Growing up in Sycamore, Ill. (pop. 10,000), I dreamed of moving to New York City to be fabulous: To have a fabulous career, attend fabulous events, hang out with fabulous people.

My dreams came true, for the most part. Including the people part: I spend much of my free time with Betsy Smith, my friend from Sycamore, Ill. (pop. 10,000).

You’ve met Betsy in previous episodes. She’s married to Kris, a podcast maven with whom she co-hosts the epic Croncast show and who produced this very show. Betsy is also principal of social media marketing agency AllinSmith, and mom to two awesome kids, whom my kids adore. In fact, this weekend my children are staying at the Smiths so I can spend time with my European lover who is flying in for the weekend.

In other words, Betsy and I are all up in each other’s business, and business is what she and I like to talk about most. Business and money. And how those things differer in Sycamore compared with New York, and why we used to not make money and now we do, and how we can make much more. Also: relationships, as we were both raised by single moms.

Have a listen, laugh your ass off, thank me later.

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