184: Values-Based Spending & Buying What You Love with Jen Smith, Co-Host of The Frugal Friends Podcast
Release Date: 01/07/2025
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On this week's episode of The Money Love Podcast I'm talking with my friend and the Co-Host of The Frugal Friends podcast, Jen Smith. Jen and I discuss why it's imperitive to think of spending as a skill, why frugality isn't something to resist but rather embrace, how our desires and problems are manufactured by modern day marketing, and why quality over quantity with your spending is the secret to financial success. Jen's new book - Buy What You Love Without Going Broke - is hitting the stands today! You can grab your copy using the links below. Enjoy!
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