I Spent 26 Years As A Mormon Tradwife. Then I Woke Up.
The Financial Diet
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4.3 • 548 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring this series! Get started, be invested, sign up in minutes: https://www.betterment.com/tfdWelcome to season 2 of our fan-favorite series, Just Getting Good, where Chelsea sits down with women over 50 to talk about life, love, money, aging, and everything in between. In this episode, Chelsea speaks with Kim Schlag, a kickass Philly-area fitness coach who also happens to be an ex-Mormon tradwife. She talks about growing up with Mormon convert parents, being trained for wifedom from a young age, finding herself in fitness, and eventually leaving a marriage that had never actually been happy. Follow Kim here: https://www.instagram.com/kimschlagfitness/Want to support TFD? One of the best ways is to join our membership program, The Society at TFD — join at the premium tier and get instant access to Chelsea's latest member newsletter! You can become a member here on YouTube or over on Patreon (we recommend Patreon for a better user experience!) — Join here: https://bit.ly/JGGKS_3
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| 0:00.0 | It was terrifying. Not to mention the fact that I have now been not had a job. |
| 0:05.0 | I graduated college and never got a career. I've been a stay-at-home mom. |
| 0:09.0 | What on earth am I going to do? You know, You know, Thank you. And in this series, we talk a lot about the positives of aging, more confidence and a stronger sense of self. |
| 0:55.0 | And one of the best things you can do to ensure that that future version of you is the fearless |
| 1:00.0 | woman I'm sure you're imagining is to start taking care of your finances now. |
| 1:05.0 | Because the more time you give your money to grow, the better off your future self will be. |
| 1:09.0 | And building wealth can be accessible. |
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| 1:51.9 | become a hugely popular part of the zeitgeist with shows like secret lives of Mormon wives |
| 1:57.4 | and real housewives of Salt Lake City. It is fair to say that our culture right now is nothing short of obsessed with the quote unquote Mormon trad wife. |
| 2:05.9 | And while there is a ton of speculation around these women, there's also a lot of quite often very over the top content around them. |
| 2:14.5 | There's not often a huge discussion into the actual financial practicalities of being |
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