Financial Feminist

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The real reason you haven't started your business isn't that you're not ready. It's that you're waiting to feel ready, and those are not the same thing. Today I'm sitting down with Jasmine Star, entrepreneur, business strategist, and CEO of Social Curator, who has built multiple seven and eight figure businesses starting from literally nothing. We're getting into how to find the skill you're already sitting on, why clarity only comes after you take action, how to price yourself when you're just starting out, and what it actually takes to build something real without an audience, a degree, or a perfect plan. If you've been waiting for a sign to start, this is it.

Jasmine’s links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminestar 

Website: https://jasminestar.com/ 

Social Curator: https://www.socialcurator.com/ 

00:00 Intro

02:08 What Skill Are You Already Sitting On?

03:05 Every Market Is Saturated — So What?

04:59 Humans Buy from Humans: Your Unique Value

06:28 Treat It Like a Test, Not a Failure

07:38 Identity & Separating Yourself from Results

08:09 Jasmine's Origin Story: Starting with Nothing

18:41 Why Clarity Only Comes After Action

20:44 The Belief Gap: Do You Think You Have What It Takes?

23:55 Start Small: Build Belief Through Evidence

26:03 Three Questions to Find Your Business Idea

27:27 New Levels, New Devils

30:40 Pricing: Start Low & Let the Market Push You Up

32:54 Side Hustle First or Burn the Boats?

37:48 Your First Business Is a Bridge, Not the Destination

38:42 Common Busy Work Mistaken for Progress

45:18 Entrepreneurship Creates Options, Not Just Income

52:34 The First Step to Take This Week
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What if the reason you're afraid of building wealth has nothing to do with you, and everything to do with a system designed to keep you that way? In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on something most people won't say out loud: the reason so many women are afraid to build wealth isn't a personal failing, it's by design. From the fears holding us back before we even start, to every way my own financial success made me a "bad woman" by the patriarchy's standards, this episode is giving you permission to stop apologizing for wanting more. Because every dollar you earn, save, and invest? It's a vote against a system that never wanted you to have it.

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Listen to Erin Gallagher episode on being an uncontrollable woman: ⁠https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/inner-mean-girl/⁠ 

00:00 Intro: Why Women Fear Wealth

01:57 FOG: Fear, Obligation & Guilt Explained

04:50 Money Avoidance & the Ostrich Effect

05:25 The Key Reframe: You're Not Bad With Money

06:00 The "Good Woman" Checklist

06:38 Female Financial Dependence Is by Design

08:45 The Data: Wage Gap, Wealth Gap & Unpaid Labor

09:34 You Still Have to Play the Game

13:05 Tori's Personal Story: Building Wealth Fast

13:48 "Money Doesn't Change You — It Shows You Who You Are"

16:31 Wealth as an Amplifier, Not a Transformer

17:25 Staying Broke Doesn't Make You Virtuous

20:45 How Becoming Rich Made Me a Bad Woman

28:35 I Became Dangerous to Anyone Who Benefited From My Smallness

29:27 The Double Standard: Wealthy Man vs. Wealthy Woman
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What if your thirties were about impressing yourself instead of others? In this episode, Tori gets real about the shift in priorities that comes with entering a new decade, reflecting on everything from financial independence and self-care to setting boundaries. She encourages listeners to stop apologizing for their choices and start building a life that aligns with their values. Whether you're navigating your twenties or already thinking ahead, this episode is packed with insights that will inspire you to take control of your finances and well-being with confidence and purpose.

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00:00 Welcome & Free Money Personality Quiz

01:00 Managing Money Differently in Your 30s

02:45 Stop Apologizing for Your Purchases

06:00 Prioritize New Financial Goals

07:00 Navigating Money With a Partner

08:00 Investing in Your Health

10:00 Why Health Spending Pays Off Long-Term

13:30 Adjusting Your Investment Strategy

14:30 Financial Independence & Living Off Investments

15:00 Setting Better Work-Life Boundaries

16:45 Why You Need a Will and Life Insurance

19:00 Business Planning & What's Coming Next

20:00 Final Thoughts & How Your Money Shifts by Decade
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What if the real reason you're not hitting your money goals has nothing to do with how hard you're working? In this millionaire mindset episode, I'm introducing you to the Lever Theory, the framework that completely changed the way I run my $7.5 million dollar business and manage my own finances. Ever felt like you're pushing a boulder up a hill and getting nowhere? Well this episode is going to reframe everything. We're talking about why hustle culture is lying to you, why you have to know your numbers before anything else works, and how to find the one single move that closes the gap between where you are and where you want to be. No grinding required.

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The #1 Mindset Holding You Back podcast episode: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/142-the-1-mindset-holding-you-back-in-life/ 

00:00 Intro

00:47 Why working harder is almost never the answer

01:10 What Millionaire Mindset is about

03:19 Why hustle culture disproportionately traps women

04:07 The lie: more hours = more output = more worth

06:05 Grinding past a certain point is just expensive noise

08:45 You can't set goals if you don't know your numbers

10:05 The ostrich effect: putting your head in the sand

11:36 You cannot pull a lever you can't see

13:06 The Lever Theory explained

14:28 Finding the gap: a revenue example

15:43 The three questions to find your lever

18:35 Implementing the Lever Theory beyond business

20:49 Working smarter, not harder

22:09 Saving Sprint announcement

24:09 Why we resist finding the lever

26:14 The all-or-nothing mindset sabotaging your goals

27:10 Analysis paralysis and the fear of simplicity

29:21 How to find your lever (5 steps)

33:29 Your homework: find the lever this week
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Why do we stay in jobs, relationships, and financial patterns we know aren't working? Author and journalist Simone Stolzoff is back on the show to talk about his new book, How to Not Know — and the surprising answer has everything to do with our relationship with uncertainty. We're getting into the three certainty traps keeping you stuck, why more information is actually making your anxiety worse, the difference between one-way and two-way door decisions, and what it really takes to break the cycle when you can see the problem but can't seem to move. This is one of the most powerful conversations we've had on this show, and one you'll want to send to everyone you know.

Simone’s links:

How to Not Know: https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781324089452

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00:00 Intro 

01:08 Why Uncertainty Feels Worse Than Bad News

03:14 Three Certainty Traps: Comfort, Hubris & Control

04:49 Why We Struggle to Admit We Were Wrong

05:36 Identity, Doubling Down & Changing Your Mind

10:23 Why Our Tolerance for Uncertainty Is Declining

14:28 More Information, More Anxiety

16:18 Escalating Commitment

16:52 Stop Loss Strategies & Rules-Based Decision Making

20:13 Outsourcing Your Willpower & Knowing Your "Enough"

28:08 Connie & Andrew's "Year of Living Dangerously"

30:21 How to Run Your Own Low-Stakes Life Experiment

35:16 One-Way Door vs. Two-Way Door Decisions

44:39 Ghost Ships: Making Peace with the Paths Not Taken

50:39 The Miscarriage, the Uncertainty & Finding Your Anchors

54:54 How to Not Know
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