How High-Earning Women Lose Money Without Realizing It with Nandita Mahadevan

The Smell of Money is where multi-passionate female entrepreneurs learn to stop avoiding their numbers, organize their cash flow, and build a healthier relationship with money without shame, confusion, or overwhelm. Inside, you’ll learn how to give every dollar a job, understand what your money is telling you, and create calm, confident cash flow that supports your business, your life, and your future wealth. It's time to OWN Your Money: https://www.skool.com/the-smell-of-money/about?ref=96c634a120914b7b90466c17b957e4f2Making more money online does not create wealth if your money still disappears the moment it lands in your account. In this episode of iDateMoney®️, Lisa sits down with Nandita Mahadevan for an honest conversation about what happens when high income, stress, divorce, health struggles, and unhealed money patterns collide.Nandita shares her story of moving to the U.S. at 21, building a successful corporate career, earning multiple six figures, and still ending up in debt because no one taught her how to manage money, save intentionally, or build wealth. She opens up about the pressure to keep up appearances, the emotional side of overspending, and how perimenopause, burnout, and a major life reset forced her to rebuild her health, identity, and relationship with money from the ground up.Lisa and Nandita talk about why debt is often a money relationship problem, not just a money management problem, and why more income alone will never solve financial chaos without a real plan.About our guest: Nandita Mahadevan is the co-founder of Soul Women, a company helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause through functional medicine, education, and support. Connect with Nandita at solwomen.com and on Instagram at @thesolwomen.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why making more money does not automatically create financial stabilityHow lifestyle creep and status spending quietly destroy profitThe emotional root of debt, overspending, and financial avoidanceWhat perimenopause, burnout, and brain fog can do to your confidence and decision-makingWhy alignment, purpose, and simple financial systems matter more than hustleHow to start shifting from scarcity to abundance without ignoring the numbersTimestamped key moments00:00 Why more women are turning to debt relief and bankruptcy02:20 Nandita’s move to the U.S. and her first money experiences05:00 Building credit, overspending, and the tax mistake that changed everything07:10 Debt as a money relationship problem09:00 Lifestyle inflation, status spending, and keeping up with appearances13:00 The breaking point: divorce, health struggles, and financial wake-up calls15:00 Scarcity vs. abundance and how to spend with intention18:00 Leaving a high-paying corporate career to start over22:30 Perimenopause, identity shifts, and why health impacts wealth27:00 How to connect with Nandita and Soul WomenThank you for tuning into this week’s episode of iDateMoney®️! Remember, it doesn't matter how much money you make; it's what you do with it 🗝️🌬️💖💸Intro/Outro music "IDM" by Christa Lily