Your Real Money Stories Podcast
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Hear people talk about their private financial lives and shed some light on that taboo topic: money. We’ll cover the topics that you want to hear about, but are too afraid to ask, like money in relationships, how social media influences our spending and the real-life impact of coronavirus.
Hosted by The Money Medics
Your Real Money Stories is hosted by Nick, Ashley and Eve, the founding trio behind Money Medics. They set up Money Medics in 2018 to make financial education more accessible to millennials. And, as money savvy millennials themselves, they have lots of experience and opinions that they’re ready to share.
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