Welcome back to The Smart Girl Newspaper: your curated, weekly, newspaper for the curious and intelligent parts of you: an antidote to the doom scroll and complacency. This week, we cover the rise of “dupe” culture, how shopping online has changed personal style, creating your intentions for 2026, the stock market step-by-step guide, fasting as women, and more!
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Listen: 63:: The science behind fasting as women (& why it is different than men!) on Spotify and Apple.
This topic has been coming up A LOT recently (maybe because it’s the holidays?), so I figured it was worth a dive into how fasting differs between men and women! (Hint: our bodies sense a decrease in fuel availability quicker than men AND start to breakdown other fuel sources we probably want to keep, like muscle, quicker than men!)
I always love finding inspo from The Lifestyled Co’s holiday decor video to utilize in my own home. Plus, it’s timeless, so you can come back to these ideas year after year!
A moment of reminiscing on what shopping used to be: back when we had to search for unique pieces on foot rather than with our fingers, when our styles were based on what spoke to us vs. what the algorithm serves us, and when personal style wasn’t all about aesthetic but about individuality. A lovely piece on how shopping has changed in the present day!
A commentary on how brands are fighting back against “dupe” culture and the true sentiment behind why the majority of consumers could not care less about owning the real thing.
Read: ambitious without a cause by of .
“Can ambition and appreciation for the present coexist?…Is my ambition a pursuit of creation, or a pursuit of validation?”
A peek into the imbalance between ambition and contentment for the here-and-now. This imbalance is exactly why my goal in 2026 is to be more intentional and present…both in my personal life and my professional life.
Listen: 12: How To Invest In The Stock Market (a step-by-step guide) by Market MakeHer Podcast on Spotify and Apple.
Learn about the stock market and how to start investing in the stock market in a non-finance bro way! They also have a wonderful episode explaining the stock market using ONLY Taylor Swift analogies. How fun!
Listen: 86:: Creating 2026 goals you can actually stick to (chatting “word of the year” & 2025 reflections!) on Spotify and Apple.
I hope you guys enjoyed vol. 005 of The Smart Girl Newspaper! Stay tuned for next week!
