Bougie on a Budget: Spend Without the Stress | Budget Besties

About this episode

This episode discusses how to manage a budget without feeling restricted, featuring insights from the Budget Besties.

If the word “budget” makes you want to pour a glass of wine at 9am… stay with me. This conversation with the Budget Besties is not about restriction. It’s about freedom. Shana and Vanessa are on a mission to take the shame out of money and replace it with simple, real-life systems that actually work. Because most women aren’t bad with money... they’ve just never been shown how to manage it in a way that fits their life. And the best part? You don’t have to give up the things you love to make ...

People in this episode

Host: Penny Fitzgerald

Guests: Shana, Vanessa

Topics covered

• budgeting
• money management
• financial freedom
• women and finance
• personal finance

Keywords

• budget
• money
• financial systems
• women
• spending

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