1235: Financial Advice for Low and Middle-Income Americans with Stephanie Kibler, Founder of PoorerThanYou.com
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Stephanie Kibler came onto the online personal finance scene in 2007 (when it was still called a "blogosphere") and was one of its first voices for low-income millennials and young women with her blog, Poorer Than You.
Stephanie started her personal finance journey as a film school dropout in a rust belt city heading into the Great Recession. Her uphill money journey has played out like a comedy of errors, but she's overcome every curveball thrown so far, and is now committed to only doing work she loves and never being forced to wear a suit to a job interview again.
Through the years, she has worked to help build up online communities focused on financial literacy for women and other underrepresented groups, especially those with low or moderate incomes. She lives in the pricey Washington, DC-area suburbs (for some reason) with her husband and two young children, and can usually be found snarking on Twitter.
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| 0:00.0 | So, money episode 1235, Stephanie Kibler, founder of the blog, Poor Than You. |
| 0:07.0 | You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru, Farnoosh Karabi. |
| 0:12.0 | Each day, in a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:17.0 | authors, influencers, and from Farnoosh yourselves. |
| 0:21.0 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:25.0 | Sorry, you're in the wrong place. |
| 0:28.0 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:34.0 | I lost my job because I had had an on-campus work-study job. |
| 0:38.0 | And when I dropped out, I couldn't keep my job. |
| 0:40.0 | No job, no direction, not sure what to do. |
| 0:44.0 | And all the blogs are saying, like, get your 401k match. |
| 0:48.0 | And I'm like, well, that's great advice for someone who has managed to complete school |
| 0:54.0 | and has managed to get a job. |
| 0:56.0 | That's great advice. |
| 0:57.0 | For me, it felt like there wasn't anything that represented my journey. |
| 1:00.0 | Welcome to So Money, everybody. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm your host, Farnoosh Tarabi. |
| 1:04.0 | We have a special guest on the show today. |
| 1:06.0 | She is the founder of the blog, Poor Than You, Stephanie Kibler, |
| 1:11.0 | came onto the online personal finance scene, way back in 2007, |
| 1:16.0 | back when personal finance websites were part of the blogosphere. |
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