So Money With Farnoosh Torabi

In today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Brittney Castro, Founder and CEO of Financially Wise Women, and I answer your biggest questions about how to best meet with your partner to discuss your finances, purchasing your first home, where to put your annual bonus money towards paying off debt or savings and more.Brittney joined me on So Money before. To catch her interview, click here.  And if you'd like to keep up with Brittney, follow her on Twitter @BrittneyCastro.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today on So Money, Kimberly Palmer joins us. She is the senior money editor at US News & World Report and author of "The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Enrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life."  She is working on a new book coming out next year entitled, "Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family."  Kimberly also serves as an adjunct professor at American University where she teaches a mastering social media course.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today's guest is a regular on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles and co-founder of The Altman Brothers real estate group, which has partnered with Douglas Elliman. Josh "The Shark" Altman is a real estate powerhouse and top producing agent with big-name clientele. He has sold over a billion and a half in real estate. Wow, I'll let that sink in for you. Josh prides himself on the fact that he knows every aspect of real estate. Prior to appearing on Bravo's hit show he was a successful property developer who flipped for profit properties throughout Los Angeles. Now, he and his brother Matt have closed some of the biggest sales in LA County history, including the recent sale of a home in Beverly Hills for $20.1M, which will go down as the biggest sale in Beverly Park South history. He just came out with a new book at the end of last month titled, "It's Your Move: My Million Dollar Method for Taking Risks with Confidence and Succeeding at Work and Life" where he reveals his trade secrets and offers aspiri

Ladies and gentleman, this episode is an absolute dream come true for me. Today on the show we have the Emmy Award-winning co-host of Lifetime's mega-hit show Project Runway Tim Gunn. Tim is fashion royalty and he's had a long lasting career as a mentor and educator with roles like  Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design, Fashion Dean at Fifth & Pacific and Chief Creative Director at Liz Claiborne Inc. He's also a New York Times best-selling author. Most recently he has an upcoming show debuting this November, November 12 to be exact called Project Runway Junior. This show will focus on up and coming emerging young designers aged 13-17. Tim will co-host alongside super model Hannah Davis, Kelly Osborne, designer Christian Siriano and executive fashion editor at Cosmo and Seventeen Magazines, Aya Kanai. Be sure to tune in on Nov. 12 at 9p ET.   For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today's guest is a branding strategist who coaches experts, visionaries, entrepreneurs and businesses to garner the attention they want for themselves and their brands.  She is also a speaker, storyteller and on-air talent who just delivered her first TED talk at TEDx in Kansas City this past summer. And I LOVE what she had to say in her TED Talk– that this pressure to “search for passion” is a bunch of baloney! We’re going to talk about that. Prior to that for nearly a decade she served as a senior editor at Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine and hosted a live, daily show by the same name on Martha Stewart Living Radio on Sirius XM.  Terri continues to be a face in the media appearing on national shows like the TODAY show, Dr. Oz, The Early Show among many others. She is also host of her own show, Solopreneur on the Grant Cardone Network as well as a podcast by the same name.  She is also the author to her e-book "Take the Work Out of Networking"  Plus a little fun fact, Terri is a stand-up comedian who

In today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Joe Saul-Sehy, co-host of Stacking Benjamins podcast, and I answer your biggest questions about using investing in yourself, owning a second home, using a life coach and much more.Joe joined me on So Money last month. To catch his interview, click here. And if you'd like to keep up with Joe, follow him on Twitter @AverageJoeMoney.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

  Today, I'm bringing back my friend Marni Battista, a Zen Dating and Life Coach to talk about her latest book "Becoming Irresistible - How To Effortlessly Have Men Pursue You, Treat You Like A Goddess, and Commit To You For Life."  In this book, Marni reveals the 3 key "musts" to help women transform their unconscious behaviors in order to find a quality partner.  The book shares specific tools and advice.  The book launched earlier this week on October 11th and to celebrate the launch Marni is giving it away for FREE for 10 days, so you have until the 21st to get your copy. GO TO DatingWithDignity.com. A little background for those of you who many have missed her the first time she was on So Money, she is the founder and CEO of DatingwithDignity.com, a million dollar plus company that specializes in helping her clients first fall in love with themselves by creating a life they love and then finding someone to love. I also interviewed Marni for my book When She Makes More…and on the importance of stepping in

You’re not going to believe what my guest today is doing, she is actually on a spending freeze, yep a spending cleanse. I’ve gone on a juice cleanse, unsuccessfully. The idea of actually not spending any money on once and things that I happen to desire throughout the day whether it’s a coffee or a cab ride. Well it would be very difficult for me as I think it would be for a lot of people and Cait is a living, breathing experiment of this and she has been making headlines. I’ve known Cait for some time, she’s an avid blogger and very active in the personal finance community, she runs the blog Blonde on a Budget. She recently made new headlines with this spending freeze that she was embarking on, which she actually started last year. And so I thought, “You know what? Let’s get her on the show,” because I want to know how this cleanse is going, does it work, can it work, how can we all learn from this and maybe take some of the lessons into our own lives. A little bit more about Cait, she’s the creator of the bl

I'm beyond excited to introduce today's guest. Once upon a time he was a Xerox top sales executive, worldwide turned music mogul and Grammy Award-winning executive music producer and did I mention father to the Queen B, yes Beyoncé! With over 23 years of experience in the music industry he has helped artists hit targets of success and brought them to superstardom. Remember Destiny's Child? He managed them back in the day and helped bring his daughter Beyonce solo until their mutual split back in 2011.  Well know he's back on the scene and out with a book entitled, "The DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals." The book is already an Amazon #1 best-seller, before it's official release, which is coming up on October 15, 2015 so go pre-order the book today. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today's guest is a financial behaviorist and has quite an interesting story as to how she got there. Jacquette Timmons started college at the Fashion Institute of Technology here in New York City at the young age of 16 years old where she was determined to make her mark as a shoe designer.  The first semester into college she realized that she wasn't so good at drawing so she switched to become a marketing major. Before graduating she met her mentor who encouraged her to head to Wall Street.  At that moment, Jacquette realized that there is a lot in common between the designer mindset and the world of money and personal finance. Fast forward years later and Jacquette is now a financial behaviorist and helps others to identify underlying behaviors and beliefs that help them from reaching their financial goals. She is also a coach, teacher, speaker and writer who talks about everything from common financial problems for the middle class to the 1%.  She is also the founder of Sterling Investment Management, Inc.

In today’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Alan Moore, co-founder of XY Planning Network, I answer your biggest questions about retirement planning, student loans, interest rates and more.Alan joined me on So Money last month. To catch his interview, click here.  For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Our guest today is like none other. He straddles the worlds of music and technology, managing artists like multi-platinum rap legend Nas while also investing in tech startups. His name is Anthony Saleh. His background is in mathematics and electrical engineering…and while pursuing those degrees he discovered his true calling in the world of music. A little bit about his illustrious music career (and by the way he’s not even 30): He is the CEO of Emagen Entertainment Group and an artist manager with C3 Management. He executive-produced Nas' 2008 Untitled and 2012 Life is Good albums, both of which were Grammy-nominated and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. In 2009, he partnered with Troy Carter to be the Executive Vice President & General Manager of Atom Factory. During his tenure, Atom Factory represented Nicki Minaj, Robin Thicke, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Toni Braxton, and many other artists. Anthony is also an influential member and part-time resident of Silicon Valley, where he is an avid angel and s

Raise your hand if you’ve ever rented a tux? Or know someone who’s rented a tux? It’s kind of a pain, right? It’s multiple visits…you often need to get the tux tailored. It’s not cheap.The industry is changing…Today’s guest is leading the movement.George Zimmer is the founder, chairman CEO and honorary tailor of his former company Men's Warehouse for over 40 years. In 2013 George left Men’s Warehouse. News reports suggested at the time it was over disagreements with the board.He's now making a comeback with two new business ventures including zTailors where he is once again revolutionizing the apparel industry providing consumers with a remarkable and highly personalized experience to create high-quality, customizable and affordable tailoring through a national network of tailors. His second venture, Generation Tux, is what he's calling a "reinvention of the tuxedo rental experience." Over the years, George has helped tens of millions of young men find a tuxedo rental so he's putting his past experience to go

If you're a female entrepreneur you'll hopefully be as inspired as I am by today's guest. Jenn Scalia is a visibility coach and online business strategist who specializes in helping female entrepreneurs stand out in their industry in order to make an impact in their area of expertise. She's best known for her tough love, no-B.S. style when it comes to managing her clients. She has quite the story of her own having hit rock bottom only to come back stronger than ever.  After losing the love of her life, moving back in with her parents and piling up debt, Jenn was a single mom and realized it was time for a change. Jenn motivated herself to build a 6-figure business to become an online superstar. Today, she helps thousands of entrepreneurs who follow her teachings of how to promote their brands online.  She is also regularly featured on Huffington Post, Elite Daily and MindBodyGreen. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

I’m dedicating this show to all my student loan borrowers out there. I know you listen to this show. I know you’re dedicated to getting ahead financially. I also know that this is an extremely challenging issue. Overcoming student loan debt. In this country …we have more than $1.2 trillion in outstanding student loan debt, 40 million borrowers, an average balance of $29,000. To help us out with some solutions…I’ve invited the co-founder and vice president at SoFi. This company is making a big name for itself as the alternative student loan refinancing engine. A second largest marketplace lender with over $3 billion in loans issued across student loan refinancing, mortgages, personal loans and MBA loans.  You may recognize his name because he's also a thought leader whose perspectives on Millennial and Gen X personal finance topics have been featured in a variety of media outlets among them are ABC, FOX, CNBC, Fast Company and event Italian Vogue! Prior to co-founding SoFi, Dan spent twelve years leading Enter

In today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, special guest Ethan Dornhelm, principal scientist at FICO, and I answer your biggest questions about credit everything from making minimum payments to what goes into your credit score and more.To learn more about Ethan visit www.fico.com/en/blogs/author/ethan-dornhelm.  For more information about the podcast visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today's guest is a business strategist and self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur. Her story began when Erin dreamed of climbing the corporate ladder after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad (written by Robert Kiyosaki, a former So Money guest!) where she finally learned the meaning of “financial freedom.”  To her, financial freedom had always been about a job and 4% annual raises, but now it was about ownership.  By her late 20’s, Erin got her realtor’s license and was owner of two homes. She then created a part-time pet-sitter company.  Within two years the part-time job became a six-figure income with 12 employees.  Five years later, she sold the pet company and opened a mobile spray tanning business.  Nine months later, she had created another successful business venture.  Since then, she has spent time helping and investing in others and their ventures.  She’s taken products to market, launched online businesses and has taken on massive marketing changes and plans for businesses in a variety of industries.  Since h

Today’s guest is someone for whom I had the privilege of working when I was first in New York City working as a junior reporter at Money Magazine, and there my guest Jon Birger was a senior writer. And so it is with great pleasure that I introduce him today on the show. Jon is the recent author now of the newly published book “DATE-ONOMICS: How Dating Became A Lopsided Numbers Game.” He explains the shortage of college educated men for every heterosexual woman out there, what he calls the “man deficit”, and it’s not that he’s just not into you — well there’s just not enough of him, he explains. And in the book Jon further goes on to talk about why this is the case, examining a combination of demographics, statistics, game theory, and good old number crunching. And good news, he offers some solutions for his female readers who wish to get married. Like which college to attend, if you’re young enough, where to hang out and where to live in order to meet Mr. Right.In addition to his book, Jon is a contributor to

Today's guest is the very accomplished Tory Johnson. She’s an employee-turned-entrepreneur whose goal is to help “make great things happen for women.”In doing so, she created two multi-million dollar career-focused businesses for women including Women for Hire, a recruitment service offering a variety of career-related information for working women, and Spark & Hustle, a subscription network for entrepreneurs to come together to connect and collaborate on their ideas.Tory is also is a weekly contributor to ABC’s Good Morning America and author of 7 books, including a New York Times best-seller for The Shift: How I Finally Lost Weight and Discovered a Happier Life, where she shares how she shed 62 pounds in a year after her life-long battle with her weight.Earlier this month, Tory’s sequel Shift for Good: Simple Changes for Lasting Joy Inside and Out was released.  She recounts her journey to personal discovery and the effect it has had on both her professional and personal life.  For years, Tory was so focuse

Kicking it off this week with my good friend Michael Schreiber. Michael and I used to work together. Well, actually we went to graduate school together at Columbia, followed by some colleague work atTheStreet.com, and then later we kind of worked together at Credit.com. He is currently the Editor in Chief and Chief Content Officer of Credit.com. It’s a website that serves as your credit advocate. It’s also a resource and guide to make sure that you’re fully armed with all the info and tools you could possibly want/need in order to fully understand your credit. Wanna know how a late payment can affect your score? Need guidance on how to manage your credit? Or maybe you wanna see where you stand with your score? Credit.com has you covered and the content from the website is syndicated everyday across major media portals including Yahoo!, NBC,AOL, MSN, and several others. Michael is responsible for leading the editorial and content team made up of more tan 30 credit experts. He is an Emmy and Dupont award winnin