#194 - Friendship Bombing

What if the biggest influence on your spending isn't your job or your neighborhood, but your friends? Karo and Matt explore the hidden financial culture inside every friend group, from the one guy who always wants to make it rain to the one who can sniff out the best happy hour d ... Show More

Have we reached peak friendship? Karo and Matt explore this idea on three levels: 1) the high-water mark of an individual friendship, 2) why research suggests most people have the largest social circles around age 25, and 3) whether friendship itself has peaked as a cultural forc ... Show More

Matt and Karo discuss a very thorny friendship topic. Should you ever refriend? Should you open space for someone who you were friends with but something happened or didn't happen and now you're pondering whether to give it a second chance. Check out our new Audible Original THE ... Show More

Friendship is hard, and it only gets harder as we all grow old. Guest host Christine returns to talk about how to make and maintain friends when you’re no longer a kid. Also Tom sets the clock on his microwave.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check ou ... Show More

<p>This week the girls are buffing out the best (and worst) types of friends in adulthood. As we grow up, get big girl jobs, get married, or have kids - the dynamics of our friendships change. They chat about what to look out for and the type of friend you&#39;re going to want to ... Show More

<p>Friendships. Does it ever get easier? In this weeks episode we discuss all things including school friendship trauma, being in your 20s and still struggling to form relationships and that its okay to not have a lot of friends. </p> <p>I hope this episode brings some comfort to ... Show More

Friendships in adulthood can be tricky to navigate. In this episode, we discuss the highs and lows of friendships, and the unspoken challenges we might face when navigating them. 

On today’s full solo episode, I’m talking all about friendship. Friendships throughout high school, college, early 20s, late 20s, marriage, babies, dogs, and more. We’ll cover how to deal with a friend in a life stage behind you, when you can vs. can’t confront a friend, when to ... Show More

Making friends is harrrrrrrd! Stephanie and Melissa open up about just how difficult it can be to put yourself out there, especially the older you get. Stories about nightmare roommates and mom groups are swapped, cackles abound, and “How to Make Friends” tips from a bonafide fri ... Show More

It's our 6-year anniversary episode (!!!) and another friendship topic our listeners asked for – when friends are in different life stages. We discuss how/why/when this happens and how to handle it, the self-talk, how friendships change (and sometimes for the better), and making ... Show More

Reba and Melissa take on the topic of Friendship - why it’s still important even in adulthood, how to maintain friendships in a busy world, and how to approach making new friends later in life. Guests include old pal Leslie Jordan and newer friend Lauren Alaina. Learn more about ... Show More

Making friends is hard, and unfortunately, as you get older, it gets harder. In this episode, we look at research behind friendships, plus the complicating factors people experience in making new friends as they get older. And for anyone struggling with their social lives, we sha ... Show More