How Do You Afford This?

Jen Glantz has built an empire around love stories without actually liking weddings. She’s the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire, host of the 1-800-Bridesmaid podcast, and author of multiple books including her newest, Finally the Bride. In this episode, she breaks down the numbers behind her own wedding, her clients' weddings, running multiple businesses and raising a daughter in NYC. 

Jen and I walk through the $35,000 wedding she almost had, the one she pulled off for under $2,000, how her business evolved from a single $500 service into multiple income streams, and why launching over 100 AI tools changed everything after she became a mom. Plus, she shares the brutally honest scripts she gives bridesmaids who can't afford to say yes, and what to say when a friendship gets expensive.

Jen reveals the real cost of raising a child in New York City, how she and her husband combined finances after their daughter was born, and what she's working toward affording next.

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Ally Case has traveled to 58 countries and takes around 12 international trips a year. She's a content creator, part-time flight attendant, and the CEO of digital marketing agency Uppercase Media, which she runs with a team of five. In our very first episode, she sits down with me to break down how she actually affords the lifestyle. 

Ally and I walk through exactly what she spent on her recent 8-day trip across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, and Qatar, the six income streams that fund the fabulous life she’s crafted and the trade-offs she had to make to get there. Plus, she shares how much she gets for free as a travel influencer and her favorite travel hacks the rest of us can use. 

Ally reveals what’s changed about money in her relationship since getting engaged, the money visualization that drives her career, and why she considers her gold jewelry part of her investment portfolio.

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Connect with Ally on Instagram at @allycase1 and @uppercase.media, and on TikTok @allycase1.

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A first listen at How Do You Afford This?, launching this June. 👀

Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, CFP® and founder of The Fiscal Femme, sits down with real people and asks the question everyone's wondering - how do they actually afford their lives?

In season one, you'll hear from a content creator with five income streams, a bridesmaid-for-hire who pulled off her own wedding for under $2,000, an entrepreneur who designed a business that lets her live in Spain three months a year, a former CPA who left Deloitte to create her dream life (daughter in tow), and more.

Part voyeuristic. Part practical. Completely judgment-free.

Follow now so the first four episodes drop into your feed on launch day. 💸