Katie Gatti Tassin: ‘Openness Has Been a Bit of a Secret Sauce’

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is Katie Gatti Tassin. She’s the creator of the Money with Katie blog, podcast, and newsletter, which was acquired by Business Insider’s Morning Brew in 2022. <i>The Money with Katie Show</i> podcast is consistently one of the best-performing finance-related podcasts. Katie started up Money with Katie after stints as a content designer and writer for other firms including Meta, Dell Technologies, and Southwest Airlines. She received her bachelor’s in Communication & Information Sciences from the University of Alabama where she was a presidential scholar.</p><p>Background</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiegatti/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><p><a href="https://moneywithkatie.com/" target="_blank">Money With Katie</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-money-with-katie-show/id1589146097" target="_blank">The Money With Katie Show</a></p><p>Resources</p><p><a href="https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Money Mustache</a></p><p><a href="https://www.madfientist.com/" target="_blank">Mad Fientist</a></p><p><a href="https://moneywithkatie.com/new-2023-wealth-planner" target="_blank">Wealth Planner</a></p><p>“<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-monetization-of-self-personal-brands/id1589146097?i=1000595137954" target="_blank">The Monetization of Self: Personal Brands and the Business of Influencing</a>,” The <i>Money With Katie Show</i>, <a href="http://podcasts.apple.com/" target="_blank">podcasts.apple.com</a>, Jan. 19, 2023.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1087585/jl-collins-the-case-for-simplicity">JL Collins: The Case for Simplicity</a>,” <i>The Long View</i> podcast, <a href="http://morningstar.com/" target="_blank">Morningstar.com</a>, April 5, 2022.</p><p>Key Financial Lessons and Investing</p><p>“<a href="https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/you-might-be-overexposed-to-large-cap-diversifying-beyond-the-total-stock-market-and-sampp-500" target="_blank">4 Simple Index Fund Portfolios That Would’ve Bea