Hi friend, In our first episode of Weird Finance, I talk to my friend, entrepreneur, and founder of Unique Markets, Sonja Rasula about following her curiosity, taking financial risks and big swings, knowing which rules to break, taking decisive action, and her wish that people would spend more money on themselves. When I met Sonja, I was just starting my business. Getting plugged into her community felt like being dropped into a new universe and my ideas about possibility exploded. Some of my best friends are the folks I met through the community she fostered. Chatting with her was a powerful reminder that the people you choose to surround yourself with will shape your life. Your favorite finance friend,
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1. 😱 Scared Money Doesn’t Make Money (Weird Finance) This episode features a conversation with Sonja Rasula, a short segment called The Price Report written and performed by my friend Michael “Frosti” Snow, and a nugget of advice about credit cards. Please enjoy!2. 🙎🏻♀️ I thought I owned my printer. But my printer owns me. (The Atlantic) 3. 😰 Your stuff is actually worse now (Vox) How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.4. 😥 The millionaire who lost it all and became a castaway (The Hustle) “When David Glasheen lost his fortune in the 1980s stock crash, he packed a small suitcase and moved to a remote island. He’s been there ever since.”5. 🤓 A Bookkeeping Thing - Upcoming Important Tax Dates (HYG Original)6. 🗣️ 27 People on the Streets of New York Talk About How Much Money They Make (The New York Times) “It feels like your salary is what you’re worth and you don’t want to be transparent because you’re like, ‘Oh, maybe I should be making $200,000 at my age.’ With friends, we share our salary requirements, like, ‘I need to make this much.’ But then we don’t share how much we make.”7. 🕵🏻♂️ I’m a corporate fraud investigator. You wouldn’t believe the hubris of the super-rich (The Guardian) “While the fraudsters I’ve encountered are generally clever – or at least cunning – sooner or later something interesting happens: they get carried away. Drunk on their own genius, they concoct grander schemes, more flamboyant methods. They give large contracts to family members, who are themselves shareholders in the company. They fire their top-tier auditor and bring in a no-name firm. In the case of Sam Bankman-Fried, they allegedly participate in a Signal group chat entitled ‘Wirefraud’.”8. 🧠 Veterinarian mental health: The story of Lacey, and why I had to kill her. (Slate) “‘Doc, we can’t afford any of the things you suggested, not even amputation,’ the female owner says, fighting tears. ‘We can’t even have it casted, and we wouldn’t want to if it’s not going to work.’ This type of response is not uncommon in the veterinary world. Many people have animals, yet have no way of paying the costs that come with emergencies. There are, however, numerous options to make payment work for a client.”
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Together, with the fine folks over at iHeartRadio, we’d like to proudly present a new podcast called Weird Finance – a show to help us all feel a little less weird about money, one conversation at a time.Each week, me and a special guest will do the thing that many consider taboo, gauche, and downright tacky - we’re gonna talk about money. I’d also like to answer your money questions!If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the show, you can leave me a voicemail at 833-ASK-PACO. You can also email me your question by replying to this email or emailing us at weirdfinancepod@gmail.com.Listen to Weird Finance on the iHeartMedia app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever the hell you listen to podcasts.
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