Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) might be hiding in your benefits package, and most people have no idea how powerful they actually are. In this episode, we're breaking down everything you need to know about HSAs — from whether you're eligible to how to treat them like a secret retirement account.

Emily and Cassidy dive into the triple tax advantage that makes HSAs unlike any other account, explain the difference between HSAs and FSAs, and share real strategies for maximizing this financial tool. Whether you're using your HSA to cover medical expenses or letting it grow for decades, this episode has the framework you need to make an informed decision.

If you’ve ever known — logically — that your worth isn’t defined by your paycheck, but still felt like your income says everything about you… this episode is for you.

In this conversation, we sat down with Claire Wasserman, career coach, writer, and founder of Ladies Get Paid. What unfolded felt like part therapy session, part money masterclass, and part permission slip to trust yourself again.

We talked about untangling self-worth from net worth, why confidence can’t be purely intellectual, how shame thrives in silence (especially around money), and what it actually looks like to expand your worth from the inside out. We get into what’s really going on beneath struggling to ask for more, getting stuck in your inner critic, and the frustrating gap between “knowing better” and actually feeling better.

Budgeting is often framed as a discipline problem — try harder, be more consistent, stick to the plan. But what if the real issue isn’t effort or willpower… it’s that the system was never designed for your actual life in the first place?

Today we’re joined by Kelsa Dickey, founder of Fiscal Fitness Phoenix and creator of the Spend First System. Kelsa is a former licensed financial advisor who intentionally left the traditional financial advising world to focus on what most people are actually strugglin

Brigitte Killings has the kind of energy that makes you sit up straighter — not because she’s scolding you, but because you suddenly believe you can be the person who has her money handled.

In this episode, we sat down with Brigitte (a 30-year veteran in financial services and the Atlantic & South Division Head of Community and Business Development at JPMorganChase), and we covered a lot: the money habits that matter most in your 20s and 30s, how to raise financially confident kids, and what it actually looks like to prepare for the “sandwich generation” years — when you’re caring for kids and aging parents at the same time.

Tired of those overwhelming New Year's financial planning checklists? In this short episode, we break down a simple five-step exercise that takes about 30 minutes and actually helps you tackle your biggest money pain point — no perfectionism required.

Listen in to learn how to: 

1. Identify what's really bothering you

2. Name the feeling you're chasing instead of just the goal

3. And create a concrete plan for January that doesn't involve overhauling your entire life. 

Plus, we walk you through how to anticipate roadblocks before they derail you — because life happens, and we're planning for that.

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) might be hiding in your benefits package, and most people have no idea how powerful they actually are. In this episode, we're breaking down everything you need to know about HSAs — from whether you're eligible to how to treat them like a secret retirement account.

Emily and Cassidy dive into the triple tax advantage that makes HSAs unlike any other account, explain the difference between HSAs and FSAs, and share real strategies for maximizing this financial tool. Whether you're using your HSA to cover medical expenses or letting it grow for decades, this episode has the framework you need to make an informed decision.