

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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Jun 27, 2022 • 1h 10min
How A No-Buy Year Can Change Your Brain’s Response To Consumerism
Chelsea speaks with YouTuber Hannah Louise Poston about her year-long no-buy challenge, battling consumerism, and how her attachment to material items has changed.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 48min
How To Side Hustle To Financial Freedom
Chelsea speaks with Daniella Flores of I Like To Dabble about their side hustling journey, and how their side gigs earn them $40,000+ per year.
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Website: https://iliketodabble.com/
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Jun 13, 2022 • 1h 12min
Crypto, The Alt-Right, & Economic Desperation
Chelsea speaks with Brianna Wu, a software engineer and executive director of the Rebellion PAC, about her experience post-GamerGate, the radicalization of young men through crypto, and the loneliness epidemic that is plaguing men.
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Jun 6, 2022 • 1h
An Honest Audience Q&A With A Professional Recruiter
Chelsea speaks with recruiter and content creator Jazmine Reed-Clark to answer audience questions on everything from how job-hopping looks one a resume to getting the upper hand while negotiating.
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May 30, 2022 • 1h 2min
A FIRE Follower On Zero-Waste Living, Real Estate Investing, & Saving 40% Of Her Income
Chelsea speaks with Angela from Tread Lightly, Retire Early, who gives her most candid thoughts on all things FIRE, from the cost of raising kids while trying to grow wealth to the real trade-offs that come with real estate investing.
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May 23, 2022 • 54min
Everything You Need To Know About The Crypto Meltdown
Chelsea speaks with software engineer and cryptocurrency writer Stephen Diehl about the current crypto crash we're seeing, and what that means for the future of crypto specifically, and the economy more broadly.
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May 16, 2022 • 1h 15min
Consumerist Fat Shaming, Celebrity Weight Loss, & Paying The Plus-Size Tax
Chelsea speaks with writer Gianluca Russo about the body positivity movement, the dangers of diet culture, and the unfair costs that come with plus-size fashion.
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Gianluca Russo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g_russo1/?hl=en
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May 9, 2022 • 54min
Disability, Money, & The Dangers Of ”Wellness” Culture
Chelsea speaks with writer and disability advocate Imani Barbarin about navigating our (lacking) healthcare system, how being disabled affects one's finances, and what everyone should know about living with a disability in America.
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May 2, 2022 • 44min
A Couples Therapist On Prenups, Relationship Anxiety, & Radical Financial Honesty
Chelsea talks with Dr. Orna Guralnik of Showtime's 'Couples Therapy' about dealing with money in a relationship, having empathy for your partner, and identifying where our money and relationship anxieties come from.
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Apr 25, 2022 • 55min
NXIUM, Theranos, Crypto, And Housewives: A Deep Dive Into Scams
Chelsea talks with writer and producer Ryan Houlihan about the scammers infiltrating our lives, from reality stars touting MLMs to celebrity cults to crypto scams.
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