I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still

watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,

soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,

Stories Without End from WBEZ Chicago. Join me as I share how the genre

began, their social impact, and why these stories endure. Listen, wherever you get your podcast.

From WBEZ Chicago, this is NERDET. I'm Greta Johnson, and NERDET is a show where we talk to your favorite or soon-to-be

favorite people. And sometimes we talk about some of your favorite or least favorite topics. And this

week, we are talking all about money. Because here's the deal, right? I mean, I think a lot of what

Nerdette is about is how to be a grown-ass woman in the world. And money is weird and hard and kind of awkward.

I think the first time money really came up as a subject on this show was about a year ago when our guests were the co-hosts of the podcast, Call Your Girlfriend.

And for homework, Aminatu So said this.

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

No, true.

Shut your eyes.

No matter how big or small, whether it's like finally checking your bank account every day or having a savings goal in mind or talking to somebody about getting your finances right, make a

financial goal. Stick to it. 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. 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. So we're going to take

charge of it right now. It's a new year, and today on Nuredat, we are going to talk about three big things.

Thing the first, how to manage your finances.

Thing the second, when you are about to get a new job, how to negotiate a higher salary.

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