

The Financial Confessions
The Financial Diet
Uncover the financial truth behind every part of life. Join host Chelsea Fagan, CEO of The Financial Diet, for a weekly deep-dive with experts to get a real-life look at earning, spending, and losing money. We’re holding a mic to the money talk we whisper about. New episodes drop every Monday.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 54min
The Rise & Fall Of The Crypto Bro
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Welcome to our all-new podcast series Too Good To Be True, covering financial scams and scam artists. Too Good To Be True is a 9-part miniseries dropping every Monday in The Financial Confessions feed on your preferred streaming platform. The Financial Confessions will be back on Monday, November 7th!
In this episode, hosts Ryan + Julia take us on a journey through the world of crypto and alternative currencies.
Episode 1, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsgcAGtdkRY&
Episode 1, Part 2: https://youtu.be/HgSkg9WwCPs
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/ykbhn_PKge4
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Sep 19, 2022 • 1h 3min
Rachel Hollis & The Authenticity Industrial Complex
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Welcome to our all-new podcast series Too Good To Be True, covering financial scams and scam artists. Too Good To Be True is a 9-part miniseries dropping every Monday in The Financial Confessions feed on your preferred streaming platform. The Financial Confessions will be back on Monday, November 7th!
In this episode, hosts Ryan + Julia take us on a deep dive into the rise and fall of Rachel Hollis.
Episode 1, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsgcAGtdkRY&
Episode 1, Part 2: https://youtu.be/HgSkg9WwCPs
Follow Ryan on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ryanhoulihan
Follow Julia on Two Cents! https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCentsPBS
The Financial Diet site: http://www.thefinancialdiet.com
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Sep 12, 2022 • 41min
The Cult of Ramsey: Evangelicalism & Personal Finance, Part II
Welcome to our all-new podcast series Too Good To Be True, covering financial scams and scam artists. In this two-part premiere, our hosts Ryan Houlihan and Julia Lorenz-Olsen take you on a deep dive through the history of Evangelicalism, politics, and money in the US, culminating in the personal finance giant that is the Dave Ramsey empire.
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Ryan Houlihan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanhoulihan/?hl=en
Follow Julia on Two Cents! https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoCentsPBS
LISTEN TO PART 1 OF THIS EPISODE HERE: https://thefinancialdiet.podbean.com/e/the-prosperity-gospel-evangelicalism-personal-finance-part-i/

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Sep 12, 2022 • 42min
The Prosperity Gospel: Evangelicalism & Personal Finance, Part I
Exploring the intersection of money, religion, and sexuality. Conflicts over wealth and prosperity in the church. The controversial concept of the prosperity gospel in evangelicalism. Extremism in evangelicalism and personal finance. Touching on hidden money, tithing, and the influence of media-savvy extremists within Christianity.

Sep 1, 2022 • 3min
Introducing: Too Good To Be True with Ryan Houlihan and Julia Lorenz-Olson
Exposing the scams, schemes, and financial cults trying to separate you from your money.
Hosts Ryan Houlihan and Julia Lorenz-Olson will be ~taking us on a journey~ through the dark world of financial scams — from the mommy blogging MLMs to religious fraudsters to crypto pyramid schemes.
If you want to know how to protect your hard-earned money from these way-too-common scams, while learning about the history and key players of some of the most prominent financial frauds, we've got you covered!
Too Good To Be True is an 8-part series premiering weekly in The Financial Confessions feed starting September 12, 2022.

Aug 29, 2022 • 32min
Taxing The Rich, Unethical Airbnbs, & Marrying For Money: Chelsea Responds To Audience Hot Takes
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Chelsea spends the season finale diving into unpopular money opinions and hot takes from the audience. Don't worry — TFC season 4 starts Monday, November 7!
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Aug 22, 2022 • 57min
Closet Purging, Capsule Wardrobes, & Embracing Minimal-ish Living
Chelsea talks with YouTuber Christina Mychas about getting rid of 60% of her wardrobe and embracing a "minimal-ish" lifestyle.
MORE FROM CHRISTINA: - YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/styleapotheca/videos - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christina.mychas/?hl=en
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Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 14min
How Car Culture & Consumerism Are Eroding America
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Chelsea sits down with Doug from The War On Cars podcast to talk about suburban sprawl, car culture, consumerism, and how all three have come together to make America a much worse place than it needs to be.
MORE FROM THE WAR ON CARS
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Aug 8, 2022 • 45min
A Post-Roe Q&A With An OBGYN
Chelsea sits down with OBGYN and reproductive educator Dr. Ashley Jeanlus to talk about the end of Roe v. Wade, abortion rights, and all your contraceptive and reproductive questions.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 51min
Money Gossip: Cringeworthy Stories, Crazy Rich People, And Venmo Culture
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Chelsea and guest Kelsey McKinney dive into crazy real-life money stories from the TFD audience.
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