Women & Money: The Shit We Don't Talk About! | Purse Strings

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  The $70,000 Tax Mistake Most Women Business Owners Make with Emily Bowie 18.09.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail You are making good money. So why does tax season still knock the wind out of you every year? Earning more does not automatically mean keeping more. Without a strategy, a higher income can just mean a bigger, more painful tax bill. In this episode, we have Emily Bowie, CFO of Thorne Advisors, a firm built specifically for women earning over 100K in net income. A Cash Flow Strategist with more than 15 years of experience, including her time as an audit manager in Big Four acco...
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  She Built a Business After Being Stood Up Abroad with Ally Pintucci 11.09.2026 45min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the trip you keep waiting to take is exactly what you need? We are all guilty of it. Waiting for the right timing, the right stage of life, the right circle of friends, while the months quietly pass and the vaca never leaves the group chat. In this episode, we have Ally Pintucci, founder of The Girls Trip Series, a community of 37,000-plus women built on small, curated trips for women who hate tours. After nearly a decade in travel sales and operations, a layoff at 23...
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  Design Your Dream Career with Jess Lane 04.09.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail You spent your whole career building someone else's brand. What happens when the title, the salary, and the identity get taken away overnight? In this episode, we have Jess Lane, founder of The Full Cup Co., the career design company for the future of work. After twenty years in marketing and advertising for names like Procter and Gamble, Porsche, and The RealReal, Jess was laid off at forty in a mass reduction and applied to 496 jobs before deciding to build something no emp...
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  What Does It Mean to Vote With Your Dollar? with Erin Fangmann and Kate Marsh Lord 28.08.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail Every purchase you make is a vote. The trouble is, most of us never stop to ask who we're voting for when we're just trying to grab a backpack, refill the soap, and get the birthday gift in the mail on time. In this episode, we have Erin Fangmann and Kate Marsh Lord, the co-founders of Little Blue Cart, a platform that connects conscious consumers with values-driven small businesses. Inspired by a conversation after the 2024 election, they built Little Blue Cart around their ...
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  Can You Afford to Move Abroad? with Cepee Tabibian 21.08.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail Moving abroad after 30 is not the reckless, blow-up-your-whole-life fantasy everyone assumes it is. Done right, it might be one of the smartest money moves you ever make. In this episode, we have Cepee Tabibian. At the age of 35, Cepee upended her entire life by selling her belongings and moving to Europe and since then, has never looked back. Now, she teaches other women how to do it too, through her community-based business, She Hit Refresh: a global community of over 100,0...
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  How to Spot Financial Abuse (And How to Get Out) with Joleen Fuller and Heather Wiese 14.08.2026 44min

  Send us Fan Mail When we think about abuse, we picture bruises and broken doors. But there is a form of abuse that leaves no marks, traps 99% of survivors, and follows women long after they have left. Almost no one is talking about it, and it might be the biggest reason so many women feel like they can't get out. In this episode we sit down with Joleen Fuller and Heather Wiese. Joleen has called Portland home for more than 20 years. A Lewis & Clark College graduate, she has built her care...
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  Net Worth Is Not Self Worth with Elizabeth Husserl 07.08.2026 38min

  Send us Fan Mail You can look successful on paper and still feel like it is never enough. In this episode, we have Elizabeth Husserl, a sought-out speaker, entrepreneur, registered investment advisor, mother and cofounder of Peak360, a boutique wealth planning firm. She expertly guides people to a deeper understanding of their relationship to money and wealth. But more than anything, she is a thought leader at the intersection of psychology and money. Her debut book, The Power of Enough: Findi...
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  What Widowhood Taught Me About Money, Loss, and Starting Over 31.07.2026 49min

  Send us Fan Mail Grief and money can't be separated. It's like a lava lamp, you cannot separate it out. Meet Kathi Balasek, the Founder of Grief-Ready Communication for Financial Professionals, Firms, and Leaders. She helps advisors and organizations build the communication skills needed to support clients through loss, transition, and life-altering moments to strengthening trust, retention, and long-term relationships in the process. In this episode, we sit down with Kathi for one of the mos...
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  How to Turn Your Passion into a Six Figure Side Hustle with Ashley Neidert 24.07.2026 43min

  Send us Fan Mail Most women start a side hustle to make a little extra money. Ashley Neidert started posting videos and built a six-figure business. She is here to tell you exactly how she did it and what nobody else is going to tell you before you start. Meet Ashley Neidert, full-time cat content creator, pediatric doctor of physical therapy, and the world's only pet content creator coach. Through her brand Petfluencer Secrets, she helps aspiring and growing pet creators turn their pages int...
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  Empowering Women through smart Investing with Janine Firpo 17.07.2026 44min

  Send us Fan Mail "I realized my money was actually invested in ways that were undermining me. It was invested in things that were creating the problems I was trying to solve."- Janine Firpo Meet Janine Firpo, co-founder of the nonprofit Invest for Better and author of Activate Your Money. With a 35-plus-year career that took her from coding in Silicon Valley in 1981 to fighting international poverty with technology, Janine's path has never been ordinary. After retiring eight years ago, she to...
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  Your Points May be Worth More Than You Think with Tiffany Funk 10.07.2026 39min

  Send us Fan Mail Do you have points sitting in an account right now that you have no idea what to do with? You signed up for the card, you spent the money, and somehow it still feels like not much of a value for you? Tiffany Funk is here to fix that. Tiffany Funk is the co-founder of Point Me, a platform built to make travel loyalty programs actually accessible to real people. She is a recognized expert in points, miles, and the financial systems that connect airlines, credit cards, and consu...
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  How to Reenter the Workforce After Divorce with SheQuip 26.06.2026 41min

  Send us Fan Mail You have been out of the workforce for years, you are in the middle of a divorce, and someone just told you that you need to get a job. Where do you even start? This week we are sitting down with not one, not two, but three powerhouse women behind SheQuip, Pamela Lisle Smith, Carol Savvas, and Kate Rapier. SheQuip is a career reentry service built specifically for women coming out of divorce who need to get back into the workforce with confidence, strategy, and real support b...
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  The Childfree Financial Advantage More Women Are Choosing with Kristen Myers and Erika Abdelatif 19.06.2026 48min

  Send us Fan Mail Whether you have kids, don’t have kids, or are still figuring it out, the life you choose deserves a real financial plan behind it. This week we are sitting down with Erika and Kristen, the best-friend duo behind the DINKY Podcast. DINK stands for Dual Income, No Kids. These two have built a thriving community around what it actually looks like to choose this life on purpose. Erika comes from a background in social media and comedy and now runs her own freelance business whil...
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  Release the Emotions Driving Your Financial Decisions with Bari Tessler 12.06.2026 50min

  Send us Fan Mail This week we're sitting down with Bari Tessler, a Financial Therapist and a pioneer in the Financial Therapy field. She has a Masters degree in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University, 1998. She then ran a bookkeeping business for therapists and artists. In 2001, she merged all her training and created a somatic-based Financial Therapy methodology that she has been teaching for 24 years. She is also the founder of The Art of Money, a financial therapy program and a Mentor P...
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  Intentional Travel in Uncertain Times with Brenna Girardi 05.06.2026 40min

  Send us Fan Mail Travel isn't spending. It's investing. This week, we're sitting down with Brenna Girardi, the Co Founder of Olivette Travel Design, a boutique luxury travel advisory specializing in bespoke journeys around the world. She designs tailored, high touch travel experiences for couples, families, and private groups, partnering with the world’s most respected hotels and trusted global experts to unlock exclusive access and seamless service. Brenna breaks down why now, more tha...
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  Trial Separation & Mediation: The Divorce Wake-Up Call with Amanda Silver and Alex Howard (Dirty Laundry Podcast) 29.05.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail Divorce is emotional. But for many women, the financial side can be the biggest shock of all. This week on Women & Money: The Shit We Don’t Talk About, Barbara and Maggie sit down with Alex and Amanda, divorce mediators and co-hosts of the Dirty Laundry podcast, to share the real financial realities women face during separation and divorce. Alex and Amanda share what they see every day behind closed doors, from hidden debt and emotional fights over “the Peloton,” t...
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  The Smart Way to Plan Adoption or Surrogacy with Kelly Ellison 15.05.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail Building a family shouldn’t feel like a financial guessing game. This week, we’re sitting down with Kelly Ellison, MBA, Founder and COO of GGR Group LLC and VESTA for Families, who’s spent over 25 years helping families navigate adoption, surrogacy, and nontraditional paths to parenthood. After adopting her daughter from China, Kelly saw firsthand just how overwhelming and expensive the process can be and made it her mission to help families do it smarter, with clarity and su...
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  How to Take a Career Break Without Going Broke with Katrina McGhee 08.05.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the real risk isn’t leaving your job… but staying? This week, we’re joined by Katrina McGhee, a career break and sabbatical coach who helps high-achieving women step off the ladder, reclaim their time, and come back to a life that feels even better. Katrina shares her own story of walking away from a six-figure career with just $1,500 in savings, and how she turned that bold decision into a 20-month life-changing break. We dive into what it actually takes to plan a sa...
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  The Truth About Franchising- Real Money and Real Risk with Meg Schmitz 01.05.2026 43min

  Send us Fan Mail Franchising might be the most overlooked path to financial freedom. This week, we’re joined by Meg Schmitz, a franchise consultant, business owner, and investor who has spent decades helping people build scalable businesses. From owning five Great Clips locations to becoming a single parent with no financial support, Meg shares exactly how she took control of her financial future and never looked back. Meg opens up about the moment she realized she had to step up as the decis...
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  When Love Drains Your Finances with Christin Luken 24.04.2026 37min

  Send us Fan Mail You can be smart and still struggle with money. This week, we’re joined by Christine Luken, known as the Financial Dignity Coach, who shares her powerful story of hitting financial rock bottom and rebuilding from the inside out. Christine opens up about what happens when emotions take over your financial decisions, how she went from being an accountant in collections to becoming a trusted financial coach, and the moment the police showed up at her door that changed everything...