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Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are.
Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulthood for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.
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Tipping for Grown-Ups
Tipping, it’s complicated. With so many more tip jars and digital tipping options available, it can often be confusing to figure out what goods or services you should always be tipping on and how much. Well, turns out tipping culture is pretty complex and spoiler alert, there isn’t always one set of straightforward rules to follow.
With the help of special guest Stacey Vanek Smith (Bloomberg Audio, NPR’s “Planet Money” and “The Indicator,” APM’s “Marketplace,” and author of the book “Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace”), Matt and Molly explore the nuances of tipping and some of the signs to look for and consider when that screen turns in their direction. Plus, learn about what a subminimum wage is, the origins of tipping, and how to embrace the custom tip option.
Cited Sources:
“Tipping Culture in America: Public Sees a Changed Landscape” - Pew Research Center
“Do You Tip More or Less Often Than the Average American?” - Pew Research Center
“Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees” - U.S. Department of Labor
“Did COVID-19 Pandemic Dampen Americans’ Tipping for Food Services? Insights from Two Studies” - Compensation & Benefits Review
“Technology May Turn You Into A Bigger Tipper” - NPR’s “Morning Edition”
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How to be a Grown-Up Wedding Attendant
So your friends are getting married, and they’ve asked you to stand up at their wedding. . . in some ways, this can be a rite of passage for many grown-ups. It can feel like an honor. But it can also be a lot to take on, too. What are the actual expectations of a wedding attendant (i.e. bridesmaid, groomsman, MOH, or best man)?
Lizzie Post from the Emily Post Institute returns to the podcast to teach Molly and Matt about the roles and responsibilities of a wedding party: Who’s included, what to budget for, and which events you actually need to attend.
Cited Sources:
“21 Surprising Historical Duties of the Wedding Party” - Mental Floss
“Couples Spend an Average of $33,391 on Weddings, Incorporating Cultural, Religious and Personalized Elements, According to The Knot 2017 Real Weddings Study” The Knot World Wide
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Skincare for Grown-Ups
Your epidermis is showing! So give it a good wash with a gentle cleanser, moisturize and slather on the sunscreen cause Matt and Molly are back for Season 2 and learning all about skincare. No matter what your gender, age or location, listen up because your skin needs attention, love and protection. Jennifer Sullivan, beauty columnist for The Cut at New York Magazine and co-host of the podcast “Fat Mascara” talks pimples, exfoliants, oils and skin checks. Plus, find out how often you should be changing the washcloth you wash your face with and why you might want to think twice about washing your face in the shower.
Cited Sources:
“10 Surprising Things About Your Skin” - Skin Cancer Foundation
Skin Conditions - Acne - Yale Medicine
“Moisturizers: The Slippery Road” - Indian Journal of Dermatology
“The Beauty Market in 20203: A Special State of Fashion Report” - McKinsey & Company
“Skincare Products Market is Expected to Reach US$ 213,363.09 million by 2028” - The Insight Partners
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“Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” is Back for Season Two!
The work of a grown-up is never done. There’s always something we’ve got to figure out, navigate, or just straight-up accomplish. And thankfully, your favorite podcast about how to win adulthood is back. “Grown-Up Stuff: How To Adult” returns for Season Two on March 26th with even more life lessons! Join Matt and Molly as they learn about everything from the importance a good skincare routine to understanding rules around tipping. Come for the information, but stay for the glow-up.
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Grocery Shopping like a Grown-Up
It’s our Season One Finale and we’re going out with a budget-friendly banger! We’re going to figure out how to grocery shop like heroes, and we’re not talking about the sandwich.
With the help of consumer and food trends expert and “Supermarket Guru” Phil Lempert, Molly and Matt learn how to reign in impulse buying, find the best deals and discounts, and change their shopping habits to avoid food waste.
Also, learn why you should buy frozen fish in the freezer section instead of the “fresh” stuff at the seafood counter and re-examine those water misters in the produce section.
Sources Cited:
The Food Industry Association (FMI) - “The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2023”
“The Paradox of Choice - Barry Schwartz
US Food and Drug Administration - “Are You Storing Your Food Safely?”
Real Simple - “The Ultimate Guide to Storing Every Type of Food in the Refridgerator for Long-Lasting Freshness”
The Environmental Working Group - “EWG’s 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™”
Mayo Clinic - “Organic Foods: Are they Safer? More Nutritious?
Consumer Reports - “Cage-Free vs. Free Range –and Other Egg Carton Labels–Explained”
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NPR - “California Becomes the First State to Ban 4 Food Additives Linked to Disease”
Yuka App
How Good App
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Car Maintenance for Grown Ups
Do you know how often you should rotate the tires on your car? What about when it comes to checking your oil? And do you know what it means when your “check engine” light appears? Not only does it feel grown-up to know how to maintain your car, but with winter coming (and winter IS coming), car maintenance is a very real necessity when it comes to keeping it running smoothly.
In this episode of “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult,” Matt and Molly are joined once again by CarTalk’s Jamie Page Deaton as they discuss the dos and dont’s of car maintenance. Learn how and how often you should wash your car in the winter, what type of gas your car actually needs, and the one thing about electric vehicle maintenance that dealerships don’t want you to know.
Sources Cited:
2021 US Census Data
U.S. Department of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics "Automobile Profile,"
“How Much Routine Car Mainten ance Costs” - Nerd Wallet
“Can You Wash Your Car in Winter?” - AAA
“Here’s How Much the Average Car Repair Costs Now” - Kelly Blue Book
National Average Gas Prices - AAA
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