Girls Are Loaded

Join us for our first Resting Bitch Fund (RBF): a special pre-recorded episode, while one of us rests (titular) where Annie and Zoë collab deep dive on one topic that touches both pop culture, Bravo, finances, and the economy. This week, Annie and Zoë kick things off with recession indicators, from Rupert Grint joining the Harry Potter staged play universe to uncovering the potential market justifications for Callaway Golf's recent and infamous commercial... Then, Annie and Zoë launch into this week's special episode, deep diving on a singular topic that is financially relevant through a — you guessed it — Bravo lens. This week, the girls are book-clubbing about former Beverly Hills Housewife, Amanda Frances, and her Money Manifestation manual: Rich As F*ck: More Money Than You Know What to do With. Annie and Zoë break down Amanda's professional background, qualifications (or lack thereof), self- promotional and referential echo chambers, her Housewife come-up, and what it means to sell something immaterial or abstract, like willing money into your life through the power of positive thinking. Does it work? Is it a con? What's the verdict? Let's find out together!Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @girlsareloaded ! Email us at [email protected]

Annie and Zoë kick things off with this week's recession indicators, from Bristol Farms coupon deals, to data-informed dynamic pricing for salary offers, the necessity of negotiating prowess, and CEOs making more money then ever before! Plus, Annie's paranoia that grocery stores are out to get her.Then, they head out of prison and back to Salt Lake City, UT, for a look at Jen Shah's Fraud Empire, unpacking details about the crimes that led to her conviction and the consequences of being the self-proclaimed Wizard of Oz of a predatory (and illegal) business. The girls then take a hard look at the ways in which a Godzilla El Niño has, and will continue to affect the many stages of a globalized economy and ask: who are most likely to bear the brunt of natural disaster?Follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @girlsareloaded Email us at [email protected]

Annie and Zoë kick things off with this week’s recession indicators, from Walmart’s falling shares to yearning for 2008, calling businesses to complain, and the Callaway Golf commercial controversy.Then, they head to Charleston for some Southern Inhospitality and unpack the business behind Leva Bonaparte’s Bravo empire and pending wage lawsuits before asking a more existential financial question: what happens when women’s earning power advances faster than the economics of heterosexual relationships? From the motherhood penalty and unpaid labor to breadwinner resentment, divorce, and retirement, just how expensive can having a man actually be?Follow us! @girlsareloaded on Instagram and TikTokEmail us! [email protected]

Annie and Zoë kick things off with this week’s recession indicators, the haunting of Kaia Gerber, and Elle on Amazon Prime before diving into the bizarre finances of The McBee Dynasty. Do they have money or is it tens of millions in debt, cross-collateralized businesses, lawsuits, and a federal crop insurance fraud case?Then, they unpack the $12.5 billion Lakers sale to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, why billionaires and private equity are racing to buy sports teams, and what happens when your favorite franchise becomes less of a team and more of an investment asset.Follow us! @girlsareloaded on Instagram and TikTokEmail us! [email protected]

Annie and Zoë kick things off with this week’s recession indicators, including the Gen Z stare, tipping fatigue, and what July’s jobs report says about women leaving the workforce.Then they get into one of Bravo’s most reliable economic systems: scandal. In the Bravoverse, being the victim of a public implosion can be incredibly lucrative, while becoming the villain can cost you brand deals, businesses, television income, and sometimes your entire financial trajectory. Plus, Meta’s latest attempt to convince us that AI glasses are inevitable, what happened to the billions poured into the metaverse, and whether we should believe Meta when it says its “intentions” have never changed.Follow us! @girlsareloaded on Instagram and TikTokEmail us! [email protected]

Annie and Zoë kick things off with this week’s recession indicators and a quick debrief on House of Stassi before diving into Bethenny Frankel’s ill-fated Reality Reckoning. Was Bethenny actually right? They break down the strange economics of reality television: what Housewives really get paid, why they don’t receive residuals, and the infamous “Bethenny Clause." Then, they take the same question to the influencer economy. Brands are spending billions trying to buy the thing that made creators valuable in the first place: authenticity. Can something still feel authentic once it has been optimized to sell you something? And if audiences are already getting tired of the performance, how long can the authenticity economy actually last?Follow us! @girlsareloaded on Instagram and TikTokEmail us! [email protected]

Annie and Zoë kick things off with this week’s recession indicators before diving into the economics of The Real Housewives. They break down the biggest winners and losers of Housewives divorces, speculate about what a Whitney Rose or Angie Katsanevas divorce could look like financially, and ask whether beauty should actually count as an asset. Does pretty privilege pay, and does it pay well? Is Botox a luxury or a line item? And at what point does maintaining your appearance become a financial strategy?Follow us! @girlsareloaded on Instagram and TikTokEmail us! [email protected]