Welcome to the first What We’re Perusing newsletter, and thanks for coming on this journey with us. We’ve got a lot to learn and are eager to explore more about our world and society, and it sounds like you feel the same way. 

We hope you’ll dive into the pieces below. 

• ARTICLE: What is Redlining and is it still Happening Across the US? | CBS News
  • See how inequality still exists in our housing market, and what that means for neighborhoods of color. 
• PODCAST: The Black Tax – The Cost of Being Black in America | Journey to Launch (76 min)
  • Jamila Souffrant and Shawn Rochester share about some economic and financial aspects of Black experiences in America from slavery to now.
• ARTICLE: Enough Already: Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce | NPR 
  • A look at how women are experiencing the burden of parenting and running a household while also working a job.

Be well, and budget well,
The Goodbudget Team