So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
*** Named a Best Podcast By The New York Times, Time Magazine, Real Simple and MSNBC *** Host Farnoosh Torabi is an award-winning financial strategist, TV host and bestselling author. With over 40 million downloads and multiple Webby wins, So Money is dedicated to sharing inspiring money strategies and stories straight from today's financial leaders, bestselling authors and entrepreneurs. One day, hear an intimate money conversation with industry greats like Queen Latifah, Barbara Corcoran or Margaret Cho. Another day learn the basics of cryptocurrency and its impact on our wallets. On Fridays, tune in as Farnoosh answers our most pressing financial questions about...
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Inherited Money? Here’s What to Pay Off First
<p>Take Farnoosh's midlife survey</p><br><p>What if the retirement you’re saving for isn’t the life you actually want?</p><br><p>This week on Ask Farnoosh, we unpack a story about Gen X’s willingness to “blow up” their lives—from downsizing to moving overseas—to make room for more freedom. Plus, a closer look at a headline about retirement savings at age 84, what those numbers really tell us, and this week’s mortgage-rate news.</p><br><p>Then, three questions adapted from public Reddit conversations:</p><p><br></p>I inherited $25,000. Should I pay off debt, invest...
Peri-Retirement: A New Money Playbook for Midlife
<p>You’re not ready to retire. But you might be ready to stop working—and living—the way you have been. How do you figure out what you can afford to change?</p><p>Farnoosh welcomes certified financial planner Sara Stanich, founder of Cultivating Wealth and author of Crossroads: A Financial Fable for Women Navigating the Decisions, Transitions, and Pivots of Peri-Retirement.</p><br><p>Sara calls this stage “peri-retirement”: the stretch when your relationship with work, money and identity begins shifting, even though retirement may still be years away. Her book follows four childhood friends navigating caregiving, divorce, career bur...
Can I Afford to Retire? Making Your Money Last with Dan Goldie
<p>Can you afford to retire—and what do you want life to look like when you do?</p><br><p>Financial advisor and former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Dan Goldie joins Farnoosh to discuss his new book, The Retirement Answer: The Six Key Decisions Every Retiree Needs to Make, and the financial and emotional decisions that shape life after full-time work.</p><br><p>From growing up with a single mother facing financial insecurity to navigating his own early exit from professional tennis, Dan shares the experiences that inform his approach to helping people plan for their futures.</p><p>In th...
Ask Farnoosh: Is My Emergency Savings Enough? What if my Income Drops?
<p>Join Farnoosh's newsletter.</p><br><p>When does a bad shopping experience deserve a public callout? Farnoosh weighs in on Kelly Clarkson’s mechanical bird brouhaha and the responsibility that comes with an audience. Then, this week’s Ask Farnoosh tackles three money worries: Is six months of emergency savings enough? How do you choose health insurance without an expensive mistake? And what if your peak earning years end before your biggest bills do?</p><p>How's midlife going? Fill out Farnoosh's survey and help shape the podcast in 2027.</p> <p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2048: The Midlife Plot Twist - and How to Deal
<p>Today's episode is for anyone who has ever stood in the vitamin aisle reading about the exact right creatine dosage for a woman "in this stage of life" and thought... okay but where's the aisle for my retirement savings?</p><br><p>I'm right in the thick of this myself. Midlife money is basically all I want to talk about lately, because I think we are the forgotten demo. There's an entire industry telling us how to optimize our sleep, our supplements, our skin. But when it comes to actually managing our money at this stage, when the stakes...
2047: The Hidden Cost of Aging with Senator Andy Kim
<p>What would you do if caring for a parent meant putting your own financial future—and your kids’—on hold?</p><br><p>That’s not a hypothetical. It’s the reality facing millions of Americans right now, including Senator Andy Kim—a father of two, a son navigating his own father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and now, one of the leading voices in Washington pushing for change.</p><br><p>Today’s episode is a deeply personal and urgent conversation about the true cost of caregiving in America—financially, emotionally, and systemically.</p><br><p>This interview is also a special cross...
2046: : Ask Farnoosh: Can I Pause My 401(k)? Plus, Parents With No Retirement Savings
<p>Can you pause your 401(k) contributions when life gets expensive? This week on Ask Farnoosh: balancing retirement savings with immediate needs, navigating student loans after SAVE, and helping parents who have little saved for retirement. Plus, why some retirees are returning to work, a lawsuit challenging McDonald’s use of AI in pricing, and updates on Book to Brand, MidiCon and So Money’s midlife-focused next chapter.</p><p>How's midlife going? Fill out Farnoosh's survey and help shape the podcast in 2027.</p> <p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
2045: The Joy of Money (Yes, Joy.)
<p>Today I’m joined by Carrie Joy Grimes. founder of WorkMoney(opens in new tab) and the author of the new book The Joy of Money(opens in new tab). She’s a former union organizer who spent years helping workers fight for better wages and benefits while also trying to untangle her own complicated relationship with money — debt, shame, financial anxiety, all of it.</p><br><p>In this episode, we talk about why so many women still avoid taking ownership of their finances, how to rebuild confidence after money mistakes, whether homeownership still makes sense, and how to sep...
2044: A Million Dollar Retirement By 21 (Also, Life After the CPA Steals Your Money)
<p>If you've ever felt like the math just doesn't work anymore, you're doing everything right, still coming up short on your housing payment, groceries, student loans, this episode's for you. </p><br><p>My guest, Freddy Smith, spent nearly 20 years acting, including nine of those years on Days of Our Lives, before a business manager, who was supposed to be handling his money, stole it and stopped filing his taxes. Then came the pandemic. He lost the show. He moved to Florida and had to rebuild his finances from zero in a brand-new career. That personal collapse turned into...
2043: Ask Farnoosh: Trump Accounts, Moneymaxxing and Stay-at-Home Boyfriends (Replay)
<p>This week on Ask Farnoosh, we unpack the latest updates to Trump Accounts, including new workplace contribution options that could make these child investment accounts more appealing for families. We also dive into the rise of "money maxxing"—what this viral trend gets right (and where it goes too far)—plus the surprising economics behind the stay-at-home boyfriend phenomenon.</p><br><p>Also on the show: why customer service frustrations are fueling record levels of consumer rage, what Realtor.com's hottest ZIP codes reveal about today's housing market (including why Montclair, NJ, ranks #2), and answers to two listener questions on a...
