Episodes

The real reason you stress-spend, boredom-spend, and “new-life” spend — and how to meet the need underneath without shame.

How to Navigate Financial Boundaries with Friends, Family, Employers, and Everyone Else

Join Me Live: February 27 at Noon Eastern If money conversations feel complicated, heavy, or just plain confusing right now, this is for you. On Friday, February 27 at 12 PM Eastern, I’m hosting a live Q&A exclusively for Talkin’ Points newsletter subscribers. This is your chance to ask me anything — budgeting when money feels tight, navigating different money values in relationships, figuring out your next financial move, or untangling habits that aren’t actually about money. No fluff. No ge...

When couples argue about money, chores, or who said what, it’s almost never just about the surface issue. Underneath, there are attachment needs, fears, and money stories bumping into each other—usually without either partner having the language for what’s really going on. In this episode, Shari Rash sits down with Dr. Jessica Higgins, host of the Empowered Relationship podcast, to unpack how couples can transform defensiveness, criticism, and shutdown into deeper connection. They talk about w...

How to Talk About Money Without Fighting, Freezing, or Shutting Down

How to tell the difference between a true reinvention and a shiny distraction, stop hustling for your worth, and build wealth in a way that actually feels like freedom.

Why your spending, saving, and avoidance make sense—and how to change them without shame

Simple weekly, monthly, and quarterly money routines that actually survive real life EPISODE DESCRIPTION

How Jen & Jill from Frugal Friends make intentional spending feel human, values-driven, and—dare I say—sustainable.

The grown-up goal-setting framework that actually survives real life, not just January.

Why high earners feel broke, stressed, or behind — and how to fix the financial foundation underneath it.

Healthy eating without the chaos, the waste, or the $400 grocery bill.

Why willpower fails and systems succeed in managing your money

Most financial advice was built by men, for men — and women have been expected to simply adapt. Spoiler: we haven’t, and we won’t. In this conversation with Lacy Garcia, founder & CEO of Willow, we get real about: Why women are about to control two-thirds of U.S. wealth How the industry talks about money vs. how women actually make financial decisions What women really want from financial advisors (hint: it’s not alpha charts) The messy middle of the industry finally changing What holistic...

What your January money goals are really trying to tell you—and why willpower isn’t the problem

Breaking the Lie That Money Measures Your Worth

Shari is back with another Best of 2025 episode. This time we are talking Boring Money Moves, it is one of her 40 Money Moves at 40 episodes she released in September. Mindset matters — but without solid systems, it won’t get you very far. In this episode of 40 Money Lessons at 40, we’re talking about the unglamorous money moves that quietly build real stability. This is the stuff that doesn’t trend on Instagram but actually changes your financial life: paying yourself first, living one month ...

Does the word “budget” still make your shoulders tense? Same. And that reaction isn’t a personal failing—it’s a sign that most budgeting advice was never built for real life. In this rereleased episode, we throw out the guilt, the restriction, and the rules that don’t stick, and replace them with a spending plan that actually works with how you live, earn, and decide. This conversation breaks down why traditional budgets tend to fall apart (hint: it’s not because you lack discipline) and how to...

You’ve got the budget app. You’re reading the personal finance books. You know what you should be doing with your money—so why does it still feel so hard to follow through? In this Best of 2025 episode of Everyone’s Talkin’ Money, Shari breaks down six sneaky psychological biases that shape your money decisions without you even realizing it. From anchoring to optimism bias, these aren’t personal flaws—they’re predictable brain glitches. But once you spot them, you can stop them. You’ll walk aw...

Money success anxiety, comparison spirals, and redefining ‘enough.’

Boundaries, “System Sundays,” and the act-as-if playbook from Bianca D'Alessio, New York’s #1 broker.

If you’ve already blown your holiday gift budget… breathe. You are not the only one scrolling through your cart at 11 p.m., refreshing the screen, praying the total magically drops by $200. Your holiday spending didn’t “get away from you.” It sprinted off in glitter-covered sneakers — and today we’re going to get you back in control. In this episode, Shari breaks down why the holidays turn even the savviest women into overspending zombies, how guilt and obligation collide with Pinterest-level e...

How to Build Financial Guardrails, Strengthen Trust, and Stop Outsourcing Your Power

From New York Times sketches to life-changing decisions—how permission, courage, and honesty reshape your financial life.