{"podcast":{"title":"Finance Girlies: Money Conversations for Gen Z and Millennial Women","slug":"finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231","podcast_index_feed_id":7072231,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2404002.rss","website_url":"https://thefinancegirlies.substack.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xrw5mgfi02f11z74q1osj53gkw38?.jpg","author":"Emily & Cassidy | Resident Finance Girlies","episode_count":67,"summary":"Do you feel like you’re making progress with money, but somehow still feel behind? Maybe you’re already saving, paying your bills on time, and investing a little. But you still find yourself thinking: \"Wait… am I actually doing this right?\" And when you try to find the answer, you get even more frustrated because everything online feels like it was made for some Wall Street bro obsessing over his next trade. If you’re craving money conversations that actually reflect you — an ambitious, vibrant woman using her money to build a life that feels abundant in every sense — come hang with us. Welcome to the Finance Girlies, a money podcast for the girlies who’ve never felt seen by traditional finance advice. We’re your hosts, Emily Batdorf and Cassidy Horton. Between the two of us, we’ve spent more than a decade researching and writing for big publications in the personal finance space. Now, every Wednesday, we’re sharing our financial knowledge, experience, and hard-won confidence with you. (And when it’s helpful, we bring in trusted experts to help us unpack the more complex topics.) During each episode of The Finance Girlies, we’ll cover topics like: Why you don’t have to feel “ready…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:29.692771+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231"},"episode":{"title":"Arden Missal didn’t want to shrink her lifestyle — so she paid off $150K in debt, fast / 74","slug":"arden-missal-didn-t-want-to-shrink-her-lifestyle-so-she-paid-off-150k-in-debt-fast-74","published_at":"2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231/arden-missal-didn-t-want-to-shrink-her-lifestyle-so-she-paid-off-150k-in-debt-fast-74","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404002/episodes/19097437-arden-missal-didn-t-want-to-shrink-her-lifestyle-so-she-paid-off-150k-in-debt-fast-74.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404002/episodes/19097437-arden-missal-didn-t-want-to-shrink-her-lifestyle-so-she-paid-off-150k-in-debt-fast-74.mp3","summary":"There’s a version of debt payoff advice that sounds responsible on paper — make the minimum payments, invest the difference, stay the course. But what if following that plan still leaves you feeling stuck? In this episode with physician assistant and financial educator Arden Missal, we unpack what happens when you question the “default” path — and what it can look like to choose something else. We talk about the emotional side of money, why avoidance is so common, and how your beliefs can sha...","meta_description":"There’s a version of debt payoff advice that sounds responsible on paper — make the minimum payments, invest the difference, stay the course. But what if…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3447,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231/episodes/arden-missal-didn-t-want-to-shrink-her-lifestyle-so-she-paid-off-150k-in-debt-fast-74/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231/arden-missal-didn-t-want-to-shrink-her-lifestyle-so-she-paid-off-150k-in-debt-fast-74.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}