{"podcast":{"title":"Friends That Invest","slug":"friends-that-invest-3054545","podcast_index_feed_id":3054545,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6525c35d79959c001211baf6","website_url":"https://www.friendsthatinvest.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6525c35d79959c001211baf6/1765862140307-4d94b3b0-efc3-4e7f-9423-dcb117de8ed9.jpeg","author":"Friends That Invest","episode_count":461,"summary":"With over 10M downloads, join Sim, an optometrist turned Forbes 30 under 30 investor, as she breaks down the intimidating and not-so-well-taught world of investing and growing wealth, minus the jargon. New episodes every Tuesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T08:20:30.803622+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-that-invest-3054545"},"episode":{"title":"Wedding Series: How Much Should A Wedding Cost?","slug":"wedding-series-how-much-should-a-wedding-cost","published_at":"2026-02-23T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-that-invest-3054545/wedding-series-how-much-should-a-wedding-cost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-that-invest-3054545","url":"https://shows.acast.com/girls-that-invest/episodes/s9t8","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6525c35d79959c001211baf6/e/69891ab2d4e01f106981f960/media.mp3","summary":"This week, Sim breaks down how much you should actually spend on a wedding, why over 50% of newlyweds go into debt for theirs, and how to set a budget that fits your household income without sacrificing what you value most. She shares a simple values exercise to help couples prioritise spending, plus her four golden rules for wedding money, including why you should never go into debt or sell investments to pay for one. Sim also explores the “Vogue feature to divorce pipeline” and what the research really says about whether expensive weddings and rings are linked to higher divorce rates. Watch the episode on Youtube here For more Friends That Invest: Stock Market Tea newsletter : build financial freedom in under 5 minutes a week. Join 115,000+ investors in training. Instagram TikTok Twitter Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week, Sim breaks down how much you should actually spend on a wedding, why over 50% of newlyweds go into debt for theirs, and how to set a budget tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1415,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/friends-that-invest-3054545/episodes/wedding-series-how-much-should-a-wedding-cost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-that-invest-3054545/wedding-series-how-much-should-a-wedding-cost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}