So Money With Farnoosh Torabi

Our topic today is single motherhood and how to make it work financially, romantically, professionally. Emma Johnson is an expert on all of those fronts and she has been a guest on this show before as the founder of wealthysinglemommy.com. She's built an incredible community around single motherhood and how to make the most of it. Emma, thanks to the popularity of her blog, has a new book out now, it's called, The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children.Emma was first on So Money on episode 298 talking about her blog. Now, she's back talking about this book and the advice that it gives to mothers on how to build their own wealth, ignite romance and raise great families. I think it's actually something that all parents can learn from. It's not just a bible for single mothers. I think it's got some really great roles for all of us, who have children.If you'd like to learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

How do you fight the urge to keep up with the Joneses? Should I take a new job opportunity or negotiate the terms at my current job? How do I play catch-up with retirement? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh.For more information or to submit your own question for an upcoming Ask Farnoosh visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Back by popular demand, Eric Roberge is in the house. If you listened to last Friday’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, you know Eric was my esteemed co-host. I wanted to bring him back for a 1:1 interview. As a certified financial planner and founder of his own virtual financial planning company, Eric has a great grasp on all the issues young professionals are facing when it comes to money and personal finance. A little more about Eric: His financial planning firm is called Beyond Your Hammock.He previously worked for State Street and JPMorgan before starting his own business at age 33. Now, he helps people in their 30's and 40's make strategic decisions with their money to achieve financial independence. Eric has been named one of Investopedia's Top 100 Most Influential Advisors. He frequently contributes to Forbes, Huffington Post and Money Magazine.So, should you hire an advisor? How much does it cost? What are some of Eric’s greatest financial tips for the current generation?If you'd like to learn more about Eri

Our guest today has been a close friend and a key member of my support system since my early days of living in New York City. Brian Maloney is here. Brian is more than just a friend. He is a mentor, an entrepreneur, a loving dad, brother and husband. He recently made a brilliant career pivot from high profile positions in brand marketing and public relations to becoming the owner of his own Brooklyn art gallery called CUSP NYC. I’ve always wanted to pick Brian’s genius brain and talk money with him and now seemed like a great opportunity.  Brian says the power of art has always been his engine for creativity and inspiration in helping brands. His modus operandi is Creativity Unleashed to Solve Problems, which is how he came up with the name CUSP for his gallery here in Brooklyn.Later this month CUSP will be featuring 12 female artists in an exhibit called MAKE ROOM. All the artists use uncommon techniques or a unique process to transform traditional media. Maybe I’ll see you there! Visit www.cusp-nyc.com Up n

What steps should I take to protect myself after the Equifax credit hack? Is it worth it to take on student loan debt in my 40s? Will my fiancé's medical school debt prohibit us from buying a home down the line even if we have good credit?Answering your questions with Certified Financial Planner Eric Roberge on this week's Ask Farnoosh.To share your own question for an upcoming show, please visit www.somoneypodcast.com and click on 'Ask Farnoosh' in the top righthand corner.

It's blast from the past week on So Money. On Monday we invited back our friend Rebecca Jarvis, the chief business, technology and economics correspondent for ABC News and the host of the podcast No Limits. She's got some incredible new insights to share after interviewing people like Barbara Corcoran, Jewel and beauty queen Bobbi Brown. Please take a listen if you haven't. Yesterday, Rebecca featured me on her podcast for a So Money/No Limits crossover, so also be sure to listen to that to learn about the one thing I'm STILL struggling with. Truthfully there are many areas for improvement, but she asked me for the biggest. I reveal ALL.Today, we're lucky to have back on the show Dorie Clark. You can go back to EP 206 to hear marketing consultant, speaker and author Dorie talk about her money failures and habits.Today, she's on to share details of a brand new book: Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive. In it she's providing readers with a blueprint on how to

Excited to announce that this week we're doing a podcast cross-over with No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis. Have you heard of this amazing new podcast? Rebecca Jarvis, a friend and senior business, economics and technology correspondent for ABC News interviews female visionaries and entrepreneurs from cosmetics queen Bobbi Brown to the Grammy Award-Winning musician Jewel about their hard-learned lessons and their climb to success and wealth.On today's show, Rebecca stops by to talk about her favorite interviews, intra-preneurship and where our economy is headed.Then, you can head over to No Limits and hear Rebecca's interview with me...She asks questions that were a bit difficult to answer and I discovered things about myself I found myself revealing a LOT. You don't want to miss her show.Rebecca's been on So Money before. Catch her first interview here on EP 9.To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Should we use most of our cash savings to pay off our credit card debt? My biggest challenge is budgeting... should I open a bank account with a major bank to help save and budget? How do you deal with both saving for retirement and paying off student loans?Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host and business money strategist Justin Krane.To share your own question for an upcoming Ask Farnoosh episode, click the 'Ask Farnoosh' button on the top righthand corner and record or write-in your question at www.somoneypodcast.com.

Our guest today popularized the concept of "Why." It stemmed from a TED Talk back in 2009 that has now become the third most watched talk of all time on Ted.com.  I'm excited to welcome motivational speaker and bestselling author Simon Sinek to So Money. It's a huge honor. Simon is an optimist and helps teach leaders and organizations on how to inspire the people around them. Simonis out with a new book, Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team. This is the follow-up to his first book, Start With Why, which was a global bestseller. In the latest book, he's addressing the concerns that arise with why... can you have more than one why? He says NO. I wasn't kind of surprised by that. Also during our interview, Simon told me that I asked him a question he's NEVER received. That made me feel cool. You'll have to listen to learn more.To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Raise your hand if you think making a million dollars would make your life better.  Today's guest earned 7-figures in one year, running a successful online business. Great, right? Well, if you ask her, it's complicated.Our guest Melyssa Griffin recently rediscovered her passion and her purpose by achieving financial greatness and then realizing...it wasn't all it was cut out to be. She opens up about her story of self-discovery. A little more about Melyssa: She is an entrepreneur who began her career working as an expat in Tokyo teaching English. She then began a blog called The Nectar Collective. It was her creative outlet. Months later her blog became a full-time job. She moved back to her home in California to grow the blog which became a business by year three, earning Melissa $1M per year through blogs and e-courses. To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh with special guest Jacquette Timmons, a financial behaviorist, originally aired as episode 285. We answer your biggest questions about negotiating a promotion or increase in salary at work, refinancing student loans, what to do with your leftover money after maxing out your retirement accounts and more.Jacquette joined me on So Money before. To catch her interview, click here.  And if you’d like to keep up with Jacquette, visit her website www.jacquettetimmons.com and follow her on Twitter @jacqmtimmons.To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

From covering the police beat in New York City beat to reporting on the best wines across Long Island's vineyards, our guest today is a journalist who, like so many children of immigrants who don't go onto become doctors and lawyers, had a hard time convincing his parents that he was on the right track. (I can relate.)Pervaiz Shallwani is a friend and he is our guest today. He is a food writer and dining critic at Newsday, a daily newspaper and media company that mainly services communities on Long Island, New York. Also big news: He has a new online show called Feed Me TV, which serves up a behind the scenes look at the Long Island food scene.Pervaiz has mastered the art of doing what you want and doing it well, even if it means changing course more than once in your career. He's brave. He's bold. We talk pivots, hard-to-please parents, getting paid to eat on camera and of course, the vivid money experiences that have shaped his relationship with money today and even allowed him to buy a home in New York.To

How healthy are you? How do you define health? We often discuss the correlation between health and wealth on the podcast and today's is prepared to give even more insight and advice. about this a lot on So Money but health is wealth people.Dr. Partha Nandi is the host of the nationally-syndicated hit show Ask Dr. Nandi. His new book is called Ask Dr. Nandi: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Own #HealthHero for Longevity, Well-being and a Joyful Life.To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

How do you teach kids to invest? How can I save money while trying to be social? How much should I budget for eating out and miscellaneous expenses when I travel?Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host Naomi Hattaway, a licensed realtor and founder of the networking platform, I Am a Triangle.To leave a question for an upcoming Ask Farnoosh Friday episode, visit www.somoneypodcast.com and click on 'Ask Farnoosh' on the top righthand corner and record or write-in your question.

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a top news anchor on CNN, someone who has to report on what’s happening in the world right now LIVE? And, by the way, someone who has been blacklisted by Donald Trump?Or, maybe you’re an aspiring news reporter curious about the path ahead, how to strike out on your own and stand out from the crowd?My guest today is Alisyn Camerota is an American television journalist and novelist. She is currently co-anchoring CNN's New Day with Chris Cuomo . She has co-anchored CNN Tonight, and served in many roles during a 16-year career at the Fox News Channel.Alisyn’ new novel is called Amanda Wakes Up, an entertaining story of the rise, fall and rise of a young reporter working at FAIR News. The book isn’t exactly an autobiography but Alisyn says her own life did offer inspiration, which makes the behind-the-scenes stories of what happens at the news network all the more juicy. Alisyn admits there are parallels but the book is fiction.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Our guest today is probably the best guest I could think of to have on a day like this. It is the one and only Dr. Deepak Chopra. He’s the founder of the Chopra Foundation and co-founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing. He is a world renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, a prominent figure in the new age movement. He’s written multiple books. Dr. Chopra is also one of the best known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine.So, how did I get this interview? My friend Kabir emails me and asks, "Do you want to meet Deepak Chopra in New York City at his book launch?" Of course, I immediately cleared my schedule and emailed him back, "YES!" Sidenote: I can’t remember how many exclamation points. Then, Kabir replied to me and said, “Do you want to interview him for your podcast while you’re here?” At that point, I nearly choked on my bagel.You might be wondering: who is Kabir? How is he such a super power? Kabir Segal is a friend and friend of the show. He is the bestselling

How much of my savings should I invest in my index fund? My student loan lender says they won't accept principle only payments... any other ideas on how to knock off the debt quickly? The stocks in my 401K were pre-selected for me based on a risk assessment quiz. Should I pick them based on expense ratio?Answering your questions with special co-host David Fox on this week's Ask Farnoosh.Have a question of your own you'd like to share for an upcoming episode? Visit www.somoneypodcast.com and click 'Ask Farnoosh' and submit or record your question.

If you are in interested in fashion, culture or feminism, you’ve probably heard of the media site Man Repeller, and/or its founder Leandra Medine. I’ve been a fan and follower of Leandra for several years, so getting the chance to chat with her was a real treat. Leandra launched Man Repeller originally as a fashion blog while in college at the New School. For her it was a platform to write, as well as make her stand out from the competition when applying for magazine jobs in New York. This was 2010. Thanks to being super authentic and playful, Man Repeller quickly took off. The site and Leandra became stars, receiving a huge profile in The New  York Times, brand partnerships with major fashion and beauty brands and a front row seat at top runway shows. Dream come true? In some ways. What began as a vehicle to land a job became the best job for Leandra.  But we learn is that, even as her company has grown fast over a short period of time, Leandra, at 28 years old, is still trying to figure a lot out, including

My guest today is one of the MOST interesting people under the age of 30 that I’ve ever met. Let me just share his brief bio for you in his words… “In June 2013, I was $726,000 in debt due to a failed business venture. For many people, that may have signaled the end of their entrepreneurial passions. But desperation has this funny way of unlocking creativity. The only way to get out of this mess was to find something that worked and leverage the hell out of it. So that’s what I did and three years later, not only have I paid off all the debt. I’ve generated multiple millions in revenue. I use my 12 years of experience in entrepreneurship and online marketing to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses.” Fascinating right? During our interview we learn how he got into that massive amount of debt in the first place. And how does a 26 year old have 12 years of entrepreneurial experience? For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

My S.O. is a spender and I'm a saver (I'm also the breadwinner)... how do we align our values? What's your number 1 tip for successfully managing business finances? Is there an argument for why renting is NOT a waste of money?Answering your questions with Hilary Hendershott, a financial advisor, podcast host of Profit Boss Radio and former So Money guest.To leave a question for an upcoming Friday episode of Ask Farnoosh, head to somoneypodcast.com and click on "Ask Farnoosh" in the righthand corner.