HerMoney with Jean Chatzky
486 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsAnyone who tells you women don’t need financial advice specifically for them is wrong. Women, whether they’re the caretakers, the breadwinners, or both, face a unique set of financial challenges. That’s where HerMoney comes in. In her frank, often funny, but always compassionate way, Jean Chatzky takes every audience of women through the steps they need to take today to live comfortably (and worry-free) tomorrow, offering the latest research, expert tips and personal advice. Want more money news when you need it? Get the latest and greatest updates on all things investing, budgeting, and making money. Subscribe to the HerMoney newsletter at HerMoney.com/subscribe!
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Ep 122: Financial Independence Means More Choices
August 15, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutesWere you raised to be financially independent? MSNBC LIVE anchor Stephanie Ruhle dishes on her upbringing, her career transition, and the financial advice women need most. In Mailbag, SEP IRAs and high-interest checking accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 121: Unlock Your Confidence With Cara Alwill Leyba
August 08, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutesThis week we dig deep into the confidence gap with life coach Cara Alwill Leyba. We discuss her book, "Like She Owns The Place, Give Yourself The Gift of Confidence and Ignite Your Inner Magic," what confidence looks like, feels like and how you can get more of it. In Mailbag, what to do with a CD that's coming due, how to pay off your mortgage faster, and where to find a fee-only financial advisor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 120: Your Skill Set Is Your Most Important Investment
August 01, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutesStella & Dot CEO and founder Jessica Herrin talks financial independence, home business opportunities, and saving and investing. In Mailbag, the pros and cons of using your savings to learn a new skill and checking your credit report and score for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 119: Danica McKellar Schools Us On Math & Money
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutesJust like you fell for Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, we’ve fallen for Danica McKellar IRL. Not only is she a brilliant actress, she’s also an internationally-recognized mathematician and the author of a number of books aimed at helping girls become more confident with math. We talk math phobias and why the stereotypes about women and math still linger today. In Mailbag, questions on life insurance for children, IRAs and finding an advisor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Ep 118: “Don’t Buy Shoes, Buy Buildings” with Nely Galán
July 18, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutesNely Galán, the first Latina President of Entertainment for a U.S. television network (Telemundo), talks strategy, sacrifice and self-control. She joins us for an inspiring conversation on immigration, building wealth, real estate, overachievers, and our ever-growing to-do lists. In Mailbag, getting your rent reflected on your credit report, and selling a home in a down market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 117: The Relationship Between Ambition And Money
July 11, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutesWhat's your definition of success? Career? Family? Both? We're tackling the question with Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of the new book: "The Ambition Decisions." We discuss work-life balance, motherhood, happiness and more. In Mailbag, how much to save, and getting 401(k) dollars from past employers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Mailbag #10
July 04, 2018 04:00 - 21 minutesAll your questions on tuition reimbursement programs, the pros and cons of using a 0% APR credit card, how your stellar financial habits can boost your partner’s, plus waiving annual fees on credit cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 116: Let’s Talk About Death
June 27, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutesWhen Laurie Burrows Grad's husband died, she put her feelings into a wonderful book, "The Joke’s Over, You Can Come Back Now: How This Widow Plowed Through Grief and Survived." She gives us a window on widowhood, and schools us on what to say to friends and family who are grieving. In Mailbag, aggressively saving for retirement diversifying your retirement savings between Traditional and Roth accounts, and taking loans to pay off student loans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Ep 115: Our Girlfriend’s Financial Guide To Divorce
June 20, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutesThis week we're talking divorce — an important topic for all women whether you’re single, engaged or married. Divorce expert Stacy Francis discusses why many women feel most confident with managing money when we're single, and offers some advice on how to deal with divorce if it happens. In Mailbag, balance transfer offers, investments for women in their 70s and how to prioritize retirement savings when paying off student debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 114: Should You Pay Someone To Run Your Online Dating Profile? (And Other Matchmaking Questions)
June 13, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutesMoney, dating and relationships. This week we're with Meredith Golden, former psychotherapist and founder of Spoon Meet Spoon. We learn how matchmaking is big business in the U.S., and talk dating in the digital age, including which apps are right for you. In Mailbag, we talk marrying debt, annuities and how much we spend on skincare and cosmetics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 113: You Can Be Nice & Still Get The Corner Office
June 06, 2018 04:00 - 34 minutesFran Hauser, author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl," is here to talk about the conflicted relationship women all have with being nice. When you're nice, you can be seen as weak or ineffective. When you're assertive, you're bitchy. It sounds like a lose-lose, but Fran says it doesn’t have to be. In Mailbag, Roth IRAs for teens, umbrella life insurance policies for families and why you don't touch a 401(k) before retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 112: The No Excuses Edition
May 30, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutesLife coach Lauren Handel Zander, author of “Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life,” helps us figure out not just what we want out of life, but how to get there — and it all starts with getting honest with ourselves about money, careers, health, relationships and more. In Mailbag, we tackle credit scores and how to ask for a pay bump when you know someone at the company is leaving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 111: Making An Impact With Facebook’s Jennifer Dulski
May 23, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutesHow do you feel about what you're doing with your time? Do you feel like you're having an impact? That's the topic we tackle this week with Facebook's Head of Groups and Community Jennifer Dulski. Her book, "Purposeful" offers the leadership skills necessary for taking an idea from infancy to impact. In Mailbag, we discuss merging finances with partners and how to shop for health insurance when you have a disability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 110: Jean’s OB-GYN On The Costs Of Being A Woman
May 16, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutesThere are many things women are better at than men, but taking care of our health isn’t necessarily one of them. We sit down with Jean's longtime OB-GYN and friend, Dr. Rebecca Brightman, to cover costs and considerations for women's health in every decade. In Mailbag, how to manage an income when a big portion of it is a bonus — and what you can do with an excellent credit score. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 109: Think Like A Futurist. Your Career & Finances Will Thank You For It
May 09, 2018 04:41 - 31 minutesExecutive coach Liz Bentley is here to help us think about the future of our careers, and how to ask for feedback that will help us constantly evolve. In Mailbag, how college grads can prep for the job hunt, and tax implications for hiring a personal assistant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 108: Should You Freeze Your Eggs? A Conversation About Career, Money, Life
May 02, 2018 04:30 - 34 minutes"Freeze your eggs. Free your career." That was the headline on an April 2014 cover of Businessweek featuring this week's guest, Brigitte Adams. Adams went on to found Eggsurance, an egg-freezing education site, and she gets granular on the process. In Mailbag, we talk credit freezing, SEP IRAs and student loan refinancing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 107: A Candid Conversation On Death, Grief And Money With The Authors Of Modern Loss
April 25, 2018 04:00 - 43 minutesTalking about money and death can be awkward. That’s why we're chatting with Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, authors of, "Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome." We discuss grief, family dynamics, inheritances, wills, the importance of having good executors and what to say to people when it feels like there are no right words. In Mailbag, HSAs, post-divorce retirement considerations and prepping college grads for managing money. Learn more about your ad choices...
Ep 106: How To Overcome Your Fear of Investing
April 18, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutesDoes women + Investing = Fear? It might, according to research from our guest, Libby Leffler, VP of Membership at SoFi. She gives us her take on how to get more involved with your investments. In Mailbag, whole life insurance policies, how to rollover retirement accounts and how to pay down debt and build emergency savings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 105: All The Negotiating Advice You’ve Gotten Is Wrong. Kate White Fills Us In.
April 11, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutesKate White, author of The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success, offers her advice on negotiating and how being a "good girl" can hold you back. In Mailbag, credit repair services, Facebook scams and tax deductions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 104: 401(k)s, Facelifts And Other Fairy Tales With HBO’s Sheila Nevins
April 04, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutesSheila Nevins, longtime President of HBO Documentary Films has spent years telling other people's stories. But in this episode she opens up about her own. We have a no-holds-barred conversation on what it was like to be a career-driven woman in the 1970s, the #MeToo movement, her relationship with money, and her feelings about aging. In Mailbag, saving before you start investing, and couples compromising on debt tolerances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 103: How To Do The Ultimate Shopping Ban And Save Thousands
March 28, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutesAfter paying off $30,000 of debt in two years, Cait Flanders found herself spending too much because she never addressed why she got into debt in the first place. She went on a two-year shopping hiatus and discovered her spending was more emotional than anything else. In her book, "The Year of Less" she chronicles her journey and teaches us to hack our shopping habits for the better. In Mailbag, short-term and long-term investment decisions and lowering your credit card's interest rate. Learn...
Ep 102: The Jobs, Investments And Relationships You Have In Your 20s And 30s Aren’t For Practice. Here’s Why.
March 21, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutesIt's time to start approaching each year and decade of our lives more intentionally. We're chatting with therapist Dr. Meg Jay, author of "The Defining Decade" about how to take control, reduce our anxieties and build identity capital. In Mailbag, how to gain more financial power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 101: Find Your Million-Dollar Idea With Adam Grant
March 14, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutesAdam Grant, organizational psychologist, Wharton's top-rated professor and bestselling author offers up his surprising research on originality, including the fact that people who are "idea machines" are more likely to procrastinate, more likely to play it safe and just as likely to feel the same fear and doubt that the rest of us do. In Mailbag, we cover how to raise kids who want to be investors, and why you need a cohabitation agreement if you're moving in with the LOYL. Learn more about y...
Bonus Mailbag #9
March 09, 2018 05:00 - 12 minutesIn this Bonus Mailbag, questions on tax brackets in retirement, credit cards for business expenses, balancing student loan repayments with retirement savings and getting the whole family on board for an estate planning discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Mailbag #8
March 08, 2018 05:00 - 10 minutesWhen it's likely safe to hand over your social security number, and when it's not. Also, questions on using trust money for student loans and managing finances as freelancers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Mailbag #7
March 07, 2018 17:30 - 10 minutesIn today’s Bonus Mailbag, we cover Roth IRA conversions, high-yield online savings accounts and loans for flight school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 100: Happy 100th Episode! To Celebrate, We’re Meditating With Dan Harris
March 07, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutesDan Harris, author of 10% Happier and Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics, joins us to talk happiness, meditation and money. He shares how you can train your mind just the way you can train your biceps in the gym. We talk about what to do with the negative voice inside our heads, and he guides us through a meditation at the end. In Mailbag, planning for retirement early and exploring new ways to invest your money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Mailbag #6
March 06, 2018 05:00 - 9 minutesIn today’s Bonus Mailbag, we answer your questions on entertaining pyramid schemes, exploring retirement plans for small businesses, using savings bonds to repay student loans and buying gold as an investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Mailbag #5
March 05, 2018 05:00 - 10 minutesMailbag-only episode on financial planners, retirement specialists, HSAs for long-term care and when to pull your credit report in the home-buying process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 99: Why It Pays To Be A Girl’s Girl
February 28, 2018 05:00 - 41 minutesA chat with Gianna Wurzl and Ashley Sumner, founders of Quilt, the new female-only coworking start-up that enables women to work out of one another’s homes. We talk purpose, passion, productivity, matchmaking and why working with other women helps you achieve your personal and professional goals. In Mailbag, credit cards in college, tax scams, and the cost of assisted living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 98: “That’s What She Said” Isn’t So Funny IRL
February 21, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutesYou've all heard the joke, right? Well, we're not laughing, and neither is Joanne Lipman, author of the new book by the same title. (Subtitle: What Men Need to Know (And What Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together.) She's got actionable solutions for closing the salary gap, and tips for how to stand up for yourself and inspire more men to do so for you. In Mailbag, budgeting for healthcare and whether Roth IRAs can double as emergency funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
HerMoney Headline: Dealing With The (Dizzying) Markets? Baffled By Bitcoin? We Talk With David Bach
February 16, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutesDavid Bach, author of the bestseller "Smart Couples Finish Rich" answers all of your questions on how to handle volatile markets (and trying to time them). We also discuss whether to dip a toe into Bitcoin or one of the other cryptocurrencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 97: How To Build A Love That Lasts, Starting With Yourself
February 14, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutesThis week, psychology experts and wife-and-husband duo Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and James Pawelski discuss their new book, Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts. The Pawelskis have clued into the fact that how we behave with money can make a big difference in the success or failure of our relationships. Whether you're single, dating, married, divorced or widowed, their wise words can help lead you in the right direction. In Mailbag, HSAs, credit card...
Ep 96: Pattie Sellers On Creating And Leaving Your Legacy
February 07, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutesThis week we're talking power, purpose and legacy with Pattie Sellers, founder of Fortune Magazine's Most Powerful Women (MPW) franchise and SellersEaston Media. You'll learn the importance of knowing and sharing your story for personal and professional success, and how the "good girls" in us could be holding us back from making important jumps. In Mailbag, extended warranties for new cars, repayment plans for medical bills and first-time investment moves for millennials. Learn more about you...
Ep 95: Make More Money In 2018 With Mika Brzezinski
January 31, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutesClosing the gender pay gap is Mika Brzezinski’s mission. As co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and the force behind the “Know Your Value” movement, she shares proven how-to strategies for all women, in every industry. In Mailbag, personal loans, prepaying mortgages and 529s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 94: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing And Better Finances With Daniel Pink
January 24, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutesDaniel H. Pink, author of “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing," says timing is a science — not an art. He shares how we can make systematically better decisions at work, at school, at home — and for our wallets. In Mailbag, retirement catch-up moves and when to take a severance package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 93: A Caregiving Special With Lee Woodruff, Sheila Lirio Marcelo and Holly Robinson Peete
January 17, 2018 05:00 - 48 minutesAt AARP's Family Caregiving summit we had some amazing conversations with bestselling author Lee Woodruff (who cared for her husband, ABC's Bob Woodruff, after he suffered a traumatic brain injury while reporting in Iraq), Sheila Lirio Marcelo, CEO of Care.com (who founded the site as a young working mother with two young children and ailing parents) and actress and activist Holly Robinson Peete (who at 19 years old was the caregiver for her father and, two decades later, for her son with aut...
Ep 92: What’s The Worst That Could Happen? We Ask Sharon Epperson
January 10, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutesWhen the worst headache of her life turned into a near-death experience, CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson was forced to stop and reevaluate how she manages her family and career. She’s healthy now, and here to share how she managed, with everything from emergency savings to estate-planning. In Mailbag, lifestyle inflation and how to control it when you receive raises or other windfalls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 91: Take Charge Of Your Health, Finances And Closet In 2018 With TODAY’s J Team
January 03, 2018 06:54 - 32 minutesJill Martin and Joy Bauer are my NBC TODAY sisters, and for the past few years, we’ve teamed up for segments to help you with your money, health and organization-related resolutions. And that’s exactly what we’re doing in this episode. In Mailbag, estate planning with a parent and how to handle your 401(k) when your company goes Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 90: You’re The CEO Of Your Body And Your Life. Own It With Robin Arzon.
December 27, 2017 05:00 - 29 minutes“Know your worth and then add tax.” Robin Arzon, lawyer-turned-health-and-wellness-influencer, is the bestselling author of “Shut Up And Run,” and the VP of Fitness Programming for Peloton. She gets us focused on our health and wealth so that we can make this year our best one yet. In Mailbag, 401(k) rollovers, financial considerations for caregivers and how to prioritize credit card debt with building emergency savings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 89: Do What You Love And Love What You Do With Kathryn Minshew
December 20, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutesAre you happy at work? Does your job excite you? Does it make you feel fulfilled? Does it make you feel like you have a purpose? This week Kathryn Minshew, CEO & founder of TheMuse.com, tells us how to find more joy and fulfillment in our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 88: Financial Lessons From Former FDIC Chair And Powerhouse Sheila Bair
December 13, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutesChair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2006 to 2011, Sheila Bair steered the agency through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and was the woman responsible for the successful safekeeping of $6 trillion of Americans’ savings. Her leadership earned her the nickname the “new sheriff of Wall Street.” We discuss the lessons all of us can take away from the last recession. In Mailbag, how to find a financial planner and remove a delinquency from your credit repo...
Ep 87: Doing Well While Doing Good With Katherina Rosqueta
December 06, 2017 05:00 - 34 minutesWith over a million charities in the United States alone, figuring out where to direct your money can be an overwhelming decision. How will your donation line up with your values and goals? How will it change the world? They're big questions, but we've got answers from Katherina Rosqueta, executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. In Mailbag, questions on car deals, 401(k) rollovers, stock options for kids, and year-end tax planning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Ep 86: Master Your Money Mindset With Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
November 29, 2017 05:39 - 35 minutesKathleen Burns Kingsbury, wealth psychology expert and author of the book “Breaking Money Silence,” says that in a world where money can grant self-worth, power, respect, freedom and even love, there can be prices to pay for money silence. In Mailbag, we talk building money confidence, choosing an online bank and picking the right credit-monitoring service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 85: Master Your Spending This Holiday Season (And For Good) With Dan Ariely
November 22, 2017 05:00 - 37 minutesBefore you do any shopping this week — either in-store or online — take 35 minutes to listen to this episode. We're with Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He discusses his book, Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter, and answers: Why does paying for things often feel like it causes actual pain? When is a sale not really a sale? In Mailbag, investing in your early 20s and how to broach estate planning with your parents....
Ep 84: Race, Resilience And Money With Stacey Tisdale
November 15, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutesA follow-up chat with fellow financial journalist Stacey Tisdale. We discuss feminism, race, resilience and entrepreneurship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Mailbag #4
November 10, 2017 15:20 - 17 minutesIn this Mailbag-only episode, we're talking about taking on a mortgage in retirement, buying a new car, using rewards credit cards strategically and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 83: Avoid Sleep Debt With Nancy H. Rothstein
November 08, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutesWhen we shut off the lights and can’t shut off our brains, what should we do? This week, we sit down with Nancy H. Rothstein, The Sleep Ambassador, to discuss why our sleep is suffering, how to turn it around and why doing so is in our finances’ best interest as well. In Mailbag, we talk personal loans, where to keep emergency savings for the best returns, and traditional and Roth 401(k)s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 82: Caring For Special Needs Kids With Judith Newman
November 01, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutesRaising a child isn't cheap, and one study estimates the lifetime costs of treating and caring for an individual with autism can be $2.4 million. Judith Newman is the author of To Siri with Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines, and she shares her story. In Mailbag, we talk taxes, investing in retirement and how to dodge bank fees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
HerMoney Headline: Open Enrollment 2018
October 30, 2017 20:29 - 14 minutesBuying health insurance has never been more complicated, and we know you've probably got questions. So, with the help of Nate Purpura, VP of Consumer Affairs at eHealth.com, we've got answers on open enrollment and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices