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Back to EpisodesI Spent $1.3M On My Looks. Here's What It Really Bought Me.
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I spent $1.3M on my looks after 40. Here’s the full breakdown — and what it actually bought me.
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A few weeks ago I dropped an episode on the real cost of staying hot after 40 and you asked for the receipts. So here they are. Over 18 years, $1.3 million, and one $34,000 decision I didn’t see coming — I’m laying out exactly where the money went, what worked, what didn’t, and the thing about hormones and aging nobody wants to say out loud.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- The actual monthly breakdown of what staying hot after 40 costs — skincare, hormones, procedures, and the category that surprised me most
- Why you cannot out-discipline unaddressed hormones — and what I spent years and thousands of dollars figuring out about perimenopause
- The $34,000 lesson I learned in a waiting room before I ever saw the doctor’s face
- The distinction between anti-aging and pro-getting-older that changed how I think about all of it
- Why I call myself high-investment instead of high-maintenance — and why that difference matters
- What $1.3 million actually bought me (hint: it’s not what you think)
- The thing I’m going through right now that’s making all of this harder — and why I’m still doing it anyway
If you’re a woman over 40 who spends real money on looking and feeling good and has been quietly wondering if you’re crazy for it — this one’s for you.
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