{"podcast":{"title":"Making Change with your Money","slug":"making-change-with-your-money-6046388","podcast_index_feed_id":6046388,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/laJ9DAai.rss","website_url":"https://true-abundance.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/7a971e85-5103-4225-9c50-34e29ae2f385/making-20change-20with-20your-20money.jpg","author":"Laura Rotter, CFA, CFP® | Financial Advisor for Women in Midlife Transitions","episode_count":135,"summary":"Making Change with Your Money is the go-to podcast for women in midlife experiencing major life transitions and ready to transform their relationship with money. Hosted by Laura Rotter, CFA, CFP®—a financial advisor and Founder of True Abundance Advisors—this podcast features intimate conversations with women who have successfully navigated career changes, divorce and financial independence, retirement planning, entrepreneurship, and complete life reinvention. Every episode explores both the practical side of financial planning for women and the deeper inner work around money mindset, worthiness, and values-based living. From healing financial trauma to building sustainable businesses, from leaving corporate careers to investing with confidence, these stories provide both inspiration and actionable financial guidance. Whether you're contemplating a career pivot, managing an inheritance, recovering from divorce, or simply feeling that there must be more to life than the relentless pursuit of more—this podcast will help you use your resources (money, time, energy, and talent) to create a life of meaning and purpose. Laura brings her Wall Street experience, mindfulness practice, and…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T02:22:45.662457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388"},"episode":{"title":"I Watched My Mother Ask My Father for Money—I Decided That Would Never Be Me","slug":"i-watched-my-mother-ask-my-father-for-money-i-decided-that-would-never-be-me","published_at":"2026-05-02T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388/i-watched-my-mother-ask-my-father-for-money-i-decided-that-would-never-be-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/feeaea1cd36d248a0f76383a708165cca95ef306638ee85f65701b87308e78f7/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0NGEyZDI4OC01MDFlLTQ1N2YtOGJkMS0yYjNkZGJiODgwNDQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3YTk3MWU4NS01MTAzLTQyMjUtOWM1MC0zNGUyOWFlMmYzODUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJlMTFhYmZmYmExODU1NmI3ZTY1MTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmNGNhYjM1MGQwYWQ4OTQ3OGQwOWRmL2xhdXJhLXJvdHRlcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0xX18xNy00NS01NS5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/feeaea1cd36d248a0f76383a708165cca95ef306638ee85f65701b87308e78f7/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0NGEyZDI4OC01MDFlLTQ1N2YtOGJkMS0yYjNkZGJiODgwNDQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3YTk3MWU4NS01MTAzLTQyMjUtOWM1MC0zNGUyOWFlMmYzODUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJlMTFhYmZmYmExODU1NmI3ZTY1MTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmNGNhYjM1MGQwYWQ4OTQ3OGQwOWRmL2xhdXJhLXJvdHRlcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0xX18xNy00NS01NS5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Growing up in India, Chaitra Vedullapalli watched her mother and grandmother ask men for money. Not because there wasn't enough, but because that's just how it worked. She hated it. At eight years old, she became an entrepreneur selling handkerchiefs at her mother's social gatherings. The moment cash landed in her hand and she could buy what she wanted without permission? Magical. That moment sparked a lifelong commitment to agency over money. Chaitra spent 26 years in tech at Oracle and Microsoft, working on billion-dollar strategies. She was one of the youngest executives to reach the Oval Office, discussing multi-billion dollar contracts. But what came next defines her: founding Women in Cloud to help women entrepreneurs scale, leading capital campaigns to build community centers, investing in Hollywood films, and now building a $100 million fund. The breakthrough? Her family's \"invest formula\"—a framework she and her husband developed on day one of marriage to evaluate every financial decision. Six questions: Does it generate income? Expand network? Appreciate over time? What's the exit? How protected? Tax advantages? They score every investment against these criteria, creating a common language that eliminates money fights. But the real revelation came from Tim Ferriss's \"The 4-Hour Work Week\" and million-dollar mindset planning. Chaitra wrote down everything that would make her feel like a millionaire: business class travel, monthly nice dinners with her kids, experiential trips with friends, investing $50,000 quarterly in causes that matter. Then she calculated the cost. Her jaw dropped—less than $200,000. She realized if they had that base covered, everything else could flow toward impact. No stress. No zeros-chasing. Just memories and democratizing access. Cha…","meta_description":"Growing up in India, Chaitra Vedullapalli watched her mother and grandmother ask men for money. 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