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**Register for Farnoosh's investing workshop.**Have you ever asked yourself, “What if I’m a tightwad and my significant other is a spendthrift?” or vice versa? Guest Scott Rick, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, knows many people do. His book Tightwads and Spendthrifts is a science-based guide to understanding and transforming how we manage money, both on our own and in relationships. Scott discusses the delicacy of gift-giving in a relationship, how to manage bank accounts, raising kids to avoid your tightwad or spendthrift tendencies…and how couples with different approaches to spending can create a successful financial game plan.

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**Register for Farnoosh's Live Investing Workshop This Month** Our guest today is communications coach Dia Bondi, who wrote a new book called Ask Like An Auctioneer. In the book, Dia outlines a framework that will help us strategically and confidently ask for more. Dia is not your ordinary communications coach. She's been working with senior leaders and venture-backed founders, helping them refine their voices and amplify their impact. A few years ago, her story took a fascinating turn when she attended an auctioneering school and began using her auctioneering skills to fundraise for women-led nonprofits. She realized that auctioneering holds valuable lessons on asking for more and, importantly, getting it. Today, we will talk about her strategies, framework, why, and no can just be a yes in the making.  

Today's episode is about how to tap into your intuition, tune out everyone else’s expectations, and reach your goals with resilience and grace. Guest Shirin Eskandani is a New York Times featured mindset and mindfulness coach. Much of the work she does today is informed by her experience as an opera singer. Shirin has won multiple awards and performed at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera.  You can find out more about Shirin on her website.

This week: How Farnoosh manages money in her marriage, Mint app alternatives, teen money advice and career advice.Register for Farnoosh’s Investing Workshop - Limited Seating!Learn More about Pitch Please in NYCCNET’s Top Mint Alternatives

How can you harness your curiosity to grow your career? What are the most important questions to ask yourself when attempting to manage your money well?Guest Danielle Robay is a TV host, journalist, and content creator known for her open-hearted questions + compelling interview style. Noted by Forbes as a “game changer,” she is recognized for creating the podcast “PRETTYSMART,” the bestselling card game Question Everything, and hosting E!’s “While You Were Streaming.” She’s chatted with everyone from Taylor Swift + Michael B. Jordan, to Viola Davis, Helen Mirren, Alexis Ohanian, +Tom Hanks. Even Larry King has commented on her compelling interview style: “Danielle is the millennial Barbara Walter’s. She has the ability to make people feel seen.” With a loyal social media following of over 400,000 followers across platforms, Danielle’s goal is that we learn to live better through each other’s stories.

In conversation with Allure Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jessica Cruel, who is not only a beauty expert, but is passionate about personal finance. She shares her adventures in homeownership and investing and offers listeners her top beauty buys at the drugstore.More about Jessica Cruel: As the editor-in-chief of Allure, she leads the development of multi-platform editorial content for digital, social, and video platforms, including the Readers' Choice Awards and Best of Beauty Awards franchises. Cruel joined Allure in 2019 before becoming EIC in 2021. That same year, Cruel spearheaded The Melanin Edit, a new Allure platform exploring all things relating to Black beauty and wellness. Before joining Allure, Jessica also held editorial roles at Refinery29, SELF, and Popsugar. 

This new episode features audience questions about job hunting in your 40s (with a Ph.D.), intelligent investments in your health, and the tax implications of whole life insurance withdrawals. Plus, Farnoosh shares tips on daily habits that can lead to savings.Sign up for Farnoosh’s newsletterFollow on InstagramLeave a review on Apple PodcastsOrder Farnoosh's new book, A Healthy State of Panic

Our guest today says The American Dream is dead. She also says the key to being rich is being lazy. Financial guru Vivian Tu offers plenty more hot takes and an inside look at her new book, Rich AF:The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life. You may know Vivian as the wildly popular financial creator on TikTok where she squashes the age-old “crusty” notions of financial wellness that no longer work in a world where a college education can cost half a million dollars and new homeownership is all but out of reach. Vivian discusses the influence of being a first-generation Asian American woman and shares wild lessons from her first job on Wall Street. 

With a new year upon us, there is much to look forward to … and we know that life can be unpredictable, difficult, and sometimes sad. That’s why I begin the year with our guest Cyndie Spiegel, author of insightful books, including A Year of Positive Thinking, which has sold over 300,000 copies and published in multiple languages. Her newest book is Microjoys: Finding Hope, Especially When Life is Not Okay. And that’s the focus of today’s conversation: How to find hope and joy in the subtleties of life while you experience life’s hardships. Cyndie’s advice provides the mental clarity we can all benefit from now. 

How does Farnoosh define “success?” How does she decide which projects are worth her time, resources, and energy?Plus: listeners have questions about their options when a prospective employer makes a low initial offer, the pros and cons to filing taxes jointly with your spouse and what to do with a $25k inheritance.This episode first aired on August 20, 2023.

For one of the final episodes of 2023, I wanted to experience some laughter and levity and revisit the So Money stories and interviews that made us laugh about money and the financial lens through which we sometimes see the world. Guests include comedians Zarna Garg, Nathan Macintosh, and Michelle Buteau.

Our 2023 reflection series continues, and today, I’ve compiled a recap of some of the best interviews of the year centered around the concept of change. From preparing for climate change to navigating the influence of AI in the job market and rethinking the way we prepare young adults for the real world, some of my favorite episodes this year focused on how the world’s evolving and changing. Episodes included Molly Wood on Climate Change, Laura Michelle Davis on AI, and Ana Homayoun on the College Equation.

**Take Farnoosh’s quick survey here to enter to win a signed copy of A Healthy State of Panic.****Last day to apply for Farnoosh’s Mentorship Program.**Today’s Ask Farnoosh invites Georgia Lee Hussey, founder of Modernist Financial, to the show to help answer audience questions about technical issues after firing a financial advisor, refinancing a mortgage post-divorce, and taking out a HELOC to finance home renovations. Plus: How to create a giving plan.*This episode aired originally on Friday, December 7th**

We’re continuing to reflect on some of the financial themes explored on So Money in 2023. One topic we visited more than a couple of times was fear and how it manifests in our financial lives and careers. There’s no shortage of fear in the world -- especially when it comes to the uncertainty and volatility in the markets and economy. Episodes referenced include Alexandra Carter and Episode 1563: Ask Farnoosh.

As we close 2023, we’re reflecting on some of the financial themes explored on So Money. One central theme was around defining "enough." What is enough? Is it a number, a feeling, or both? How do we get there? What’s the work? Why does it feel so unattainable? Episodes referenced in this episode include Erin Lowry, Manisha Thakor, and Kristin Keffeler.

This week: What is AI's role in personal finance - pros and cons, how a 22-year-old can save more money and how to earn more if you're at the top of your salary band?Reserve here to join Farnoosh in Los Angeles at Zibby's Book Shop.Reserve your seat at Farnoosh's private dinner at Primo Italia in Torrance, CA.Enter to win a signed copy of A Healthy State of Panic.

Farnoosh sits down with Sarah Gibson Tuttle, founder and CEO of the fast-growing at-home beauty care company Olive & June. This is a rare interview where Sarah shares the behind-the-scenes of launching and funding Olive and June, pivoting away from the salon experience and how sales soared 1,500% in 2020.

Guest Jamila Souffrant hosts the Journey to Launch podcast and is the author of the new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom. Hear how Jamila's immigrant mother paved the way for her family's success, how Jamila quit her 9 to 5 to pursue entrepreneurship and the FIRE movement and her timeless advice on ways to live richer without sacrifice. Learn more about her new book here.

**Take Farnoosh’s quick survey here to enter to win a signed copy of A Healthy State of Panic.** **Last day to apply for Farnoosh's Mentorship Program.**Today's Ask Farnoosh invites Georgia Lee Hussey, founder of Modernist Financial, to the show to help answer audience questions about technical issues after firing a financial advisor, refinancing a mortgage post-divorce, and taking out a HELOC to finance home renovations. Plus: How to create a giving plan.