The Wake-Up Call We Can’t Ignore with Candy Wolff, Claudia Porter, and Amy Salo
- Author
- Barbara Provost & Maggie Nielsen
- Published
- Fri 11 Jul 2025
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When life throws the unexpected, how do you financially prepare and respond?
In the milestone 100th episode of 'Women and Money, the Shit We Don't Talk About,' we celebrate our journey featuring three previous guests, all inspiring women; Candy Wolff, Claudia Porter, and Amy Salo. Together they’re again sharing their impactful stories of financial struggle and resilience, but this time with combined insight.
Candy shares the emotional and financial whirlwind of losing her husband unexpectedly and how she took charge of her finances after years of sitting on the sidelines. Claudia recounts her escape from a toxic marriage, including her clever tactic of replacing her wedding ring stones to hire a divorce attorney. Amy lays out how financial professionals (and women themselves), can do more to take full ownership of their financial power.
Each guest also reflects on the lessons they wish they had known during their challenging times and their ongoing missions to empower other women financially. Each story resonates with the mission of Purse Strings: to empower women to be financially fearless and make informed decisions.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
01:46 Candy Wolf's Story: A Financial Nightmare
11:27 Claudia's Journey: From Academia to Financial Independence
20:33 Amy's Insights: Empowering Women in Financial Services
28:56 Quickfire Questions and Final Thoughts
This isn’t about fear. It’s about being prepared, empowered, and seen.
Whether you’ve been through loss, know someone who has, or just want to stop saying “I’ll handle it later”, this episode is your call to action.
Got a unique financial story to share? Whether it’s about crushing debt, building wealth, an unexpected windfall, or just a wild money moment, we want to hear it! Or are you a professional who helps women with money? If you’re a financial coach, attorney, CPA, or work in any area that empowers women financially, we’d love to hear from you too! Your story could inspire our community of women. Fill out our intake form here!
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