Want to date a rich man? It's harder than you think.

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

You may have heard that super viral song on TikTok called "Looking for a man in finance," and yeah, it's fun. But does it speak to people's broader desires to find someone who's more than comfortable financially?

Host Brittany Luse is joined by Wailin Wong, co-host of NPR's The Indicator, and Reema Khrais, host of Marketplace's This Is Uncomfortable. They discuss what people are really looking for from a man in finance... and whether dating up in class is even possible.

This episode originally published November 29th, 2024.

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0:00.0	The news can feel like a lot on any given day, but you can't just ignore it when big, even world-changing events are happening.
0:08.0	That's where the Up First podcast comes in.
0:10.5	Every morning and under 15 minutes, we take the news and pick three essential stories so you can keep up without getting stressed out.
0:18.4	Listen now to the Up First podcast from NPR.
0:26.5	Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR,
0:31.7	a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.
0:44.7	Thank you. culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Say you've been talking to someone on an app.
0:48.1	You meet up on a date.
0:49.8	It's going well.
0:52.4	And then they ask you how much money you make.
0:57.0	How do you react?
0:58.5	I think that I would either go into a blind panic or if I had a little bit more presence of mind.
1:05.3	I think I would deflect with a joke.
1:07.7	I would say something like, I get paid in tote bags.
1:10.4	And then I would just try to wrap things up ASAP and get out of there.
1:16.4	All week long, I'm getting into uncomfortable questions around dating.
1:21.1	The questions you might be scared to ask.
1:24.5	Today, our question begins with a song.
1:27.1	Maybe you've heard it on TikTok.
1:29.0	I'm looking for a man in finance. Just fun. Six-five. Their eyes. Finance.
1:35.1	This song went super viral. And it is just kind of fun and silly, but maybe it speaks to a
1:41.8	broader desire to find someone who's more than comfortable financially.
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