This is a podcast for women about money, careers, health, and major life decisions.
We sit down with *actual* experts to break down complex topics that shape our lives - like how to start investing, whether you need a prenup, how egg freezing works, how to buy a home, and WTF a GLP-1 actually is.
Our goal: help women make smarter, more confident decisions with conversations that are accessible, relatable, funny, and actually useful. Because ladies - knowledge is power. LFG!
WTF is... Buying a House?! ft. award winning realtor Nicole Zarry
In this episode of Actual* Experts, Lundie and Caitlin sit down with Nicole Zarry, an award-winning Toronto Realtor with more than 25 years of experience, to walk us through what it actuallyyyy* takes to buy a house.
Because scrolling Zillow is the easy part 😅.
We cover:
Whether you really need a realtor, how to find a good one, and the red flags to watch for
What to look for when touring a house
WTF a home inspection is, when it happens, and what it can uncover
How bidding wars work - and when to walk away from one
The hidden costs of buying a home no one warned us about
WTF “escrow” means - cause we've always wondered
And for the women wondering if they can actually do this on their own - this actual* expert says absolutely. There are ways to get creative, bridge the affordability gap, and build wealth through homeownership without waiting for the “perfect” time.
No real estate jargon, zero judgment. Just the stuff you actually need to know before buying your first home.
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27 May 2026
WTF is... Retirement Planning?! ft. Retirement Management Advisor, Marcia Mantell
What the f*ck is retirement planning?
This week Caitlin and Lundie sit down with Marcia Mantell, nationally recognized retirement strategist, author of What's the Deal with Retirement Planning for Women?, and founder of Mantell Retirement Consulting - to break down everything you wish someone had told you sooner.
We cover:
What a 401(k), IRA, and Roth IRA actually are and how to know which is right for you
What Social Security really pays out (spoiler: not enough) - and the magic number you should be saving toward
Why women are uniquely disadvantaged in retirement planning... and what to do about it
What happens if you leave the workforce for caregiving
And the single biggest mistake young people make when it comes to planning for retirement
No jargon, zero judgment. Just the stuff that matters.
Topics covered: 401(k) explained • Roth IRA vs traditional IRA • Social Security benefits • retirement savings by age • compound interest • women and retirement • self-employed retirement accounts • SEP IRA
12 May 2026
WTF is... the Pelvic Floor?! Ft. The Vagina Whisperer, Dr. Sara Reardon
In this episode of Actual* Experts, Lundie and Caitlin sit down with Dr. Sara Reardon - pelvic floor physical therapist, founder of The Vagina Whisperer, and author of Floored - to finally understand WTF the pelvic floor actually is, what it does, and why nobody taught us about it sooner.
We get into everything from peeing when you laugh and painful sex to pregnancy, postpartum recovery, constipation, core strength, and the surprising everyday habits that could be making pelvic floor dysfunction worse.
We cover:
What the pelvic floor actually is (in plain English)
Why leaking pee is common but not normal
The difference between a weak pelvic floor vs. a tense pelvic floor
What Kegels actually are - and why most people are doing them wrong
Painful sex, constipation, hemorrhoids & chronic UTIs 👀
Pregnancy, birth prep & postpartum recovery
The daily bathroom habits that could be weakening your pelvic floor
How to properly pee and poop (yes really 😅)
Why pelvic floor therapy should be standard care for women
Dr. Sara also shares why women are so often dismissed when it comes to pelvic pain and dysfunction, how we can start advocating for ourselves sooner, and the one thing she wishes every woman learned about her body growing up.
Get more info on Sara's app HERE (https://thevagwhisperer.com/v-hive-mobile-app-preview/)
🎧 Listen, save, and send to the group chat - especially the friend who thinks peeing when she sneezes is “just part of being a woman.”
Inside a recent episode
WTF is... Personal Investing?! (Caitlin invests $5k live!) ft. Cameron Rogers, CFA
Published 11 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] One question we did have for you is, and a few of our friends said this, is that they keep money. They keep all of their earned money in their savings account. and they don't invest it. We want to know from you why that is a bad idea and why they should be investing it. And then we have a follow-on question to that. So money and savings account is not necessarily a bad idea. I'm not discouraging that. And we can talk about what strategic savings look like and emergency fund savings look like. What tends to be tough for women is that we on average keep 70% of our wealth. in cash, which I think is too high a number. […]
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