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Love Letters

S8E6: I Need a Toaster

Love Letters

The Boston Globe

Love Tips, Breakups, Dating, Relationship Tips, Love, Dating And Relationships, Love Advice, Advice, Dating Tips, Marriage Advice, Breakup Advice, Relationship Advice, The Boston Globe, Boston, Society & Culture, Love Letters, Meredith Goldstein, Dating Advice, Letters, Relationships, Boston Globe

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

As a food and travel influencer, Anela Malik’s social media feeds used to be full of inviting dishes and beautiful vistas. Then, in the spring of 2023, her posts took a turn: Anela announced tearfully to her many followers that she was getting divorced. It was an emotional hit but also a financial one. Anela was suddenly forced to make a major investment in a whole new life. And yet … it wasn’t all bad. Email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone! We're about to wrap this season of Love Letters, which, as you know, has been all about love and money.

0:05.6

I've learned so much from our guests and their stories.

0:08.7

But before we go, I need to know, what are you taking away from this season?

0:13.0

What did it make you think about? Did it remind you of a money story from your life?

0:17.7

Do you have any money-related relationship advice that you just need to share with the world?

0:22.8

Send us a short voice memo, like three minutes or less, to lovelettersatboston.com.

0:28.3

That's lovelettersatboston.com. We might use it in a future episode of the podcast.

0:33.5

Please include your name, it can just be a first name, or a pseudonym, and where you're from,

0:37.9

in the recording. I can't wait to hear what you think.

0:46.8

In April of 2023, in the midst of one of the worst weeks of her life,

0:51.9

Anela Malik flew to Memphis on a previously scheduled work trip.

0:56.7

Anela is a full-time food and travel influencer.

0:59.6

She makes a living by jetting around the world, visiting beautiful places,

1:03.6

eating delicious meals, and sharing those experiences with her social media followers.

1:09.4

It's her dream job, but it's still a job.

1:12.4

And with everything going on, Anela would have preferred to set this trip out,

1:17.4

except she knew she would need the money.

1:20.2

And as soon as that trip was over, I could feel like, okay, I finished that project,

1:25.2

which means I'll be able to invoice it soon, then I thought, now I get to take care of myself.

1:31.4

Not long after her return, Anela let her followers know what she meant.

1:36.2

She made a post announcing that she was leaving Portland, Oregon,

1:39.3

where she'd been living with her husband for the past six months.

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