Summary:
Priya sits down with writer and editor Lindsey Stanberry to talk about money that looks perfect on Instagram and money that actually works in real life. They trace Lindsey’s path from Refinery29’s Money Diaries to launching The Purse on Substack, dig into trade offs, and get honest about dual-working households, childcare as unseen generational wealth, and why “fancy” often costs more than it’s worth. Expect practical perspective on values-based spending, media myth-busting, and building a life you actually like paying for.
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Guest Bio:
Lindsey Stanberry is the founder of The Purse, a newsletter-first women’s media company. She spent the last decade working for some of the biggest brands in digital media. As an executive editor at Fortune, Lindsey oversaw the launch of a number of initiatives to help the storied brand reach younger and more diverse audiences. Before joining Fortune, she was the deputy managing editor at CNBC Make It and CNBC Select. At Refinery29, she launched the Work & Money vertical and ran Money Diaries, a franchise that garnered an international cult following. Lindsey is the author of Money Diaries: Everything You Want to Know About Your Finances…And Everyone Else’s. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.
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