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Happy To Be Here

Get That Money.

Happy To Be Here

Greta Johnsen

Improvement, Nerd, Culture, Wbez, Pop, Books, Society & Culture, Nerdette, Self, Tv & Film, Technology, Nerds, Tv

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

How does one ask their employer for more money? The short answer, according to Refinery29's Lindsey Stanberry, is just do it.

"It’s hard. And it’s not fun," Stanberry tells Greta this week. "I mean, you just have to ask."

It's a new year. And now — RIGHT NOW — is the time to get your finances in order. So we're talking with a financial expert who's going to tell you to know your numbers, to know your worth, and — most importantly — to get out there and get that money.

Stanberry is the author of "Money Diaries: Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Your Finances... And Everyone Else's." She's also the work and money director at Refinery29, an online magazine. 

She's full of invaluable tips for taking charge of your money situation. So get excited: You're about to be the boss of your bank account. 

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0:00.0

This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events.

0:05.0

Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more.

0:09.0

Check out the full calendar now at W be easy.org

0:12.6

slash events.

0:13.6

From W be easy Chicago this is

0:18.9

Nurdette I'm Greta Johnson and

0:20.5

Nurdette is a show where we talk to your favorite or soon to be favorite people.

0:25.0

And sometimes we talk about some of your favorite or least favorite topics,

0:29.0

and this week we are talking all about money.

0:33.0

Because here's the deal, right?

0:34.0

I mean, I think a lot of what Nurdett is about

0:36.0

is how to be a grown-ass woman in the world,

0:38.0

and money is weird and hard and kind of awkward.

0:42.0

I think the first time money really came up as a subject on this show

0:46.0

was about a year ago when our guests were the co-host of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend,

0:51.3

and for homework, Aminatu So said this.

0:55.0

My other homework is that you should make a financial goal for next year.

0:59.0

Oh no, no matter how big or small, whether it's like finally checking your bank account every day or having a savings

1:09.2

goal in mind or talking to somebody about getting your finances right, make a financial goal, stick to it.

1:16.4

So in that audio, you can like literally hear how exasperated and already I exhausted I am just by the idea of dealing with my finances.

1:26.5

It's hard and for so many of us money is just like a thing that happens to us instead of something that we can really take charge of.

1:35.0

So we're going to take charge of it right now.

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