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Rich Girl Roundup: Why Katie Made Henah Max Out Her 401(k) May 22, 2023

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Sometimes we all need a little nudge to make the best financial decisions for ourselves. In this week's episode, Henah recounts how Katie helped her max out her 401(k) contributions, overcome her psychological hangups about "making less per paycheck," and how she's feeling about it now.
Welcome back to #RichGirlRoundup, Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and MWK's Executive Producer Henah answer your burning money questions. Each month, we'll put out a call for questions on her Instagram (@moneywithkatie). New episodes every week.
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The Writers’ Strike & Negotiating Your Dream Job (feat. One of John Oliver's Writers) May 17, 2023

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Rich Girl Taylor Kay Phillips is spilling all the tea on the Hollywood writers' strike—and giving us the inside scoop on a career in writing for television. We also cover the broader implications of negotiating for a fair wage, including a few tactics to try when you're exploring a dream job.
For more negotiation tips:
Check out this week's blog post for tactics specific to salaried workers: https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/salary-negotiation-tactics-for-increasing-income
Check out this week's YouTube video, where we unpack the tactics mentioned in this episode in more detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQDcsgLCfUg
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Mentioned in the Episode
The Writers' Strike Deadline Is Here, from The Town with Matthew Belloni: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni/id1612131897?i=1000611351559
The 2007 writers' strike and the economic impact: https://www.vox.com/culture/23696617/writers-strike-wga-2023-explained-residuals-streaming-ai
Zendaya's salary negotiation for Euphoria: https://www.gq.com/story/zendaya-euphoria-season-3-one-million-dollars-per-episode-salary
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Rich Girl Roundup: Purchases We Regret & Purchases We Wish We Spent More On May 15, 2023

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Join us this week for a frank discussion about the things we wish we wouldn't have bought—and the stuff we wish we would've spent more on.
Welcome back to #RichGirlRoundup, Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and MWK's Executive Producer Henah answer your burning money questions. Each month, we'll put out a call for questions on her Instagram (@moneywithkatie). New episodes every week.
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The Money with Katie Show: Is Pet Insurance Worth it?: https://youtu.be/co9b8Vh_Rfs
How to Travel for Free in 2023: https://podcast.moneywithkatie.com/how-to-travel-for-free-in-2023/
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Trapped in the Low Wage Cycle: A Shot at Building a Better Life May 10, 2023

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I’m so proud of the work the team did to develop and produce this episode. Typical personal finance advice works particularly well for people in a certain position (with good salaries, education, or inheritances), but it’s mostly useless if you’re not earning enough to make ends meet. To make matters more complex, the way some government assistance programs currently work can paradoxically make it harder to get ahead in the long term.
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Mentioned in the Episode
Oxfam America Study on the Low-Wage Workforce: https://www.brookings.edu/research/meet-the-low-wage-workforce/
Women’s workforce participation: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SP22_BPEA_Goldin_conf-draft.pdf
97% of US Child Care workers are women: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/child-care-challenges-women-workforce-131402101.html
Center for American Progress on Childcare Deserts: https://childcaredeserts.org/2018/
Video Clip from Netflix series Maid: https://youtu.be/vM30cS-NZZU
Julie’s Family Learning Program: https://www.juliesfamily.org/our-founding-history/
Multnomah County Preschool for All Program: https://www.multco.us/finance/multnomah-county-preschool-all-personal-income-tax#
The Oregonian on the importance of attending pre kindergarten: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2022/12/free-preschool-delayed-for-thousands-of-oregon-children-due-in-part-to-staffing-shortages.html
Full Department of Treasury Report on Childcare: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/The-Economics-of-Childcare-Supply-09-14-final.pdf
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Rich Girl Roundup: The 10 Best Money Tips For Your 20s & Beyond May 08, 2023

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What advice would we go back and tell ourselves in our early 20s, and how has our perspective on money changed as we approach our 30s? Katie and Henah chat through 10 tips they'd share, from intimately understanding your spending to prioritizing experiences to saving for childcare costs long-term.
Welcome back to #RichGirlRoundup, Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and MWK's Executive Producer Henah answer your burning money questions. Each month, we'll put out a call for questions on her Instagram (@moneywithkatie). New episodes every week.
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Mentioned in the Episode
The importance of starting to save early for retirement: https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/more-money-retirement-financial-literacy
Consumption theory: https://www.britannica.com/topic/consumption/Consumption-theory
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How to Travel for Free in 2023 May 03, 2023

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CARDS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE, IN ORDER: http://www.moneywithkatie.com/2023travel
If you’ve ever wanted to take a more intentional approach to your credit cards and travel (or just tune up an existing approach!), this week’s episode is a must-listen.
File “travel rewards” under the “sounds too good to be true but isn’t” category, with the major caveat that it’s a little like playing with fire: As long as your spending habits aren’t flammable, you stand to gain a lot.
We called in travel rewards pro Benét Wilson—former Senior Cards Editor at The Points Guy and freelance aviation journalist—to weigh in and pressure-test our Money with Katie strategy, because this landscape is always changing—and the episode made me realize there’s at least one hotel card I need to consider adding to my wallet lineup.
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Mentioned in the Episode
Money with Katie's 2023 Travel Rewards Strategy: http://www.moneywithkatie.com/2023travel
How to Travel For Free 101 Series: https://www.morningbrew.com/money-with-katie/subscribe/travel-rewards-101
The Points Guy's 10 Commandments of Credit Card Rewards: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/ten-credit-card-commandments/amp/
Rich Girl Roundup on how credit works: https://link.chtbl.com/QXmxdYU_
How TPG staffers track their credit card miles/points: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/tpg-strategies-track-points-miles-cards/amp/
Chase 5/24 rule: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/ultimate-guide-chase-5-24-rule/
Chase Sapphire sign-up bonus: https://financebuzz.com/chase-sapphire-48-month-rule
How to redeem points: https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/airlines/beginners/
Cash or points for travel? Here's how to decide: https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/cash-or-points-for-travel
The Points Guy calculator: https://thepointsguy.com/calculator/
Chase transfer partners (as of April 2023): https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/chase-transfer-partners-guide
American Express transfer partners (as of April 2023): https://thepointsguy.com/guide/membership-rewards-partner-guide/
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Rich Girl Roundup: What Would We Do With An Inheritance? May 01, 2023

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Whether you receive an inheritance or win the lottery, they can both be treated like receiving new income. Katie and Henah chat through what they would do with a big lump sum, including paying off debts, investing in experiences and companies, and if Katie would continue to rent. 👀
Welcome back to #RichGirlRoundup, Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and MWK's Executive Producer Henah answer your burning money questions. Each month, we'll put out a call for questions on her Instagram (@moneywithkatie). New episodes every week.
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Inheritance taxes: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/estates/what-are-inheritance-taxes/L93IUc3sC
Estate taxes: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/estate-tax
Treading lightly on unexpected income: https://podcast.moneywithkatie.com/how-to-deal-with-unexpected-expenses/
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How to Deal with Unexpected Expenses Apr 26, 2023

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“Dude, why is being alive so expensive?”—an actual sentence I said aloud to Henah back in January when my dog needed surgery, my husband and I got a giant tax bill, Henah’s travel insurance wouldn’t come through, and a formerly in-network doctor informed her she owed them a large sum since they were now (surprise!) out-of-network. (USA! USA!)
One of the rudest awakenings of adulthood is the realization that simply paying for the boring stuff eats up a lot of your income, which can be incredibly demoralizing when you’re trying to make progress.
So which tactics (both financial and psychological) can help you plan for the mundane or unexpected? Will this ever stop, or do your financial problems just scale proportionally with your net worth?
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Money with Katie blog, "Being Poor is Expensive": https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/the-paradox-of-riches-being-poor-is-expensive
Preventive care services in the US: https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/preventive-care-benefits/
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Rich Girl Roundup: How to Talk Money with Aging Parents Apr 24, 2023

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A listener asks, "How can I plan for my parents' later years in life, and how can I start that conversation?" Katie and Henah reflect on conversations they've had with their own families, what to do (hint: prep a life audit!), and caveats to consider. (And, if you want us to go into this topic more in-depth, email us at moneywithkatie@morningbrew.com!)
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Mentioned in the Episode
92% of Americans say it's important to discuss wishes for end-of-life care, but only 32% of had the conversation, per The Conversation Project: https://theconversationproject.org/about/
Where to start with end-of-life planning with loved ones: https://www.vox.com/even-better/23378958/end-of-life-planning-elders-parents-grandparents-loved-ones
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Save the #BossBabes: MLMs, Get-Rich-Quick Schemes, and the Prosperity Gospel Apr 19, 2023

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When Amazon Prime dropped the LuLaRich documentary in 2021, it was one of the first times the population at large got to peek behind the curtain at one of the largest multilevel marketing companies in the world—and boy, did it take internet voyeurs by storm.
The timing of (and snark generated by) such an explosive exposé was especially interesting, given the other pyramid scheme-y thing playing out in 2022: NFTs, shitcoins, and meme stocks.
It feels like we should’ve learned our collective lesson by now—but are the get-rich-quick schemes that plague our DMs and Twitter feeds evolving faster than we are? What’s a Boss Babe to do?
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Mentioned in the Episode
Amanda Montell's Cultish: https://bookshop.org/a/90396/9780062993151
LuLaRich: https://www.amazon.com/LuLaRich-Season-1/dp/B09CFXPNSX
LuLaRich trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIkcrQzTr8w&ab_channel=AmazonPrimeVideoUK
How LuLaRoe worked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4411N0nAELY&ab_channel=AmazonPrimeVideoUK
The Sam Dee on YouTube, sharing their experience as a LuLaRoe retailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-TO2-d10S0&ab_channel=TheSamDee
The Dream podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e1-wanna-swim-in-cash/id1435743296?i=1000420324159
The Airplane Game from the 1980s: https://apnews.com/article/7894d03521da555b7ea45e6f78323fbb
"Blessing Loom" scam alert: https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/22255-bbb-scam-alert-easy-money-blessing-loom-nope-pyramid-scheme
Benjamin M. Friedman's Religion and the Rise of Capitalism: https://bookshop.org/a/90396/9780593311097
Protestant ethic, per the Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protestant-ethic
James Jani on YouTube, sharing about the prosperity gospel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTfKpAWkgJY&t=771s&ab_channel=JamesJani
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