What We Spend
Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everything: what they make, what they want, and—for one week—what they spend. If you want to be on What We Spend, we’d love to hear from you. Write us at: whatwespendpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
July 23, 2025 • 46 mins
Mel is a touring musician based in Pennsylvania. But despite her many successes in the music industry, she still has to work odd jobs to fund her rock star dreams.
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July 16, 2025 • 44 mins
Eryka is a professor and a bartender in Pittsburgh, who is used to working a lot of jobs to support herself. But after years of working non-stop, Eryka is slowing down a little, and assessing what she wants her work to look like now.
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July 9, 2025 • 43 mins
Molly is a lawyer in Chicago, whose youngest kid is about to leave for college. As she prepares to be an empty nester, she’s thinking about selling her house and looking ahead to a whole new chapter.
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July 2, 2025 • 47 mins
Michelle is a copy writer in Australia, and she’s part of the FIRE movement—Financial Independence, Retire Early. After watching how her parents worked, she set out to take a different path—and retire by 35.
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June 25, 2025 • 44 mins
Last week we heard from Michael, a single dad of twins in Massachusetts. This week he’s leaving all the hidden fees and mishaps of the cruise and returning home—where it’s much harder to ignore the weight of his current financial situation.
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June 18, 2025 • 41 mins
Michael is a single dad of twins in Massachusetts. He’s overwhelmed by the costs of raising a family on a teacher’s salary, but this week he’s trying to escape it all—by going on a cruise.
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June 11, 2025 • 47 mins
Angela is a single mom raising 10 kids in Iowa. She manages a lively home, all while supporting her family with a career that isn’t guaranteed to be lucrative — writing novels.
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June 4, 2025 • 48 mins
Yuhas is leaving behind their career as a makeup artist to step into a new one—as a drag queen. Performing as CryBaby, they're about to make their full-time debut.
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May 28, 2025 • 41 mins
Last week, we spoke to Maxine—a long-haul trucker who works full-time, but still lost her home when she could no longer pay her rent. We wanted to know how that could happen. And it turns out, the problem is much bigger than we thought.
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May 21, 2025 • 45 mins
Maxine is a long-haul truck driver in North Carolina. She loves her job, but she doesn't make enough to pay her bills.
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May 14, 2025 • 34 mins
Victoria is a preschool teacher's assistant in New Jersey. She's struggling to make ends meet—and weighing whether to get her teaching license.
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May 7, 2025 • 44 mins
Olivia is an actress in New York City. She's in the last week of her Broadway show, and facing the uncertainty many actors face between gigs— unemployment.
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April 30, 2025 • 45 mins
Helena works remotely as a marketing director. This week, she's traveling—part of her new goal to stress less and enjoy her money.
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April 23, 2025 • 43 mins
Cherry worked as a social worker in Massachusetts for nearly 40 years. Now, she's adjusting to retirement, and questioning whether it was the right decision.
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April 16, 2025 • 47 mins
Jay is a Religious Studies professor in Maine. He has a toddler, a newborn, and a new outlook on money.
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April 9, 2025 • 42 mins
Kellie is the Director of Client Services at a medical spa in Utah. She wants a kid and a home, but she has over $150,000 in student debt.
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April 4, 2025 • 2 mins
Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everything: what they make, what they want, and—for one week—what they spend.
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