Financial Feminist

College is expensive, but there's money on the table that most families never touch. Today's guest walked away from college completely debt-free, not because she was a straight-A student or a star athlete, but because she treated scholarships like a system instead of a luck-based lottery. Jocelyn Pearson, founder of The Scholarship System, has since helped families across the US secure almost $17 million in scholarships. We get into the myths keeping families from even trying, why the small-dollar scholarships matter more than the $100K ones, how to build reusable application materials so you're not starting from scratch every time. If you've got a student headed to college (or you're the student), this one is required listening.

Jocelyn’s links:

Free webinar: https://thescholarshipsystem.com/financialfeminist

Scholarship Superpower Quiz: thescholarshipsystem.com/financialfeministquiz

Not sure what to do with your money? Visit ⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ and take our FREE quiz to get your personalized money plan, and find any resources mentioned on our show!

00:00 Intro

01:18 Jocelyn's $126K Scholarship Story

03:41 Why Strategy Beats Luck

04:13 The 4 Biggest Scholarship Myths

07:18 The Real Reason Families Don't Apply

10:51 The "All or Nothing" Mindset

13:43 Building a Reusable Essay System

16:32 Other Reusable Application Assets

17:13 What Committees Are Really Looking For

21:05 How to Talk About Your Major

21:59 Who Wins When Two Finalists Are Equal

23:31 How (and How Not) to Use AI

27:35 The Overlooked Small-Dollar Scholarships

33:28 Department Scholarships & Asking for More

33:30 When Your Financial Situation Changes

35:21 Navigating the Middle-Income Gap

47:47 The Student Loan Forgiveness Reality Check

49:52 The True Cost of Co-Signing

52:54 The #1 Trait of Successful Scholarship Families

54:53 Jocelyn's Free Resources & Quiz
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What does it mean to live a truly “rich life?” This is a re-release of one of our favorite conversations: Tori sits down with Ramit Sethi, New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and host of the Netflix show How to Get Rich. They get into what it actually means to build a rich life, why renting can beat buying even when you can afford to buy, how to negotiate literally everything (including your rent), and what couples are really fighting about when they fight about money — hint: it's never actually about Target.

Ramit’s Links:

Website: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramit/?hl=en

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-for-couples-with-ramit-sethi/id1577864998

Learn the exact strategies to save money, pay off debt, improve your money mindset, and increase your net worth. Get your personalized plan here: https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod.

00:00 Intro: What Is a Rich Life?

01:13 Ramit's First Money Memory

05:01 It's Expensive to Be Poor

05:20 Playing the Game While Changing the System

07:25 Why High School Finance Classes Don't Work

11:13 The Case for Renting Over Buying

17:21 How to Negotiate Your Rent

22:38 Building a Course Business

24:44 What Couples Actually Fight About

27:58 Defining Your Rich Life

35:50 What Women Are Taught About Money

37:17 The Money Dial Exercise

38:37 The Michelin Star Story

40:38 Money & Marriage: Ramit's Personal Experience

42:30 The Monthly Money Date

44:03 Gendered Fears in Relationships

51:44 Women Out-Earning Their Partners

52:05 The $400K Debt Couple

53:02 Your Feelings About Money ≠ Your Balance
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If you’ve been struggling to break free from credit card debt––you’re in the right place. In this episode, we’re replaying one of our most commonly requested topics: credit card debt. We’ll uncover how sneaky interest rates can chip away at your hard-earned money every single day and explore powerful strategies to help you tackle that high-interest debt so you can finally breathe easy.

As someone who’s dedicated to helping women save money, invest, and feel financially confident, I firmly believe that understanding your debt is the first crucial step in breaking free from it. When we take back control of our finances, we collectively fight the patriarchy—by making ourselves richer, savvier, and fully in control of our money.

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00:00 Intro

00:48 Understanding credit card debt

02:26 How debt and interest work

07:20 Strategies for paying off debt

08:32 Using credit cards responsibly

14:53 Emergency funds vs. debt payoff

19:16 Debt payoff methods: snowball vs. avalanche

22:36 The role of personal loans

32:30 Setting financial goals and staying motivated
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This week, we’re bringing you a special replay crossover episode with Lucie Fink — podcast host, video producer, digital educator, and host of “The Real Stuff with Lucie Fink.” In this insightful conversation, Tori details her journey to becoming a multimillionaire, demystifying the concept of "coast FIRE" and the significance of reaching that initial $100,000 savings goal. Tori generously shares her knowledge on effective investment strategies and highlights the power of financial literacy. This discussion goes beyond building wealth — it's a call to normalize conversations about money, sex, societal norms, and navigating the balance between privacy and openness in our personal lives.

Lucie’s links:

The Real Stuff Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRealStuffWithLucieFink

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

Talking about money with your partner can be hard, but it’s necessary. Visit https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod to download our Money Conversation Cards –– 30 question cards to help spark fun, intimate, and beneficial conversations about money with your partner.00:00 The power of financial stability

07:16 From her first $100K to multi-millionaire

29:41 Navigating the challenges of financial transparency and safety

39:12 Authenticity, success, and mental health online

40:17 Addressing internet trolls and financial transparency

41:42 Navigating body image

47:50 Exploring confidence, pain, and self-care

50:07 Discussing future plans and personal growth

51:57 The realities of publishing and achieving milestones

54:39 Personal relationships and privacy boundaries

01:03:17 The importance of financial conversations in relationships

01:11:00 Understanding prenups and financial independence
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To work to change a system, you have to understand it first. But as today’s guest will show you, it turns out our understanding of American patriarchy is completely different than what we thought it was. Today I sat down with Anna Malaika Tubbs –– two-time New York Times bestselling author, sociologist, and storyteller with a PhD in sociology and a master's in gender studies from the University of Cambridge, plus a BA from Stanford (whew!) — and we're talking about American patriarchy. We get into why the Founding Fathers and the Constitution are inherently patriarchal, what history actually teaches us about how change happens, and why Anna wasn't surprised by Trump's reelection. I threw out almost every prepared question because this conversation was that good. This episode will make you furious and hopeful in the same breath.

Anna’s links:

Website: https://annamalaikatubbs.com/

Erased by Anna Malaike Tubbs: https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781250876690

The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs: https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781250756138

Also mentioned in this episode:

Steve Phillips, How We Win the Civil War: https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781620978481

Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights | The Ezra Klein Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlbNFsAGFRc

Bookshop.org website: http://Bookshop.org

Not sure what to do with your money? Visit ⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ and take our FREE Money Plan Quiz to get your personalized money plan, and find any resources mentioned on our show

00:00 Intro

01:40 What "American patriarchy" actually means

06:37 The Founding Fathers' blueprint

15:21 The tug-of-war at the center of all American history

19:19 Why Trump's re-election wasn't a surprise

25:10 How slow progressive change actually works

31:55 Do all roads lead back to patriarchy?

36:04 "We haven't arrived anywhere new"

45:28 Moving rights to the states: a repeating tactic

52:48 Can you get rich in a system that wasn't built for you?

58:51 The power you already have
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