How to Save Your First $100K (Best Of)

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, Business, How To

4.7 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Ever wondered if saving your first $100K is actually doable—or just another financial fairy tale? I’m Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K and host of the Financial Feminist podcast, and in this special replay episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on real-world steps for building tangible wealth and saving money on everything—starting with building an emergency fund, to paying off debt, investing, and automation. We also get into why your mindset matters just as much as the numbers, and how a supportive community can make or break your progress toward that six-figure milestone. Tune in to learn how to get YOUR first $100K in 2026. Visit https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod to stay up to date and find any resources mentioned on our show! 00:00 Intro & Welcome02:15 What is “Your First $100K”?05:07 Personal Finance is Personal07:49 Step 1: Build an Emergency Fund11:19 Step 2: Pay Off High-Interest Debt15:11 Step 3: Let Your Money Work for You19:40 Step 4: Automate Your Savings22:30 Step 5: Don’t Do It Alone24:53 Final Motivation & Takeaways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, Financial Feminists. I hope you're having a lovely holiday so far and spending it with loved
0:03.8	ones and you're eating lots of great food and just enjoying the holidays. This week and next,
0:08.4	we are bringing you our most popular episodes of 2025. And today we're rewinded it all the way back
0:14.3	to January of this past year. But this is relevant for every single new year. This is one of our
0:19.9	most downloaded episodes,
0:21.0	and it is so helpful for you getting your first 100K in 2026. Step by step guidance around how
0:28.0	to save, invest, earn your first 100K into this year. So let's get into it. But first, a word from our sponsors. This podcast is brought to you by Squarespace.
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0:45.8	So whether you're just starting out or scaling your business, Squarespace gives you everything
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1:04.2	for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, go to Squarespace.com slash ff pod to save 10%
1:09.4	off your first purchase of a website or domain.
1:27.3	Hello, financial feminist. It's 2025. I'm both excited and nervous. And I think that's how a lot of us feel. I am both ready and raring to go. And also like, well, we'll fucking see.
1:47.0	We're in a fucking see what this year holds.
1:50.3	So I'm just excited to see you. As we've talked about many a time since November, community and women-focused spaces are so important.
2:00.2	And getting financially educated and taking our financial
2:03.9	education seriously so that we have options and choices and power is incredibly important
2:09.2	more than ever right now. And so you're in the right place. You're in the right place to do that.
2:14.9	If you're an oldie but a goodie, welcome back. And if you're new, my name is Tori. I am the founder of her first 100K, which is a money and career platform for women. I believe I was put on this earth to fight for your financial rights. My work has been featured on Good Morning America, the New York Times, BBC. I've spoken at the UN. I've spoken at Microsoft and Shopify and Forbes 30 under 30. And we've helped
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