The Money with Katie Show

Curtain Call: All Stars Return to Talk Financial Independence, Fear, and Growth

Well, here we are—for the last time, for now. A couple weeks ago, I wrote an end-of-year letter that functioned like a little “status update” on how I’m feeling moving in

Why We Judge Women’s Spending, What We Hide, & What We’re Afraid to Admit

Today’s guest won’t surprise you if you read the introduction to Rich Girl Nation, which recollected the 2018 event that made me think personal finance might not be solel

She Retired at 32. Then Came Guilt—and a Moral Crossroads.

Rebecca Herbst reached financial independence at age 32 during the tenuous early days of the pandemic, and volunteered shortly thereafter to be furloughed from her job in

How to End Low Wage Work—Forever

How do you solve a problem like the disconnect between “wages employers are willing to pay” and “wages employees need to survive”? If you’re my guest this week, the answe

Freedom, Capitalism, and America's Missing Revolution

Since I spent last week’s episode detailing the thrilling ins and outs of making your own 2026 financial plan for wealth-maxxing, today I’m taking a hard left turn and in

Financially Plan for 2026 with Katie: Self-Employment Tea & Contingency Planning

At this point, the annual “Plan with Me”-style episode feels like a sacred ritual. In today's show: Thinking through major tax changes, including why I finally ponied u

The Leisure Gap, Princess Treatment, and Other Hard Truths About "Soft Life"

There is perhaps nobody in the financial education space who knows her way around the National Bureau of Economic Research quite like Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez. If Cha

A Big Announcement, the Realities of Burnout & Semi-Retirement, and Buying Gold

In today’s episode of Rich Girl Roundup: 👀 A little more about the changes coming at the end of the year 🏖️ Whether mini retirements or “semi-retirements” are unreali

On Influencers, Beauty Culture & "Corporate Confidence," with Kate Kennedy

I previously joined Kate Kennedy on her show, Be There in Five, to discuss Rich Girl Nation, and we ended up talking about everything from beauty culture to women as brea

How You Can Enjoy a Mini-Retirement Every 2 Years, Without Risking Your Career

Do you frequently find yourself feeling overwhelmed and spread thin? Like you can't catch up with life, no matter what you do? If so, a mini-retirement —or 20 mini-retire

A Practical Way to Fight for a Brighter Financial Future—Together

I sat down with assistant professor of labor studies and author of We Are the Union, Eric Blanc, to discuss: the euphoria and struggle of movement-building as a response

On Overvalued Stocks, Tithing & Mutual Aid, and Creating Enforceable Prenups

We covered more ground than usual in this Rich Girl Roundup, because a few themes dominated your feedback and questions. On today’s show, in addition to recapping feedbac

Why the "Double Tax" is the Canary in the Economic Coal Mine We Need to Pay Attention to

Today, I’m talking with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a writer and researcher as well as the youngest-ever recipient of the Women’s Human Rights Award by the UN Convention. H

Personal Finance is Broken—Can These Economists Fix It?

My guests this week, economic professors John Campbell and Tarun Ramadorai, argue that the financial system itself is a powerful contributor to wealth inequality, and tha

A CFP on Outdated Advice, "Jumping" Social Classes, & Why Money Mindset Matters

This week, Certified Financial Planner® Adrianna Adams joins us to answer six questions pulled from last year’s final round of listener submissions. After poring over hun

On Worthwhile Side Hustles, Financial Tradeoffs, & Frustration with American Politicians

In today’s Rich Girl Roundup, we’re discussing a wide range of alternately nerdy and controversial (sometimes both) topics: 🩹 The role of insurance around the fear of

How Other Countries Used Their Darkest Hour to Radically Reform Their Economies

Why don’t things in the US feel like they work the way that they should? Why does life feel so much harder than it would need to be, between exorbitant costs of housing,

The Powerful 0.01% Spending Rule, Making Career Shifts, & When to Adjust Your Asset Allocation

In today’s episode with fellow money nerd, Nick Maggiulli, author of The Wealth Ladder and writer of Of Dollars & Data: 🫐 Why you might be spending too much time agoni

Understanding the Big Beautiful Bill's Repercussions, with the Highest Ranking Woman in Congress

Amid the heat of recent legislative chaos, I got the opportunity to briefly sit down with the House Democratic Whip, Representative Katherine Clark, to ask what your aver

On Moving to Make More Money, the Government’s PE Playbook, & Henah Buying a House

In this week’s Rich Girl Roundup, my executive producer Henah and I talk through a variety platter of feedback, questions, and reflections—from being “in” but not “of” a