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"I Need to Stop Comfort Spending—Help!"
On this week's Rich Girl Roundup: "How do I overcome comfort spending?" and "How can I control stress shopping online?" We dive into some tactical st…
Money With Katie
05/27/2024
Life Coaches: Pyramid Scheme or Legitimate Investment? I Hired One to Find Out
The idea that there’s someone out there who can “help you fulfill your dreams” and “reach your highest potential” is an enticing promise—but do they …
Money With Katie
05/22/2024
How "Buy My E-Book" Culture Targets Stay-at-Home Parents
On this week's Rich Girl Roundup: You can't go online these days without coming across an offer to "buy my e-book" promising "everything you need to …
Money With Katie
05/20/2024
The Uncomfortable Truth about Sustainable Investing
ESG (or “environmental, social, and governance”) investing has been one of the hottest financial trends in recent years. It promises something that s…
Money With Katie
05/08/2024
How You Can Enjoy Today *and* Save for the Future
On this week's Rich Girl Roundup: How can you spend and save in a way that lets you maximize your daily experience and keeps you on track with your m…
Money With Katie
05/06/2024
How Private Equity is Making Your Life More Expensive
If you feel like everything from your vet bills to your favorite grocery store chains are getting worse at the exact same moment they’re becoming mor…
Money With Katie
05/01/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: The Bachelorette Party Industrial Complex is Ruining My Life
Bachelorette parties have morphed into weekend-long celebrations, potentially costing upwards of several thousands dollars a pop. And when you’re in …
Money With Katie
04/29/2024
A Year of Travel...and $17,000 in Tax Savings?
I’ve long entertained a logistically untenable fantasy of picking up and moving my life to Copenhagen for a season. Today, we explore what it takes t…
Money With Katie
04/24/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: “I’m Open About Money—But Now My Friends Hold It Against Me.”
Rich Girl BT wrote in saying, "We talk more money with friends—but once they know the salary, they'll hold it against you. For example, they'll say, …
Money With Katie
04/22/2024
The Black Market Turning "Stealth Wealth" & "Quiet Luxury" Upside Down
The world of status symbols and all their various manifestations (“quiet luxury,” “stealth wealth,” and even conspicuous dressing down as a backhande…
Money With Katie
04/10/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: What You Should Know About Tax Drag (and a Wild Money Story)
“Tax drag” can hold your money back from reaching its fullest potential—what is it, how does it work, and what do the outcomes look like? Plus, we sh…
Money With Katie
04/08/2024
These Subtle Cultural Scripts Probably Shaped Your Money Habits
Writer Elise Loehnen (“On Our Best Behavior”) joined me to explore how our money stories make us spend, work, and live. Distinct cultural scripts sha…
Money With Katie
04/03/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: How to Financially Prepare for Children—Before You Have Them
We're always told how expensive children are once you have them—but how do you prepare for them financially before they're here? How should you adapt…
Money With Katie
04/01/2024
How to Best Invest in ETFs in 2024, with BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Inve…
You know them, you love them, and you probably own them—but do you understand them? By “them,” I mean exchange-traded funds, or “ETFs.” We’re digging…
Money With Katie
03/27/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: Is It True That 401(K)s Will Be Dead in 10 Years?
A recent Bloomberg Opinion piece said, "Your 401(k) will be gone in a decade," sounding off alarm bells in the MWK community. Is it true, and if so, …
Money With Katie
03/25/2024
The “Right” Amount of Lifestyle Creep (Plus, Revealing 5 Years of Mine)
If you've ever waded into personal finance content, you’re probably familiar with lifestyle creep. It gets a lot of airtime because it’s a natural fi…
Money With Katie
03/13/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: Is the "30% on Housing" Rule Still Useful?
We've got some range for you today: Dissecting the recommendation to spend 30% on your housing (and if it's outdated), stories of folks receiving inh…
Money With Katie
03/11/2024
Women in Pop Culture Saved the Economy—Why Are They Still the Punchline?
If the entire US economy were worth $1,000, a few of those dollars would be driven by music and movies. Of those few dollars, just three people (of w…
Money With Katie
03/06/2024
Rich Girl Roundup: Should I Host a Money Intervention?
If your loved one keeps making bad money decisions, should you intervene? And if so, what’s the best way to approach it? Welcome back to #RichGirlRou…
Money With Katie
03/04/2024
How Marriage Legally Changes Your Financial Rights
Most of our listeners probably know they should be involved in the ~marital finances.~ But very few people, it seems, understand how signing a marria…
Money With Katie
02/28/2024