Your Latte Isn’t the Problem

About this episode

Brie Sodano explores the outdated assumptions behind common financial advice aimed at women.

You’ve probably heard the advice: stop buying lattes, skip the avocado toast, or stop getting your hair done to get financially ahead. But lately I’ve been down a bit of a rabbit hole looking at the belief systems behind a lot of money advice, and I started noticing something that made me pause. A surprising amount of financial advice aimed at women carries some very old assumptions about spending, work, responsibility, and even pleasure. And once you see it, it’s really hard to unsee it. So ...

People in this episode

Host: Brie Sodano

Topics covered

• financial advice
• spending habits
• women and money
• belief systems
• money management

Keywords

• latte
• avocado toast
• financial advice
• women
• spending
• responsibility
• pleasure

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