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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

Download Ask Dolly in the Apple App Store HERE! Besties, Vivian has been sitting on a secret and today she's finally spilling it: Ask Dolly, her brand-new app, is officially live in the Apple App Store! Built to treat your money like your annual physical, Ask Dolly diagnoses your financial strengths and weaknesses, answers your toughest money questions, and connects you to real, human Certified Financial Planners. No jargon, no judgment, and no minimum bank balance required. In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. What Ask Dolly does: tracks your money, savings, and investing progress in one place, delivers personalized investing guidance, and breaks down confusing economic news into something you can actually use. 2. Why Vivian built it: bootstrapped with her own money, no outside investors, born from thousands of BFF DMs asking for real financial guidance she couldn't keep up with one by one. 3. Real BFF questions, answered: estate planning on a budget, Backdoor Roth strategies, navigating a divorce settlement, helping aging parents catch up on retirement, and what actually belongs in a prenup. Download Ask Dolly today in the Apple App Store (Android coming soon) HERE and let us know what you think! Plus, keep up with Ask Dolly on Instagram! 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
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