Amanda Steinberg (born 1977/1978) is the founder of DailyWorth, a financial media platform for professional women focusing on money and business, in 2009. She is also the author of the book ''Worth It: Your Life, Your Money, Your Terms'' (2017,

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Early life and education

Steinberg graduated from

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in 1995 and from Columbia College, where she was an urban studies major, in 1999. She is of

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descent.

Career

Steinberg was first a computer

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. Disappointed by her inability to save money and to build net worth, she launched DailyWorth from

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the same week her daughter was born in 2009. DailyWorth is mainly a website and newsletter where Amanda Steinberg publishes financial advice for women. Today, her newsletter reach over one million subscribers. Steinberg has since raised over $2 Million in venture capital for DailyWorth. In 2018, the company was purchased by

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journalist

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. In 2016, she also launched a robo-adviser tailored for females with Source Financial called Worth Financial Management. She is a member of

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's SuperSoul 100 and named one of the 21 "New American Money Masters" by ''

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References

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