# We Let a Financial Expert Audit Our Entire Life Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-past-chai-6051873/we-let-a-financial-expert-audit-our-entire-life Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-past-chai-6051873/we-let-a-financial-expert-audit-our-entire-life.md Podcast: [Half Past Chai](https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-past-chai-6051873) Published: 2026-01-12T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/halfpastchai/episodes/We-Let-a-Financial-Expert-Audit-Our-Entire-Life-e3dcg2b Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7801989153.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-past-chai-6051873/episodes/we-let-a-financial-expert-audit-our-entire-life Duration seconds: 4403 ## Resource This week on Half Past Chai, we sit down with TikTok finance creator DollarsWithDrew as he reviews our income, spending habits, money mistakes, and how we actually manage life as creators and business owners. If you’ve ever wondered how creators make money, what financial transparency really looks like, or how to think smarter about your own finances this episode is for you. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. πŸ’› New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us πŸ’› Dollars with Drew Instagram Dollars with Drew Tiktok Get 15% off GHEE here: https://iloveghee.com/discount/HALFPASTCHAI10 πŸŽ™ Submit your stories: https://www.halfpastchai.com/ πŸ“² Follow us: https://bio.site/halfpastchai Donate to Team For Kids here: https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu-patel Time codes 0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI 2:47 - Who is Drew and why money is important. 5:34 - Tracking money is important 9:39 - How much we spent this year 12:01 - How we shifted our mindset on money 17:40 - SPONSOR 18:24 - Why I started caring about money 22:49 - How much we spend on eating out 25:11 - Cars are expensive 30:48 - Personal Care 38:16 - Other expenses 43:00 - Why do we need 2 cars? 47:49 - How much we made in 2025 50:05 - Q4 REVIEW 55:55 - Our NET WORTH 1:02:53 - Dollars with Drew the STORY ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-past-chai-6051873/episodes/we-let-a-financial-expert-audit-our-entire-life/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-past-chai-6051873/we-let-a-financial-expert-audit-our-entire-life.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.