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In This Economy?!: Budgeting for Inflation

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🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Sky-high inflation. Rising interest rates. A maybe recession. Oh, it’s just the second financial crisis millennial women are facing in their lifetime. In this special miniseries from the Skimm This team, we're going to give you the tools you need to navigate a rocky economic environment. Starting with: adjusting your budget for sky high prices.  In this first episode, we’re going line by line through your budget to save you money. So yes, we’re talking about cutting back on things like subscription services and late night Amazon purchases. But we’re also digging into how to save money on the essentials, what debts you need to pay off first, and more.  Also, if you need a budgeting template, theSkimm’s got you covered.  PS: head to Marcus.com for more insights that can help you live your best financial life. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist, The Washington Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today's episode is brought to you in partnership with Marcus by Goldman Sachs.

0:06.4

Sky High Inflation

0:08.7

Rising interest rates, a maybe recession?

0:13.3

Oh, it's just the second financial crisis millennial women are facing in their lifetime.

0:20.0

Everything's fine.

0:23.3

Spoiler

0:24.6

Everything was not fine.

0:26.1

At the Scheme, our mission is to help women live their smartest lives.

0:32.5

And in this special miniseries, we're talking about living our smartest and best financial lives.

0:38.5

Because in this economy, we can't afford not to.

0:42.5

Welcome to In This Economy, a special miniseries from the Scheme This team.

0:57.8

Over the course of three episodes, we're going to give you the tools you need to navigate what's

1:02.8

going on right now, from budgeting in this economy, investing in this economy, and staying sane

1:09.8

in this economy. Our experts will be giving you their best money tips and tricks, and will help you

1:15.6

make the best decisions for your wallet. Thanks for listening to In This Economy, and catch

1:20.8

the next episode in your feed on Monday. All right, let's get into it.

1:28.6

For our first episode, we're talking about budgeting. Because thanks to the elephant in the room,

1:34.4

inflation, our budgets have already had to adjust a ton this year. Not to mention, inflation is

1:40.9

just one of those things that feels really out of our control. Like, no, I am not responsible for

1:47.0

the price of eggs or an iPhone. And so far, a lot of the budgeting for inflation advice has been

1:53.7

around small tactics, like comparison shopping at the grocery store, or finally Venmo charging

2:00.0

your sister for your family's Spotify account. And we'll say this, getting stricter about those

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