She's On The Money

You’re ready to start investing… and then someone suggests borrowing money to make your portfolio grow faster. It sounds genius in theory, but is it actually a smart move? This week we’re unpacking the financial advice one community member received about doing just that, and Victoria breaks down how these loans really work, why the maths can be seductive, and the little thing ca...

Want the inside scoop on the seriously simple strategy behind Victoria and Brooke's investment portfolios? This ep is all about the framework they both use today, and Victoria used with her high-wealth clients when she was a financial advisor. They're breaking down exactly how to structure a portfolio that quietly builds wealth without the 3am panic checks, how to balance steady growth with the spicy picks that keep it interesting,...

Have you ever wanted to see what would happen if you actually sat down and did that budget?
This week’s Money Diarist actually did it and everything changed. After hitting rock bottom, the stress of trying to keep up finally broke her. One “yes” to a holiday with her partner she couldn’t afford turned into tears in the car and the realisat...

\What’s actually better for future you... adding more to your super, or growing that house deposit? This week we’re unpacking one of the biggest money dilemmas of adulthood and how to think about both goals without feeling like you’re failing at either. Turns out you don’t have to choose and there’s a smarter way to grow future-you’s money while still getting ...

You know that dream of starting something on your own... but the money part feels impossible? Sammy Robinson did it anyway. At 22, she took the savings most of us would use for a house deposit and built One Mile, the self-funded fashion label that’s become everyone’s quiet-luxury obsession (and yes, even Kendall Jenner’s worn it). In this...

You know that feeling when you start earning your own money and suddenly everything feels possible... the festivals, the flights, the “let’s just go out”? This week’s Money Diarist lived that era hard. Working double shifts, saying yes to everything, and promising herself she’d deal with the debt later. Then later came… ...

You’re smashing your financial goals, debt’s going down, confidence’s going up, and then that little voice pipes up: “Should I be investing too?” This week, we’re unpacking the guilt trip of the financially responsible. Can you actually build wealth while you still owe money? Victoria’s breaking down the maths and the mi...

If you’ve ever looked at house prices and thought, “I guess I’ll just marry rich or manifest an inheritance” this ep is for you!

Victoria and Jess are here to prove you can buy property without a trust fund, a partner, or a miracle. They’re breaking down the actually doable ways to get into the market... from decoding your bor...

They say you end up with someone like your dad... and for this week’s diarist, that was the problem. Her dad was reckless with money, and years later, she married someone just like him. While she worked and saved, he spent, quit jobs on a whim, and left her holding the financial bag. At 30, she’d had enough. She packed two suitcases, took her last $12K, and started again. . Now buildin...

Ever had a job so toxic it makes your morning coffee taste like dread? This week, a community member wrote in ready to walk...  60-hour weeks, zero recognition, and a boss who extended her probation “just because.” She’s got a mortgage, $20K in savings, and one big question: is it smart or reckless to quit with nothing lined up? It’s a debate every burnt-out queen ne...

You scrimp, save, and finally book your dream trip… only to spend it fighting for a pool lounger, paying peak rates for accom, and cropping 100 tourists out of your sunset pics. Well, on our recent trip to the NT, we realised we’ve been doing travel wrong. And because we don’t gatekeep at SOTM, this ep is all about our new fave travel hack. One that's completely changed how...

Ever done something just because it’s what you’re supposed to do? Well, this week's diarist did the opposite. While everyone else was drowning in student debt and instant noodles, she was saving, flying, and somehow adulting better than all of us. She bought a house in her early twenties, lived overseas for years, and came home with more life experie...

We all want to be the parent who “sets the kids up,” right? But between savings accounts, offsets, and “future nest egg” fantasies it's hard to know what to do. So this week we’re breaking down how to actually make your money work harder (for you and your mini-me). Then things get spicy with ...

What if your "little side-hustle" became the next big brand everyone’s talking about? That’s exactly what happened to Alyce Tran, the ex-lawyer who turned a $5K side project into The Daily Edited, built stores in New York and Singapore. Then, because one cult brand wasn’t enough, she launched In The Roundhouse, the tableware label making dinner look like a fashion moment. I...

Ever feel like everyone else’s life is speeding ahead while you’re stuck in the slow lane? This week’s Money Diarist knows that feeling too well. While her friends were off travelling, she was juggling uni deadlines and midnight feeds. At 17, she was pregnant and kicked out of school for being a “bad example.” Instead of giving up, she finished Year 12 through TA...

Ever feel like your money goals are at war with your life goals? Like one minute you’re saving for a house… and the next you’re convincing yourself a Euro summer is “an investment in personal growth”? This week’s DM came from someone stuck right there... her partner’s all-in on buying a home, while she’s eyeing flights. And honestly? We get it....

Retiring early is the ultimate dream... so when Brooke casually dropped that she’s on track to do it by 35 (without the Bank of Mum and Dad), you all screamed a collective “HOW?!”

So of course, Victoria had to get her back in the studio to spill everything... and more importantly, share what the rest of us can steal from her strategy

Ever wondered what it really costs to turn a light-bulb moment into something real? This week’s Money Diarist is a mum of two who did exactly that. She created a world-first product that launched just two weeks ago, and now she’s here to do what most founders wouldn’t: spill on every dollar it took to make it...

Have you ever wondered if you can use home equity to buy something else you need… like a car? The low interest rate makes it sound like the ultimate hack, but would it really be the money win it feels like... or are you just turning a car loan into a decades-long debt trap? We’ve got the receipts. And just when we thought we’d seen it all...