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By Vivian Tu
4.8
17351,735 ratings
The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.
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Vivian is breaking down the real cost of hustle culture and why working harder doesn’t always mean making more money. From the DoorDash orders and Ubers that come with an overpacked schedule to burnout, income volatility, and missed career opportunities, this episode explores how the grind can quietly start costing you more than it’s making you. In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. The hidden financial costs of hustle culture, why juggling multiple side gigs can sometimes hurt your long-term earning potential, and how to tell when working more is no longer worth it 2. Why Gen Z is rejecting the traditional grind through trends like quiet quitting and the “soft life,” and what they might actually be getting right about productivity, ambition, and burnout 3. How to build wealth without sacrificing your entire life, from negotiating for more money at your current job to putting your savings, investments, and retirement accounts to work so your money can grow without adding more hours to your schedule Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think sales isn't your thing? Think again! Whether you're negotiating a raise, pitching investors, or just trying to land your dream job, you're selling something every single day. This week, Vivian sits down with Shelby Sapp, the internet's Sales Queen, who's teaching over 1.6 million followers how to pitch, close, and get paid like a pro. In this episode, Vivian and Shelby cover: 1. The sales fundamentals: the hardest things to sell, the real difference between door-to-door and high-ticket sales, and how to walk into any room and command respect from the jump 2. Selling yourself: how to pitch yourself at work, network without sounding desperate, handle common pushback, and avoid the mistakes that tank most pitches 3. The closer mindset: busting the biggest sales myths, her rapid-fire money advice on negotiation, financial decisions, and building wealth on your own terms Check out more from Shelby on IG HERE! And on her website: https://shelbysapp.com/ Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vivian is breaking down why everything feels so expensive right now and what you can actually do to fight back. From the real economic forces driving up your grocery bill and rent, to the apps and hacks that can save you hundreds a month, this episode is your guide to surviving the cost of living crisis without losing your mind (or your savings). In this episode, you'll learn: 1. Why prices keep climbing, including the three types of inflation driving up costs, plus how tariffs, the conflict with Iran, and decades of housing under-building are all colliding to hit your wallet at once. 2. Which costs have risen the most, from energy and housing to your weekly grocery run, and the real reasons behind it, including supply chain issues, labor shortages, and corporations holding onto record profits. 3. Vivian's favorite money-saving hacks, including how to negotiate a rent abatement, apps like Ibotta, GetUpside, and Too Good To Go, the best day of the week to fill up your gas tank, and how to actually win a health insurance appeal. Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your credit score can make or break your ability to buy a house, rent an apartment, or even land a job, but do you actually know how that three-digit number gets calculated? Vivian breaks down the wild, biased history of credit scoring and gives you the real playbook for building, or rebuilding, a great score. In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. The history of credit scores, from Mesopotamian debt tablets, to the 1841 Mercantile Agency, to the birth of FICO in 1956, to the anti-discrimination laws that (kind of) fixed things 2. How to actually build credit, secured credit cards, credit-builder loans, rent and utility reporting, becoming an authorized user, and the five factors FICO uses to calculate your score 3. The system's blind spots, and what to do if your score takes an unexpected hit Interested in checking your credit score? Head to https://www.annualcreditreport.com Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vivian is sitting down with Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® Michelle M. Smith and breaking down how to protect your money before, during, and after a divorce. From the assets people fight over most, to the red flags that signal financial danger in a relationship, this episode is your guide to navigating a split without losing your shirt (or your sanity). In this episode, you'll learn: 1. What a divorce financial specialist actually does, including what a typical session looks like and how "high-net-worth" is defined when it comes to dividing assets. 2. The most contested assets and common mistakes people make in divorce, plus the red flags that indicate someone may be in financial danger in their relationship, and misconceptions about why women are more often the ones filing. 3. How to protect yourself financially in a relationship, including what to do before you say "I do," Michelle's honest take on the tradwife and stay-at-home girlfriend trend, and the one piece of divorce advice she thinks is total garbage. Learn more about Michelle and her work at https://savantwealth.com/ Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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