Financially Naked

About Financially Naked

Your Best. Financial. Friends. (B.F.F.s) give you a weekly dose of personal finance stories, tips and insights. Join Trainers of The Financial Gym as they dig deep below the surface and get real about money! Along the way, they'll be joined by members of the FinGym Fam for conversations about their own journeys of financial fitness and the triumphs and tribulations along the way.

Publisher

The Financial Gym

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2020

Latest episode

31 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

10 of 311 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   REPLAY: Year End Stressors

   We're taking some time to highlight our best Gymsplain Episodes. Last year Rachel and Whitney shared a heartfelt conversation about handling the financial and emotional pressures of the holiday season. Whitney opens up about her personal journey, reflecting on her past experiences and lessons learned, while both hosts offer tips and tricks for focusing on financial and mental health during a busy time of year. For more details check out our show notes here! If you want to work with a Certified Financial Trainer to help navigate your finances, schedule a free warm-up call today! If you have any ideas or questions for the show, send an email to trainerpodcast@fingyms.com.

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   24 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   REPLAY: Children's Book on Money - Emergency Quarters by Carlos Matias

   We're taking some time to highlight our best Gymsplain Episodes. Today our client Carlos, a talented writer and author, joins us to discuss his new children's book, Emergency Quarters. Inspired by his childhood experiences growing up in Queens, New York, Carlos shares the heartwarming journey of Ernesto, a young boy who learns the value of a quarter in the era of payphones. We chat about the importance of financial literacy, especially for children, and how Carlos's upbringing in a tight-budget household shaped his understanding of money. We explore the origins of Emergency Quarters, from a celebrated essay in The New York Times to a beloved picture book. For more details check out our show notes here! If you want to work with a Certified Financial Trainer to help navigate your finances, schedule a free warm-up call today! If you have any ideas or questions for the show, send an email to trainerpodcast@fingyms.com.

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   17 Dec 2025

   REPLAY: Salary Negotiation

   We're taking some time to highlight our best Gymsplain Episodes. In this episode of Financially Naked: Stories from The Financial Gym, host Sara B is joined by the multi-talented Paige Williams, a career coach and salary negotiation expert who recently achieved Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) after an impressive eight-year corporate career. For more details check out our show notes here! If you want to work with a Certified Financial Trainer to help navigate your finances, schedule a free warm-up call today! If you have any ideas or questions for the show, send an email to trainerpodcast@fingyms.com.

Inside a recent episode

REPLAY: Year End Stressors

Published 31 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But it's like a two-pronged approach. I have that. And then I also keep a little Excel sheet or Google sheet where I kind of track high level, like the major expenses that I'm putting on. So if I, you know, spend a couple hundred dollars on something or I need to like get new jeans, which... end up being a couple hundred dollars. Things get expensive really fast. When I make big purchases like that, I will just write them down against my income just to see, okay, how much of my income do I have left over and what am I working with? I also like to do my transfers at the beginning of the month before I even have a chance to touch that money. […]

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YouTube views

702,397

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

49 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

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87

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

90

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