“A man is not a financial plan” - this is the advice Manisha Thakor’s mother gave her in her childhood. The founder of MoneyZen grew up knowing how to track her spending and manage her finances, and she’s made an art of helping others to do the same.

Thekey? Manisha says it’s learning to do away with keeping up with the Joneses. In today’s episode, she tells us why comparisonitis is making us all poorer, why she calls credit cards ‘financial bazookas’, and why it’s so much more expensive to be a woman. And, she’ll tell you how to know whether you’re living within your means - and what to do if the answer is no.

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