A Week In Her Wallet: A 49-Year-Old On A Weight Loss Journey

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Jean Chatzky Her Money

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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This week on A Week In Her Wallet, we’re diving deep into what it really means to spend with intention. Meet Amy, a 49-year-old higher education administrator living in Tennessee with her partner. She's in a season of transformation; focused on her health, reevaluating her habits, and redefining what “worth it” means when it comes to her wallet. From zero-spend weekdays and resisting fancy lattes to a boutique shopping spree that lifted her spirits, Amy's week is a powerful reminder that every purchase tells a story. 💬 In this episode, you'll hear: How Amy’s weight-loss journey reshaped her spending habits The hidden financial perks of having a close-knit community What she learned from trying weight loss medications and why she stopped The emotional and practical value of tracking every expense (even the little ones) 📩 Interested in being featured in a future episode? Fill out our A Week In Her Wallet participant form, we’d love to hear your story. If more financial confidence sounds good to you, then you might want to try… ⁠4-Week Coaching Program⁠: Identify and understand your spending, build a strategic plan, and take control of your money. ⁠6-Week Pre-Retirement Program⁠: We’ll help you prepare financially and emotionally for this exciting milestone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:21.4	Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Her Money. I'm Gene Chatsky. And today we are bringing you another episode of a week in Her Wallet, where we follow real women through seven days of real spending
1:26.7	and take an honest look at what
1:29.1	their money says about their lives. This week, we're joined by Amy. She's 49, works in
1:35.3	higher education administration and lives with her long-term partner. Her week shows us what
1:41.2	happens when you're in a season of change, trying new things, cutting back
1:45.3	on old habits, and figuring out what feels worth it. Her week includes a few zero spend days,
1:52.1	avoiding temptations at the coffee shop and a mini shopping spree at a local boutique. But more than
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