How To Build Financial Self Confidence with Financial Feminist

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

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Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Money isn’t just about math — it’s about mindset. This week, JVN welcomes back financial educator, Her First $100K founder, and Financial Feminist Podcast host Tori Dunlap to the pod to talk about how we can break free from money shame and finally feel confident with our cash! From debt and credit cards to saving, investing, and taxes, Tori breaks down the emotional and practical sides of money management — and why so many of us tie our self-worth to our bank accounts. They’re talking about how to build real financial confidence, stop saying “I’m bad with money,” and start making choices that align with your values. Whether you’re paying off debt, dreaming about investing, or just trying to chill every time you check your balance — this episode will help you rethink what financial freedom really means. BIO: Tori Dunlap is a financial educator, author, and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Her First $100K, a multimillion-dollar company dedicated to financial feminism and helping women build money confidence. After saving $100,000 by age 25 and leaving her corporate marketing job, she grew her platform into a top podcast and New York Times bestselling book of the same name, Financial Feminist. Today, Tori reaches millions with practical tools for tackling debt, saving, and investing, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for her work reshaping how women talk about money. Full Getting Better Video Episodes now available on YouTube. Follow Tori Dunlap on Instagram @herfirst100k Follow The Financial Feminist @financialfeministpodcast Follow Getting Better on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Follow Jonathan on Instagram @jvn Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive BTS content, extra interviews, and much much more - check it out here: www.patreon.com/jvn Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support: Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Better Babes, I'm Jonathan Van Ness, and happy Halloween week.
0:03.1	Today we are talking about something that can be truly terrifying.
0:07.0	Finances.
0:08.3	Hoo!
0:09.2	But finances don't have to be scary.
0:11.5	In fact, they can help us find our power.
0:13.6	Have you ever opened your banking app and felt instant shame?
0:16.9	Or panicked when someone mentioned a Roth IRA?
0:19.1	Maybe you've got debt sitting there,
0:21.2	like an uninvited guest bobbing for apples at your solstice party, and instead of dealing with
0:26.2	it, you'd rather disengage and order delivery cookies. Our guest today knows that better than anyone
0:31.7	else. Tori Dunlap is the founder of her first 100K, a multi-million dollar company dedicated to financial feminism.
0:39.9	After saving $100,000 by 25, she left her corporate job and built a platform to help
0:45.6	millions tackle debt, build savings, and start investing. She's the host of the Financial
0:51.0	Feminist podcast, of which I'm a huge fan, author of the New York
0:54.7	Times bestselling book by the same name, and in 2023, was named to Forbes 30 under 30.
1:00.7	And in 2025, with consumer credit card debt topping 1.4 trillion in the United States,
1:08.2	student loan repayments resuming after the pandemic pause,
1:11.6	and new data showing women still hold two-thirds of America's medical debt,
1:16.0	this conversation is more urgent than ever.
1:18.5	In the words of Ariana Grande, it's time for us to break free.
1:22.6	So let's learn how to be better with money with Tori Dunlap.
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