Intervention: https://nowshebuilds.com/pages/now-she-builds

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Why Women End Up Here - and How to Move Forward
01:46 Why the system wasn’t built for women
02:44 The reality of the pension gap
06 00 Why we stay in Survival Mode
11:48 Step 1: Do a Full Financial Audit
12.51 Step 2: Automate payments for essential bills and protect your credit 15:03 Step 3: Increase your earning power
17:08 Protect your future

Just a quick note: I’m not a financial adviser, so this episode is for general information and ideas rather than personal financial advice.

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If you could change just one thing about your financial situation right now, what would it be? Let me know in the comments.

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About Now She Builds
Now She Builds helps midlife women stop surviving and start building lives, work and futures that reflect who they are today.

Drawing on psychology, organisational behaviour and more than 20 years leading business transformation, I create practical frameworks that help women move from uncertai...