Talk Wealthy To Me

What happens when she makes more money than he does? And why are so many successful women still uncomfortable talking about it?

In this episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle Taylor is opening up a conversation that more couples need to be having: the changing dynamics of money, marriage, and the female breadwinner.

Nearly half of married women now earn as much as or more than their husbands, yet the expectations around who manages the money, makes financial decisions, and carries the household responsibilities haven't necessarily caught up.

Michelle shares her own experiences with outdated assumptions about who pays the bill, why some women downplay their financial success to protect their partner's ego, and what happens when one person becomes responsible for the entire financial life of the family.

In this episode, we're talking about:

• Why earning more doesn't always translate into financial confidence or decision-making power.
• The two financial dynamics Michelle sees in female breadwinner households.
• Why protecting your income matters when your family depends on it.
• Life insurance, retirement planning, and financial responsibilities for couples.
• Why splitting expenses 50/50 isn't always equitable.
• How to have honest money conversations without turning them into arguments.

Whether you're the primary breadwinner, earning equally with your partner, navigating a career transition, or managing your finances independently, this conversation is about creating a financial life that works for you.

Because making more money should never mean making yourself smaller.
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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

Luxury isn’t disappearing. But who is buying it—and what they’re willing to spend money on—is changing dramatically.

In this solo episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle Taylor breaks down one of the most interesting money stories happening right now: the shrinking global luxury customer base, the growing influence of asset-owning wealthy consumers, and why traditional status symbols are losing some of their appeal.

Because this conversation isn’t really about handbags, watches, or five-star hotels. It’s about the difference between having a high income and actually having wealth.

Michelle explores the K-shaped economy, why two women earning the exact same salary can be living in completely different financial realities, and why owning assets that grow can change your ability to weather rising costs—and eventually spend from a place of choice rather than pressure.

She also dives into the changing definition of luxury, from logos and “it” items to craftsmanship, experiences, longevity, and purchases that actually mean something to you.

Plus, Michelle challenges you to look back at your own splurges and ask one simple question: Would I buy this again today?

Building wealth doesn’t mean you can’t have beautiful things. It means building the financial foundation that lets you choose them on your terms.

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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

Women are expected to inherit and control an unprecedented amount of wealth over the coming decades. But inheriting the money and actually being prepared to manage it are two very different things.

In this solo episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle Taylor digs into the side of the Great Wealth Transfer that isn't getting nearly enough attention: millions of women may one day find themselves responsible for accounts, investments, estate plans, advisors, insurance policies, and financial decisions they were never fully included in.

And that responsibility often arrives during one of the hardest moments of their lives.
Michelle shares the practical conversations women should be having now — with spouses, partners, parents, advisors, and themselves — long before they're handed the financial keys.

You'll learn why being a beneficiary isn't the same as having access, why you need relationships with the professionals managing your family's wealth, what to know about your accounts and estate documents, and how to start difficult conversations with your parents without making Thanksgiving incredibly awkward.

Because being prepared for wealth isn't about knowing every answer.
It's about knowing where everything is, who to call, what questions to ask, and having a seat at the table before a crisis forces you into one.

The money may be coming to women. The question is whether we'll be ready for it.


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Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

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If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

A high income can build a beautiful life. But it doesn’t automatically build wealth.

In this episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle sits down with estate planning and tax attorney, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and Flourish Law Group co-founder Lauren Klein for a conversation about what happens when you stop letting your career be your entire financial plan.

Lauren spent years in Big Law, working with some of the country’s wealthiest families and building the kind of career that looked incredibly successful on paper. But as she approached partnership, she started asking a different question: Is this actually the life I want?

She ultimately left Big Law, built her own firm, invested in real estate, and became intentional about turning income into assets, ownership, flexibility, and long-term wealth.

Michelle and Lauren break down the estate planning basics every woman should understand—from wills and trusts to beneficiaries, probate, trust funding, and building the right financial team. They also talk candidly about money mindset, taxes, real estate, golden handcuffs, and why high-achieving women need to get much more comfortable talking about money.
Because making money is only one part of the equation.

Building it, protecting it, and making sure it creates options for you and the people you love? That’s the wealth plan.

Connect with Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/lawyerlaurenklein/
Website: https://linktr.ee/lawyerlaurenaklein

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Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
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If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

What does it really take to build wealth when no one handed you the roadmap?

In this episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle sits down with Laura Meyer, founder and CEO of Envision Horizons, a tech-enabled e-commerce agency she bootstrapped from the ground up into an 8-figure company.

Laura shares how starting her career at Amazon helped her recognize a gap in the market, why a painful lesson about compensation ultimately pushed her toward entrepreneurship, and what nearly a decade of building a company has taught her about resilience, ownership, ambition, and financial freedom.

But this conversation goes far beyond business.

Michelle and Laura get candid about why women need to talk about money more openly—with friends, family, and even their children. They explore getting rich versus staying rich, building healthy financial habits, investing without overcomplicating it, creating a life that reflects what you actually value, and letting go of the guilt that can come with wanting more.

Laura also shares why she believes money simply makes you more of who you already are—and how wealth has allowed her to create meaningful experiences, greater flexibility for her family, and opportunities for the people she loves.

In this episode:
• How Laura bootstrapped an 8-figure company without outside funding  
• Why entrepreneurship requires resilience and “pain tolerance”  
• The financial lesson that pushed Laura to work for herself  
• Why revenue doesn't tell the whole story of a successful business  
• How Laura and her husband approach money and investing in their marriage  
• Why women need more spaces where talking about money is normal  
• Teaching children financial literacy from an early age  
• The difference between getting rich and staying rich  
• Why investing doesn't have to be exciting—or complicated  
• Building wealth without apologizing for ambition  
• Creating a life you actually want instead of one you think you should want  

Because changing the way women think and feel about money starts with something simple: actually talking about it.


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You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are a few ways to keep building with Women in Wealth:

Get Your Financial Blueprint
Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

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If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

Your business did $2 million last year. Maybe $3 million. Maybe you’re on track for $5 million.
Amazing. But Michelle has a different question: What did YOU make?

In this episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle Taylor is unpacking the difference between building a successful company and actually building personal wealth—because they are not the same thing.

It’s possible to own a multimillion-dollar business while having very little liquidity, minimal investments outside the company, an underfunded retirement, and nearly your entire net worth tied to one asset.

And for many entrepreneurs, it happens without them ever intentionally choosing it.
Michelle walks through the questions every business owner should be asking about her personal finances and the nine areas she wants successful entrepreneurs thinking about—from paying yourself appropriately and taking distributions to building liquidity, investing outside the business, tax planning, protection, and eventually creating an exit or succession plan.
Because there is a season for reinvesting everything into the company. But that season is supposed to end.

At some point, you have to shift from making the business richer to making the owner wealthy.
If you’ve built something successful—or you’re just starting to—this episode will help you think differently about what your business is ultimately supposed to do for your life.


Ready to make your next money move? ✨

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are a few ways to keep building with Women in Wealth:

Get Your Financial Blueprint
Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

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https://substack.com/@talkwealthytomereport

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If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

What does it actually look like to build a successful career, a healthy marriage, and real financial independence—all at the same time?

In this episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle sits down with entrepreneur, visual storyteller, and industry leader Sarah Soliman, President and CEO of Soliman Productions, for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, money, relationships, investing, and building a life on your own terms.

Sarah shares how her career evolved from dreams of becoming a news anchor to building an 11-year-old business, why emotional intelligence and relationships have been critical to her success, and why she believes women need to remain financially independent—even inside a healthy, successful marriage.

Michelle and Sarah also get into the money conversations couples should be having before marriage, prenups and protecting what you've built, navigating finances in a blended family, investing as a couple, talking openly about money with your girlfriends, and why building wealth gets a lot more interesting once you start looking beyond the traditional playbook.

Plus, Sarah shares an unexpected reason entrepreneurship has become so meaningful to her: watching the people she employs build lives, buy homes, purchase cars, and create their own financial stability.

This episode reminds us that building wealth isn't only about how much money you make. It's about creating options, protecting your independence, surrounding yourself with people who expand what's possible, and building a life that actually looks like yours.

Connect with Sarah Soliman: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmariesoliman

Tune in for a conversation about money, marriage, entrepreneurship, investing, leadership, and becoming the woman you once needed to see.


Ready to make your next money move? ✨

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are a few ways to keep building with Women in Wealth:

Get Your Financial Blueprint
Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

Subscribe to the Talk Wealthy Report
Smart conversations about money, business, investing, and building a wealthy life — delivered straight to your inbox.
https://substack.com/@talkwealthytomereport

Come Hang With Us
If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

Stay Connected
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Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

You’ll spend weeks researching the perfect stroller... but how much time have you spent researching where your child’s money should actually go?

In this solo episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle Taylor breaks down the accounts parents are hearing about everywhere right now, including 529 plans, Trump Accounts, custodial UTMA/UGMA accounts, Roth IRAs for kids, and trusts.

But this isn’t just about choosing an account. Michelle explains why your child needs a financial plan before they need a financial product, why starting early matters even if you can only contribute a small amount, and the critical question every parent should ask: What happens to this money when my child turns 18?

You’ll learn how different accounts handle education, taxes, control, earned income, long-term investing, and eventually transferring money to your child. Michelle also shares why teaching your kids how money works may ultimately matter more than the amount you leave behind.

Because building generational wealth isn’t just about giving your kids money. It’s about giving them options, habits, and a healthy relationship with wealth.


Ready to make your next money move? ✨

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are a few ways to keep building with Women in Wealth:

Get Your Financial Blueprint
Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

Subscribe to the Talk Wealthy Report
Smart conversations about money, business, investing, and building a wealthy life — delivered straight to your inbox.
https://substack.com/@talkwealthytomereport

Come Hang With Us
If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

Stay Connected
Follow Women in Wealth on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/women_in_wealth

Explore Women in Wealth:
https://womeninwealth.co/

Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

In this solo episode of Talk Wealthy to Me, Michelle Taylor is calling out a money habit many of us don’t even realize we have: the discount reflex.

It happens when you quote your rate and immediately add, “but I’m flexible.” When you walk into a salary conversation already explaining why the company might not be able to pay you more. When you offer the friends-and-family discount nobody asked for. Or when you lower your number simply because you’re afraid of hearing no.

The problem? That seemingly small discount can follow you far beyond one invoice or negotiation. A lower rate becomes the anchor for the next contract. A lower starting salary affects future raises. And over the course of a career, the money you didn’t ask for can compound in the wrong direction.

Michelle breaks down why we negotiate against ourselves, how to determine your number before pressure enters the room, why learning to sit in uncomfortable silence matters, and the simple “market rate mirror” she uses to recognize when she’s undervaluing herself.

Sometimes the most expensive financial decision isn’t a bad investment. It’s the ask you talked yourself out of making.


Ready to make your next money move? ✨

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are a few ways to keep building with Women in Wealth:

Get Your Financial Blueprint
Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

Subscribe to the Talk Wealthy Report
Smart conversations about money, business, investing, and building a wealthy life — delivered straight to your inbox.
https://substack.com/@talkwealthytomereport

Come Hang With Us
If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

Stay Connected
Follow Women in Wealth on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/women_in_wealth

Explore Women in Wealth:
https://womeninwealth.co/

Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.

What would you do if $10,000 unexpectedly landed in your account tomorrow?

A bonus. A tax refund. An inheritance. A commission check. A cash gift. Maybe even $40 someone finally Venmoed you from dinner three months ago.

Unexpected money has a funny way of feeling different from the money we earn every day—and that feeling can make us move much faster than we normally would.

In this episode of Talk Wealthy to M, Michelle Taylor breaks down why the way you handle a small windfall today may be a preview of how you'll handle much bigger money later. Because whether it's $400, $10,000, or $400,000, the instinct is often exactly the same. Only the zeros change.

Michelle shares her three-part framework—Freeze, Figure, Fix—for making smarter decisions when unexpected money arrives. She explains why you need a cooling-off period before spending, why the headline number may not be the amount that's actually yours, and the one windfall mistake she has watched derail people's finances for years: turning one-time money into a recurring monthly obligation.

You'll also learn The Saturday Test, a simple three-question check you can use before spending any unexpected money.

Because building wealth isn't only about knowing what to do with money. It's about practicing the habits you'll need when more of it finally arrives.

Listen now—and send this episode to the woman who just texted you about her bonus.


Ready to make your next money move? ✨

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are a few ways to keep building with Women in Wealth:

Get Your Financial Blueprint
Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and your smartest next moves.
https://womeninwealth.co/financial-blueprint/

Subscribe to the Talk Wealthy Report
Smart conversations about money, business, investing, and building a wealthy life — delivered straight to your inbox.
https://substack.com/@talkwealthytomereport

Come Hang With Us
If you’re in Orlando, join us at a Women in Wealth Happy Hour — a fun, casual space to meet other ambitious women, ask money questions, and talk wealth without it feeling weird.

Stay Connected
Follow Women in Wealth on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/women_in_wealth

Explore Women in Wealth:
https://womeninwealth.co/

Money is possibility. Let’s build more of it.