Carrie Joy Grimes, founder of WorkMoney and author of The Joy of Money, returns for a conversation about debt, shame, financial anxiety and rebuilding confidence after money mistakes. We discuss taking ownership of your finances, whether homeownership still makes sense, and separating what society says should make us happy from what actually does. This episode originally aired May 13, 2026.
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The Joy of Money (Yes, Joy.)
Carrie Joy Grimes — Author, The Joy of Money
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Carrie Joy Grimes is the founder of WorkMoney and the author of the new book The Joy of Money. She’s a former union organizer who spent years helping workers fight for better wages and benefits while also trying to untangle her own complicated relationship with money — debt, shame, financial anxiety, all of it.
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