The complex relationship we have with money and the stress of being financially strained can lead to a vicious cycle that can make us feel completely out of control. This is a universal experience, felt strongest by Black LGBTQ+ womxn and non-binary people who begin their financial journies on the back foot due to layered disparities in pay gaps and historical mistreatment by financial institutions.

Here at My Moon Landing, we were pleased to host the second cohort of our Financial Fundamentals Programme in January-February 2023. As our core skills workshops ended, we were left to ponder the many lessons learnt about the debt/credit system, wage gaps and money mindset in March. 

For Black LGBTQ+ womxn and non-binary people, finding a financial advisor becomes a more complicated task in that the advisor not only needs to be able to provide financial advice but also need to be an ally to the community to help create a space in which we feel comfortable in sharing the type of information needed to gain the most benefits from their services.