What happens when you actually start earning good money? One woman has reached that point in her life — and isn’t quite sure where to go next. Should she invest? Should she put more in retirement? And why do some of those answers come so much m

My partner & I make $165,000—& we saved $65,000 to buy a house

Mar 18th, 2019 20m 12s

The world tells you that life should happen a certain way: Marriage, a house, and a family. Today’s diarist is faced with two of those steps, saving for a wedding and a house, and is dealing with the resulting financial realities.Co-Hosts: Lind

I have $90,000 in student loans — & I’m struggling to pay it all back

Mar 11th, 2019 21m 29s

How do you even start to pay off your student loans when you barely make enough money to scrape by? Today’s diarist has some tough decisions to make, with $90,000in loans and a job that barely pays the bills.Co-Hosts: Lindsey Stanberry, @lestan

My husband and I make $280,000 a year — & I’m stressed out about starting a family

Mar 4th, 2019 15m 52s

Today’s anonymous diarist has worked really hard for her money — she and her husband both. At this point, they live a pretty good life, with $300 monthly wine subscriptions and constant wine-and-cheese nights. But she also knows that she wants

I went from making $143,000 to $1500 a month

Feb 25th, 2019 18m 46s

Alisha Ramos had it all — a cushy, six-figure tech job, a great work/life balance, the time and money to spend at the hottest restaurants in the city. But she left all that to start her own business, Girls Night In, and ended up taking a major

I make $47,000 — & haven’t been on a vacation in 7 years

Feb 18th, 2019 15m 54s

A 32-year-old woman calls in with an interesting question: The last time she went on a real vacation was on her honeymoon — 7 years ago. Meanwhile, she sees her friends posting on Instagram every anniversary, with beach trips and tropical vacat

I make $90,000 — & my dates still won’t let me pay the check

Feb 11th, 2019 16m 24s

Do you do the “wallet reach”? Do you always go dutch? Do you find that splitting the check is a sign that a second date is off the table? Hosts Lindsey Stanberry and Paco De Leon talk through one single woman’s experience in the dating pool, an

Welcome to the Money Diaries Podcast!

Feb 1st, 2019 2m 46s

Three years ago, Refinery29 published the first money diary. One diary led to another, and here we are three years later, with more than 1,000 diaries published, a book, and now, a podcast. Here’s what to expect.Co-Hosts: Lindsey Stanberry, @l