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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco unpacks the hottest new personal finance trend of loud budgeting with frugality experts Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni from the Frugal Friends podcast. Jen and Jill delve into their stories: what prompted them to begin their frugal journeys, ho ... Show More
Oct 2024
How to Be a Financial Activist with Jasmine Rashid
Stay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to author and Director of Impact at Candide Group, Jasmine Rashid. Jasmine discussed her role in assessing social impact investments, the importance of cross ... Show More
47m 10s
Oct 2024
Feel Good Finance: A Financial Therapist's Guide to Understanding Your Money Story with Aja Evans
Stay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Aja Evans, a licensed mental health counselor specializing in financial therapy. Aja shares her personal journey of merging her background in counseling p ... Show More
51m 25s
Oct 2024
How to Make It In Hollywood with Katherine Kubler
Stay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Katherine Kubler about her journey as a director, producer and filmmaker. Katherine talks about her early career at William Morris Endeavor and Paramount ... Show More
55m 30s
Sep 2024
How to Stop Impulse Buying with the Frugal Friends | Clutterbug Podcast # 241
In this episode, I chat with Jen and Jill from the Frugal Friends Podcast, about easy ways to stop impulsive buying and shift your mindset around spending. They share tips to help you think differently about frugality, showing it's not about being cheap, but about making smart mo ... Show More
49m 52s
Dec 2024
527 | Buy What You Love Without Going Broke | Frugal Friends
Most people pursuing financial independence swing between two extremes: overspending in one area while ruthlessly cutting back in another, never quite finding sustainable balance. Jen and Jill, hosts of the Frugal Friends podcast, challenge this pattern by introducing what they c ... Show More
57m 42s
Dec 2024
374. Budgeting, Diet Culture & Spending Well - A Conversation with the Frugal Friends Podcast
Do you ever try to shop your way out of a bad feeling, only to regret it later? What’s really driving those impulse purchases, and how is the way society talks about women’s spending warping your relationship with money? (Hint: it’s eerily similar to how diet culture messes with ... Show More
32m 49s
Dec 2021
Friday Flight - Tempting Investing Mistakes, Dumb Millennial Millionaires, & Making Personal Finance Funny #456
It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you t ... Show More
34m 39s
Jun 2025
TikTok Made Me Buy It: Overconsumption & Tradwife with Chelsea Fagan
This week, Sim sits down with Chelsea Fagan, founder of The Financial Diet, to unpack the hidden pressures behind overconsumption, financial independence, and modern relationships. From lifestyle inflation to the tradwife trend, Chelsea shares her honest take on what it really me ... Show More
38m 32s