What We Spend
Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everythi...
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- Alden1 ep
- Julie Butner1 ep
- Dan1 ep
Also: Alissa, Charli, Jacob, Mick, Scotty, Morgan, Mel
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Total monthly reach
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · Personal JournalsHOME#51.2M to 6.4M
- 🇨🇦Canada · Personal Journals#738K to 200K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Personal Journals#333.8K to 20K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Personal Journals#672.5K to 13K
- 🇳🇱Netherlands · Personal Journals#311.8K to 9.4K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.3M to 6.7M🎙 Sporadic cadence·27 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.3M to 6.7M🇺🇸96%🇨🇦3% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
509K to 2.7M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/14/26 | I’m Obligated To Think About Privilege, Even If it’s Painful | Charlie, a recent college grad, comes from a wealthy family—and he has complicated feelings about it. That's part of what drew him to a job in the Netherlands, which he hopes might offer a greater sense of equality, its stronger public services, and overall better “vibes” than the US. We follow Charlie through his first week in the workforce and see how it changes the way he thinks about money, privilege, and his own country. | 30m 41s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | One Paycheck, Two Kids, and 10% to the Church | Alyssa is a postal worker and her family’s primary breadwinner, so budgeting is serious business. Her magic spreadsheet is the key to making her salary stretch to meet the demands of her growing family, their tithing obligations, and ideally a little fun. And right now it’s more serious than ever: she’s on unpaid maternity leave. Join Season 2 host Lloyd Lochridge as he follows Alyssa through a week in her life. | 36m 02s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Introducing: What We Spend, Season 2 | Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everything: what they make, what they want, and—for one week—what they spend. | 2m 07s | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | women in constructionfinancial stability+3 | Alden | union | Massachusetts | constructionwomen+3 | — | 47m 37s | ||
| 9/15/25 | charitable givingnonprofit sector+3 | Julie Butner | Center for Effective PhilanthropyGiving Done Right+1 | — | food bankscharitable giving+5 | — | 49m 51s | ||
| 9/10/25 | weddingsexpenses+3 | Dan | — | midwest | wedding costspersonal finance+3 | — | 43m 48s | ||
| 9/3/25 | grieffinancial decisions+3 | Alissa | — | — | grieffinancial questions+3 | — | 40m 59s | ||
| 8/27/25 | relationshipsfinances+3 | Charli | — | Bible Belt | financesrelationships+3 | — | 37m 54s | ||
| 8/20/25 | graduationjob search+3 | Jacob | WisconsinAudacy+1 | — | graduationcomputer science+3 | — | 36m 34s | ||
| 8/13/25 | businessfireworks+3 | Mick | — | Indiana | fireworksbusiness+3 | — | 36m 26s | ||
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| 8/6/25 | employmentfinancial planning+3 | Scotty | What We Spend | Washington, D.C. | DOGElayoffs+3 | — | 35m 44s | ||
| 7/30/25 | financial privilegetransparency+3 | Morgan | What We SpendAudacy | — | privilegeconsultant+3 | — | 40m 21s | ||
| 7/23/25 | music industrytouring musicians+3 | Mel | — | Pennsylvania | touring musicianrock star+3 | — | 40m 17s | ||
| 7/16/25 | Always On the Clock | Eryka is a professor and a bartender in Pittsburgh, who is used to working a lot of jobs to support herself. But after years of working non-stop, Eryka is slowing down a little, and assessing what she wants her work to look like now. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 38m 01s | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | The Kids Are Grown — Now What? | Molly is a lawyer in Chicago, whose youngest kid is about to leave for college. As she prepares to be an empty nester, she’s thinking about selling her house and looking ahead to a whole new chapter. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 36m 31s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | On FIRE | Michelle is a copy writer in Australia, and she’s part of the FIRE movement—Financial Independence, Retire Early. After watching how her parents worked, she set out to take a different path—and retire by 35. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 40m 54s | ||||||
| 6/25/25 | Single Dad Comes Back to Shore (Part 2) | Last week we heard from Michael, a single dad of twins in Massachusetts. This week he’s leaving all the hidden fees and mishaps of the cruise and returning home—where it’s much harder to ignore the weight of his current financial situation. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 38m 23s | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | Single Dad at Sea (Part 1) | Michael is a single dad of twins in Massachusetts. He’s overwhelmed by the costs of raising a family on a teacher’s salary, but this week he’s trying to escape it all—by going on a cruise. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 35m 23s | ||||||
| 6/11/25 | How to Support 10 Kids? Write 55 Books | Angela is a single mom raising 10 kids in Iowa. She manages a lively home, all while supporting her family with a career that isn’t guaranteed to be lucrative — writing novels. If you want to learn more about the organization that supported Angela, Dress for Success, check out their website: https://dressforsuccess.org/ If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 41m 02s | ||||||
| 6/4/25 | Full Time CryBaby | Yuhas is leaving behind their career as a makeup artist to step into a new one—as a drag queen. Performing as CryBaby, they're about to make their full-time debut. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 41m 56s | ||||||
| 5/28/25 | America's Working Homeless | Last week, we spoke to Maxine—a long-haul trucker who works full-time, but still lost her home when she could no longer pay her rent. We wanted to know how that could happen. And it turns out, the problem is much bigger than we thought. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 34m 57s | ||||||
| 5/21/25 | Paid by the Mile | Maxine is a long-haul truck driver in North Carolina. She loves her job, but she doesn't make enough to pay her bills. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 38m 36s | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | Getting by as a Teacher's Assistant | Victoria is a preschool teacher's assistant in New Jersey. She's struggling to make ends meet—and weighing whether to get her teaching license. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 28m 07s | ||||||
| 5/7/25 | At the End of a Broadway Run | Olivia is an actress in New York City. She's in the last week of her Broadway show, and facing the uncertainty many actors face between gigs— unemployment. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at [email protected] | 37m 50s | ||||||
| 4/30/25 | Trying, Really Trying, to Enjoy Spending | Helena works remotely as a marketing director. This week, she's traveling—part of her new goal to stress less and enjoy her money. If you want to be on What We Spend, we'd love to hear from you: write us at [email protected] | 39m 10s | ||||||
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Chart history for What We Spend
Peaked at #5 in United States, top 10 in 2 of 40 tracked markets, currently #5 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Canada | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| IL | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| Denmark | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| Australia | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| PT | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| Norway | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| PH | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| KE | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| HU | — | #54 | #54 | — |
| South Africa | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| IS | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Mexico | — | #71 | #71 | — |
| Ireland | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| CH | — | #78 | #78 | — |
| United States | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| NG | — | #82 | #82 | — |
Chart Positions
40 placements across 37 markets.
Chart Positions
40 placements across 37 markets.