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207. You Got a Pay Rise. So Why Do You Feel Broker Than Ever?

Episode 207

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You got a pay rise this year. So why does money still feel tight?

In this episode, we break down one of the most important — and most quietly confusing — things happening in the economy right now: the difference between what your salary says on paper, and what it's actually worth in real life.

You'll learn what real wages are and why this single concept changes how you read any financial headline. You'll understand how inflation works as a slow, invisible leak on your savings  and why cash is not as safe as it feels. And I'll give you a simple calculation you can do right now to find out exactly what your money is actually earning in the real world.

Because once you see that number, it becomes very hard to keep treating "doing nothing" as the responsible choice.

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Francesca Torre (Centsational Women CEO and Founder). Inspired by voices like Oprah Winfrey, Martin Lewis, Ramit Sethi, Mel Robbins, Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Charlie Munger, Bill Ackman, Ray Dalio, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, Brené Brown, Morgan House