{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Money & Us ","title":"Why Almost Half of Women Will Be Single by 2030 with Lucy Meggeson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4662,"description":"She has been single for eight and a half years, built a career around it, and says she wouldn’t have it any other way. Lucy Meggeson is the author of Shiny Happy Singles (Thrive Solo in the US), host of the Thrive Solo podcast, and one of the most compelling voices challenging everything we think we know about singleness, relationships and what a successful life really looks like.\nIn this episode of Money and Us, Anna sits down with Lucy for a candid and thought provoking conversation about one of the most misunderstood topics of our time. What does it actually mean to thrive as a single person? Why do we still assume that being single is a problem to be solved? And what does money look like when you’re navigating life entirely on your own terms?\nLucy challenges the fairy tale narrative most of us were sold from childhood, the idea that success means marriage, children and happily ever after. She talks about the freedom, peace and emotional stability that single life can bring, the financial realities of living solo, and why by 2030, almost half of women aged 25 to 44 are predicted to be single.\nThis is a conversation for single women who are ready to stop apologising for their lives, for partnered people who want to be better friends and allies, and for anyone who has ever questioned whether the life they’re living is the one they actually chose.\nKey Moments:\n• By 2030, almost 45% of women aged 25 to 44 are predicted to be single, and why that number doesn’t surprise Lucy at all\n• The fairy tale narrative we were sold as little girls and why it sets so many women up to feel like failures\n• Why Lucy believes that if a single woman tells you she’s happy, you should believe her\n• The financial realities of living solo, from the single person tax to the hidden costs most people never consider\n• The most underrated benefits of single life that nobody talks about, including peace, emotional stability and the lack of compromise\n• Why life is an inside job, and what...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_nYJHjZFMY2QGyhf7OgkCQTJFIlsuMOUmkJsA96CLEk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZGJm/ZDcyZjc5YjlmY2Y1/YjJkZjIyMDJlOTg5/YWFmMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}