How to Manage Money in Your 30s with the Dow Janes (Best Of)

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, How To, Business

4.7 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Be the first to know when we launch Business Bootcamp Live! https://herfirst100k.com/biz-waitlist If you’re over 30 and not sure where to start with finances, this conversation is for you. In this special best of episode, Tori is joined by Britt and Laurie-Anne of the Dow Janes to talk about managing your money in your 30s and beyond. Tune in to hear why The Dow Janes have a different view of emergency funds and finances in partnerships, how managing money in your 30s is different than in your 20s, and why it’s never too late for women to start getting into their finances. The Dow Jane's Links: Website: https://www.dowjanes.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dow.janes/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DowJanesFinancialEducation Read transcripts, learn more about our guests and sponsors, and get more resources at: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/managing-money-in-your-30s/ Looking for accountability, live coaching, and deeper financial education? Check out our exclusive community! Join the $100K Club: https://herfirst100k.com/100k-pod Our favorite travel and cash-back credit cards, plus other financial resources: https://herfirst100k.com/tools Not sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Special thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace Go to www.squarespace.com/FFPOD to save 10% off your first website or domain purchase. Indeed Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com/FFPOD. Rocket Money Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/FFPOD. Quince For your next trip, treat yourself to the luxe upgrades you deserve from Quince. Go to Quince.com/FFPOD for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Netsuite If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, download the free e-book Navigating Global Trade: 3 Insights for Leaders at NetSuite.com/FFPOD. Zocdoc Visit Zocdoc.com/FFPOD to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Saily Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily eSIM data plans! Go to Saily.com/FFPOD download the Saily app and use code 'FFPOD' at checkout. Masterclass Get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/FFPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the ultimate guide to managing money in your 30s.
0:02.9	We're diving in the archives today to give one of the most popular episodes we've ever done
0:06.7	on Financial Feminist a second listen because you need to hear it.
0:09.9	I sat down with Britt Williams-Baker and Laurie Ann King, the incredible duo behind Dowd-Janes.
0:14.4	There is good debt and bad debt.
0:17.1	When debt is used properly, it can really help you build wealth. When debt is used improperly,
0:24.0	then it works against you and it can really prevent you from building wealth. To talk about what
0:28.0	it really means to create lasting financial change, better your money habits, and actually
0:33.2	heal your relationship with money. And especially if you're doing it after years of financial
0:36.8	anxiety and avoidance in your 20s. Know who you're dating from a financial perspective. Because
0:43.0	if you're considering having a future with this person, you're also considering having a future
0:47.1	with their finances. We talk about financial trauma, budgeting that actually works, energy healing.
0:52.5	Yes, really. Stay with me. And how to protect yourself
0:55.1	financially in relationships. There's a lot of feelings that are holding people back from actually
1:00.4	taking action. And so it's really stepping out of any feelings of shame or making it about you
1:05.9	to just being the situation on the table, kind of seeing it as something separate from yourself.
1:10.3	This episode is packed with practical tips and is a perfect guide for wherever you're at in your financial journey, but especially if you're in your 30s or if you feel behind when it comes to money. And for more advice about how to get better with money, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel. And if you're watching on YouTube, we have so many different guides about how to save your first 100K, about how to pay off debt, about how to show up and heal your relationship with money.
1:31.6	We appreciate you subscribing and supporting our work. Let's get into it.
1:35.6	But first, a word from our sponsors.
1:38.7	This episode of Financial Feminist is sponsored in part by Squarespace, Rocket Money, NetSuite,
1:43.4	and Masterclass. Whether it's for a brand, portfolio, or store, Squarespace, Rocket Money, NetSuite, and Masterclass.
1:44.6	Whether it's for a brand, portfolio, or store, Squarespace makes it easy.
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