Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

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Vivian Tu, aka Your Rich BFF, is getting up close and personal, about the good, bad, and ugly on how money impacts all of our lives. Instead of your traditional boring business podcast, Networth and Chill covers financial topics as they relate to YOUR ACTUAL LIFE, all while feeling like a conversation with your best friend. Each episode breaks down a complicated economic or business concept into easy to understand terms, while tapping experts, professionals, and some of your favorite famous faces to give actionable tips & advice on how to make the most of your money. Grab a drink and get ready to Networth and Chill. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

  1. 1d ago

    Why Buying Into an IPO Is Usually the Worst Trade You Can Make

    IPOs are having a major moment; SpaceX just had the biggest IPO in history, Anthropic and OpenAI are lining up next, and suddenly everyone's throwing this term around like they know what it means. Vivian breaks down what actually happens when a company goes public, whether the hype is ever worth it, and what SpaceX's rollercoaster can teach us about IPO investing. 1. What an IPO actually is: the process of a company going from private to public, why companies choose to do it (cashing out early investors, raising capital for growth, and the marketing splash), and what happens behind the scenes with underwriters, lock-up agreements, and IOIs before shares ever hit the market. 2. Why IPOs have been a losing bet since 2019: peak valuations from the 2020-2021 boom, the Fed's interest rate hikes squeezing growth stocks, and lower-quality companies going public and getting measured against mega-cap winners. 3. Should you actually buy one: how to think about risk (keep it to 2-5% of your portfolio), alternatives like IPO ETFs, and a look at other 2025 IPO stories — Bending Spoons, Shein's years-long path to going public, and the direct listing, SPAC, and reverse merger routes companies take instead. Download Vivian’s financial companion app, Ask Dolly, HERE ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  2. Sep 9

    I Finally Built the Financial Tool You’ve Been Asking For!

    Download Ask Dolly in the Apple App Store HERE!  Besties, Vivian has been sitting on a secret and today she's finally spilling it: Ask Dolly, her brand-new app, is officially live in the Apple App Store! Built to treat your money like your annual physical, Ask Dolly diagnoses your financial strengths and weaknesses, answers your toughest money questions, and connects you to real, human Certified Financial Planners. No jargon, no judgment, and no minimum bank balance required. In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. What Ask Dolly does: tracks your money, savings, and investing progress in one place, delivers personalized investing guidance, and breaks down confusing economic news into something you can actually use. 2. Why Vivian built it: bootstrapped with her own money, no outside investors, born from thousands of BFF DMs asking for real financial guidance she couldn't keep up with one by one. 3. Real BFF questions, answered: estate planning on a budget, Backdoor Roth strategies, navigating a divorce settlement, helping aging parents catch up on retirement, and what actually belongs in a prenup. Download Ask Dolly today in the Apple App Store (Android coming soon) HERE and let us know what you think! Plus, keep up with Ask Dolly on Instagram! Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  3. Sep 2

    Gen Z Is Quitting Hustle Culture — Are They Right?

    Vivian is breaking down the real cost of hustle culture and why working harder doesn’t always mean making more money. From the DoorDash orders and Ubers that come with an overpacked schedule to burnout, income volatility, and missed career opportunities, this episode explores how the grind can quietly start costing you more than it’s making you. In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. The hidden financial costs of hustle culture, why juggling multiple side gigs can sometimes hurt your long-term earning potential, and how to tell when working more is no longer worth it 2. Why Gen Z is rejecting the traditional grind through trends like quiet quitting and the “soft life,” and what they might actually be getting right about productivity, ambition, and burnout 3. How to build wealth without sacrificing your entire life, from negotiating for more money at your current job to putting your savings, investments, and retirement accounts to work so your money can grow without adding more hours to your schedule Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  4. Aug 26

    The Million Dollar Mindset Shift You Need Before You Can Close Any Deal

    Think sales isn't your thing? Think again! Whether you're negotiating a raise, pitching investors, or just trying to land your dream job, you're selling something every single day. This week, Vivian sits down with Shelby Sapp, the internet's Sales Queen, who's teaching over 1.6 million followers how to pitch, close, and get paid like a pro.  In this episode, Vivian and Shelby cover: 1. The sales fundamentals: the hardest things to sell, the real difference between door-to-door and high-ticket sales, and how to walk into any room and command respect from the jump 2. Selling yourself: how to pitch yourself at work, network without sounding desperate, handle common pushback, and avoid the mistakes that tank most pitches 3. The closer mindset: busting the biggest sales myths, her rapid-fire money advice on negotiation, financial decisions, and building wealth on your own terms Check out more from Shelby on IG HERE! And on her website: https://shelbysapp.com/ Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  5. Aug 19

    The 5-Minute Habit That Can Raise Your Credit Score 100+ Points

    Your credit score can make or break your ability to buy a house, rent an apartment, or even land a job, but do you actually know how that three-digit number gets calculated? Vivian breaks down the wild, biased history of credit scoring and gives you the real playbook for building, or rebuilding, a great score.  In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. The history of credit scores, from Mesopotamian debt tablets, to the 1841 Mercantile Agency, to the birth of FICO in 1956, to the anti-discrimination laws that (kind of) fixed things 2. How to actually build credit, secured credit cards, credit-builder loans, rent and utility reporting, becoming an authorized user, and the five factors FICO uses to calculate your score 3. The system's blind spots, and what to do if your score takes an unexpected hit Interested in checking your credit score? Head to https://www.annualcreditreport.com Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. Aug 12

    The Back-to-School Shopping Trap That Bleeds Students Dry Before Classes Even Start

    Should saving money on back-to-school shopping actually be this complicated? This week, Vivian breaks down exactly how to shop smarter this fall, and why the "back-to-school haul" mentality might be quietly draining your bank account. In this episode, Vivian covers: 1. Why tech is the biggest back-to-school money trap, how trade-in programs and refurbished gadgets can save you hundreds, and the student discounts most people forget even exist. 2. The real cost of college essentials, why paying full price for textbooks is basically a scam, the "wait until you get there" rule for dorm shopping, and how 529 accounts and ESAs can make thousands of dollars in expenses tax-free. 3. What's actually changing with federal student loans in 2026, why timing your FAFSA and your borrowing matters more than people think, and the parent-tested hacks, from bulk-buying supplies to secondhand clothes, that cut costs without cutting corners. Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  7. Aug 5

    Should Gen Z Even Bother Buying a House? The Real Numbers Exposed

    Should you rent or buy? Turns out the "adult" thing to do isn't always the smart financial move. This week, Vivian sits down with Amanda Pendleton, Home Trends Expert at Zillow, to break down why the old rules of real estate don't apply anymore, and what actually makes sense for your life instead of your parents' life. In this episode, Vivian and Amanda cover: 1. Why the "buying means you've made it" mindset is so hard to shake, whether Gen-Z's fears about never owning a home are actually justified, and the cities right now where renters come out ahead financially, even over 30 years. 2. The real questions to ask before you ever open a mortgage calculator, whether "throwing money away on rent" is actually true, and the hidden costs, taxes, insurance, maintenance, HOA fees, that blow up most people's math. 3.What to do if you don't have 20% saved, the down payment assistance programs most first-time buyers don't know exist, and the one piece of conventional real estate wisdom Amanda thinks you should ignore. Keep up with Amanda at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-pendleton-b0b98056/.  Learn more about Zillow’s BuyAbility calculator https://www.zillow.com/homeloans/buyability/ and try out the rent vs buy calculator https://www.zillow.com/rent-vs-buy-calculator.  Find the Zillow Plan tab https://www.zillow.com/plan.  Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. Jul 29

    How Health Insurance Companies Turn Claim Denials Into Shareholder Returns

    Health insurance denials are out of control, and insurance companies are banking on you just accepting it and paying the bill. This week, Vivian sits down with Zach Veigulis, co-founder and Chief AI Officer at Claimable, to break down the villain origin story of health insurance and exactly how to fight back when your claim gets denied. In this episode, Vivian and Zach cover: 1. Why claims get denied in the first place, which types of claims get denied at disproportionately high rates, and why you should never just accept a denial and pay the bill. 2. The exact steps to take to appeal a denial (and how fast you need to move), the magic words to use in an appeal letter, how to tell a real coverage denial from a bogus billing error, and what "medically necessary" really means. 3. What to do if you can't afford the bill while your appeal is pending, and the nuclear options, think state insurance commissioners and patient advocates, if you're denied at every level. Check out Claimable at https://www.getclaimable.com/. Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Vivian Tu, aka Your Rich BFF, is getting up close and personal, about the good, bad, and ugly on how money impacts all of our lives. Instead of your traditional boring business podcast, Networth and Chill covers financial topics as they relate to YOUR ACTUAL LIFE, all while feeling like a conversation with your best friend. Each episode breaks down a complicated economic or business concept into easy to understand terms, while tapping experts, professionals, and some of your favorite famous faces to give actionable tips & advice on how to make the most of your money. Grab a drink and get ready to Networth and Chill. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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