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It costs how much to attend a wedding? | Taboo money chats with Rhi Joyce

HOSTS Maddy Guest & Sophie Dicker|30 January, 2024

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Moving into your late 20s and into your 30s means your social calendar shifts from birthdays to wedding season! And boy does wedding season hurt the bank account. Don’t get us wrong, we absolutely love, love and there is no better experience that watching people closest to you tie the knot, but wedding culture has become, well, expensive.

The other shift is that your social media slowly becomes more “adult”, commenting congratulations on the new house, rather than posting the good old fashion party pic (shout out to the Jeffrey Campbell era)!

This week, we chat with the powerhouse, Rhi Joyce, about navigating comparison as we move into our 30s. Whether it be budgeting for, or working out when it is ok to say no, or setting realistic expectations for your property goals so that you don’t overwhelm your bank balance – Rhi provides a refreshing perspective on navigating it all.

But the conversation doesn’t end here… we want your thoughts!

  1. What are your thoughts on wedding culture? Have you struggled to keep up with it financially?
  2. Do you feel disassociated from the housing market? Or struggling to understand how much you will really need for a house?
  3. How much do you contribute to wedding presents?

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Meet your hosts

  • Maddy Guest

    Maddy Guest

    Maddy lives in Melbourne, works in finance, but had no idea about investing until she started recently. Her favourite things to do are watching the Hawks play on weekends, reading books, and she says she's happiest, 'when eating pasta with a glass of wine'. Maddy began her investing journey when she started earning a full time income and found myself reading about the benefits of compound interest in the Barefoot Investor. Her mind was blown, and she started just before the pandemic crash in 2020. What's her investing goal? To be financially independent for the rest of her life, and make decisions without being overly stressed about money.
  • Sophie Dicker

    Sophie Dicker

    Sophie lives in Melbourne, and enjoys playing sport, and then drinking red wine immediately after finishing sport. She works in finance, but honestly had no idea about investing until her partner encouraged her to start. She says, 'my interest has only taken off from there - I find it exciting… I mean who doesn’t like watching their money grow?' Her investing goal is to build the freedom to do things that she's passionate about - whether it be start a business, donate to causes close to her, or to take time out of the workforce to start a family. Right now, there’s no specific goal, she just wants to have the freedom when she'll need it.
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