A Week In Her Wallet: How A 41-Year-Old Chiropractor Balances Family Life and Finances

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Jean Chatzky Her Money

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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This week, we’re bringing you the first episode of our new series: A Week In Her Wallet, where real women track their spending for seven days — every swipe, tap, and temptation — and then reflect on not just what they bought, but why. In this episode, we're joined by Lizzie, a 41-year-old chiropractor, mom of two, and small-town New Englander who is all about spending with intention. She's self-employed, passionate about local businesses, and has a refreshing perspective on budgeting for real life. Lizzie walks us through: Why she skipped $1,000 concert tickets — and doesn’t regret it How her family handles finances and decision-making together What self-care looks like to her Her candid thoughts on gift-giving pressure from her family Why her week felt like a love letter to her town Plus, she reflects on where money seems to “leak” most easily and why she doesn’t mind spending on the things that truly bring value. … Does more financial confidence sound good to you, then you might want to try: 🚀 FinanceFixx – HerMoney’s 4 or 8-week Money Makeover financial coaching program that will help you get your finances on track! 📈 InvestingFixx – HerMoney’s investing club for women who are ready to learn market lingo, and grow their wealth. Your first month with us is completely free! Have a question for us? Write to us (or send us a voice note!) at [email protected]. While you’re at it, join the HerMoney community! For the latest episode drops and financial news-you-can-use, subscribe to our newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.2	Hey everyone, it's Gene Chatsky. Welcome to Her Money and an episode of our new series
1:31.8	A Week in Her Wallet. So here's the plan. Each week, we invite a woman from the Her Money
1:39.1	community to track her spending for seven days and then reflect on not only what she spent but why she spent it
1:48.8	because we know money's not just about what's in the bank it's about priorities and relationships
1:55.1	and how we move through the world and today lizzie'szie is 41. She is married, a mom of two young
2:03.8	kids. She's a chiropractor, and she lives in a small town in New England where she's raising
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