We are trashed, right? We're called nasty things and we're seen as bad moms like,

oh, if she's making so much money, she must never spend time with her children.

Merit does not make millionaires. Let's make that, let's put that on a t-shirt,

nice little acronym. Merit does not make one. It is when the entire system is organized

towards your favor. There's so much that we face that it's difficult and challenging and

it's important to face it not to run and deal with the existing conditions and make them work.

If you have the freedom to choose, if you have the ability to not just spend money but spend time,

you are rich and you ought to make some intentional decisions about what to do with that wealth.

Hello and welcome to So Money. I'm Farneesh Charabi, your host. I'm an award-winning

financial writer, TV host, author, and editor-large of CNET money. You've arrived here because

maybe a friend recommended the show. Maybe you've been filing my work for the last 20 years or

the last two days. Maybe you just did a good ol' fashion search for a podcast that hopefully

wouldn't put you to sleep. Here on So Money, you just heard a few excerpts. We take conversations

around money to a whole new level. We're not just about getting rich quick but feeling wealthy,

learning how to leverage our resources, our time, our relationships, all of the things that make

us rich to build a fulfilling life. A life that's not just great for us but creates change,

impact, and instills power in the lives of everyone we care about in our communities.

And we go deep here. We share strategies and stories straight from today's biggest thought

leaders and change makers. We dive into big meaty topics like wealth gaps, climate change,

crypto, female breadwinners, you name it. And you know, I launched this show in 2015. It began

as a seven-day per week show. I was a little crazy. Now we're three days a week. It's a nice pace,

Monday's and Wednesday's. We talk to guests. Fridays, I answer your most pressing financial

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