This Is Uncomfortable

You’ve got savings. You’re paying your bills. You’re hitting your financial goals. On paper, you’re doing fine. So why does it still feel like you’re just one step away from financial disaster? This week, Reema talks with writer Lindsey Stanberry and financial therapist Amanda Clayman about money dysmorphia – the disconnect between how much money we have and how secure we actually feel – and how we can build a healthier relationship with money when the future feels impossible to predict.

Plus, another edition of “Alice Gets Her Life Together,” where producer Alice Wilder shares the details of her largest purchase yet: a home.

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As more former child stars come forward about the pain they experienced, does it still make sense to put kids in the spotlight? This week on the show, guest host Jasmine Romero speaks with actor Mara Wilson (of “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Matilda”) and journalist Kate Taylor about how to protect child stars.

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BOO!! We’re back with even more financial tales from the crypt — from giving a hormonal teen a debit card to getting into business with a scammer. Plus, a Backstreet Boys obsession that goes awry.

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Surprise! We’ve got more creepy money stories to get you in the Halloween spirit. A while back, listener Hayden started getting these surprise gifts in the mail. Once he realized who sent them to him, he wondered just how far the gift giver would go. Plus, two more stories of spending regret.

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With Halloween around the corner, we revisit listeners’ spine-chilling money horror stories — you know, the financial choices that are still haunting them, or the spending secrets they hope to take to the grave.

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