

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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Apr 3, 2023 • 55min
Tipping Culture, Nightmare Customers, And Serving Through The Pandemic: An Honest Restaurant Industry Talk
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Chelsea sits down with comedian and restaurant industry vet Jake Cornell to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of working in the service industry.
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Listen to Chelsea's interview on Jake's podcast here: https://vinepair.com/articles/gowjc-chelsea-fagan/
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Mar 27, 2023 • 55min
Dealing With Disability & Moving Beyond The FIRE Movement
The podcast discusses creating a financial routine, dealing with health challenges financially, money and relationships, protecting your finances through a prenup, managing work-life balance, investing early and evaluating real estate, and buying a home during the pandemic.

Mar 20, 2023 • 59min
The Biggest Financial Flops Of Last Year: A Live Q&A With Broke Millennial
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Chelsea is joined by Erin Lowry of Broke Millennial for this live podcast recording all about the worst flops and the best highlights of 2022.
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Mar 13, 2023 • 54min
Love Island, Real Housewives, And The Fake Authenticity Of Pop Culture
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Chelsea sits down with Maia aka Broey Deschanel to talk about all things movies, reality TV, pop culture, and the fake authenticity of our current era.
Watch Maia's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BroeyDeschanel
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Mar 6, 2023 • 57min
Addiction, Delusion, And Awkward Facebook Messages: Inside An MLM
Guest Emily Lynn Paulson, former top performer in an MLM, discusses her experiences in the industry, the exploitation of vulnerability, and the parallels between MLMs and marketing to women. Other topics include excessive alcohol consumption among women, the correlation between women on medication and the rise in MLMs, and the division of labor and mental load on mothers.

Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 3min
Burnout, Boundaries, And The Lie Of Consumerist Self-Help
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Chelsea sits down with Taylor Elyse Morrison to talk about the bogus culture of self-help that got us to our current era, and how to build something better, regardless of disposable income.
Learn more about Taylor and her book here: https://www.taylorelyse.com/
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Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 7min
The Scam Of Skincare & And Opting Out Of Toxic Beauty Culture
Chelsea is joined by writer and editor Jessica DeFino to talk about the havoc that beauty standards are wreaking on our world, whether or not we want to admit it.
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Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 4min
Gilmore Girls, Sex And The City, And The Cringeworthy Class Representation Of Television
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This week, Chelsea is joined by YouTuber (and former TFD contributor!) Princess Weekes to talk all about how television does (and mostly doesn't) represent money, poverty, and class differences.
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Feb 6, 2023 • 57min
Münecat On Gary Vee, Jordan Peterson, And The MLM-Ification Of The Internet
Chelsea interviews YouTuber münecat about online discourse, right-wing radicalization, and content creation under capitalism. They discuss the influence of internet creators like Gary Vee and Jordan Peterson, critique Rachel Hollis's views on feminism and MLMs, unravel the psychology behind influencers and loyalty, challenge controversial figures' views on women in STEM, reveal Jordan Peterson's lack of empathy, examine media manipulation, and discuss the ethical concerns of showcasing people's struggles without addressing root causes.

Jan 30, 2023 • 48min
Late Capitalism, ”Ethical” Investing, And Building Wealth In A Broken System
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Chelsea and Simran Kaur from Girls That Invest discuss ethical investing, starting from nothing, and how to build wealth and live by your values under capitalism.
Girls That Invest website: https://girlsthatinvest.com/ Girls
That Invest book: https://bookshop.org/a/82703/9781119893783
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