So Money With Farnoosh Torabi

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about moving on from a money mistake, teaching your children to invest their money, filing taxes for newlyweds and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today we’re closing out our end-of-year wrap. I’ve had such a fun time this week reminiscing and looking back at some of the great So Money interviews of this year. Before we jump in to today’s theme of the “Greatest Lessons Learned from Failure” as told by my guests, I want to wish you all a Happy, So Money New Year filled with health, wealth and success. I hope you all have a great time celebrating tonight. Today we’re going to highlight the greatest lessons some of my top guests have learned from failure. I know this is a standard So Money question but we’ve heard some really astounding stories when it comes to financial failures on this show. In this episode we'll hear from: Dave Asprey, Author of “The Bulletproof Diet” interviewed in episode 11 Natalie Jill, Fitness Entrepreneur interviewed in episode 172 Ramit Sethi, Author of the New York Times bestseller, "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" interviewed in episode 85 Tony Robbins, #1 Life and Business Strategist interviewed in episode 1 For more information

 We're heading into day 3 of the So Money Year End Wrap. As a reminder. this is how it works. Each day I have a special theme and share some excerpts from some of my top interviews that correspond with that topic.Today’s theme is “Starting Your Own Business.” I know many of you are interested in this because I’ve asked, “What’s on your 2016 agenda, financially speaking, career-wise?” And many of you are interested in becoming your own boss. So this one’s for you.If you’ve been listening to the show for a while now you know I frequently interview entrepreneurs who have done some pretty amazing things with very few resources. I often get question on Ask Farnoosh episodes saying, “Hey, I want to be an entrepreneur. I want to be my own boss. How do I come up with the idea? Just the basics, the first step?” So in this episode we’re gonna hear from a few people including:Gerard Adams, Co-Founder of Elite Daily interviewed in episode 278Hannah Ouimet, Poshmark Entrepreneur & Founder of Hannah Beury interviewed in ep

Today’s theme is about “earning more.” Probably my FAVORITE financial topic of all. You might know that I’m not a fan of couponing or cutting out coffee. I get more excited about the things I can DO to bring in the money that’s going to help me live a more exciting life. There are two aspects of this earning more conversation. There’s earning more through an extra revenue stream or starting a business. And then there’s earning more on the job. You’d be shocked to know how few people actually ask for raises or ask for more money. In this episode we'll go back and hear from: Tim Gunn, Project Runway Mentor interviewed in episode 272 Lea Goldman, Executive Editor at Marie Claire interviewed in episode 309 Terri Trespicio, Branding Strategist interviewed in episode 271 Barbara Stanny, Money Coach and Author interviewed in episode 33 For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today marks the last week of 2015 and I thought what better way to close out the year than to reflect on some of the wonderful lessons my guests have shared with us this year on the show? It’s been almost a full year since the show launched and I’m so grateful to my guests and all of you who have taken the time to tune in and ask questions day in and day out.  In just the last month we’ve been featured in the Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine and on Marketplace Money, my favorite radio program. I’m excited to see what 2016 has in store, but so thankful for a wonderful 2015. This is how our year-end wrap episodes will work. Each day I’ll have a special theme and share some excerpts from some of my top interviews that correspond with that topic. Today’s theme is “Health & Wealth.” So often we hear from my guests about how important it is to keep your health in check and how that can translate into growing your wealth. In this episode we'll go back and hear from: Lewis Howes, Author of "The School of Greatness"

Ladies and gentleman, this episode will forever be an absolute dream come true for me. The day that we had 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 November 12 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. Takeaways from our time together: How Tim didn’t get paid when Project Runway first launched (season 1 AND 2). Nada. Zilch. His So Money moment after years of

Our guest says he doesn’t like talking about personal wealth. He reveals this late in our interview, which kind of shocked me and made feel a bit bad because here I am digging into his personal finances. But he graciously makes an exception for us. My former boss and mentor Jim Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com and host of Mad Money on CNBC is on the show. We catch up on old times, chat about how and where he’s investing his money today, how he overcomes criticism and that time he got swindled by a friend…millions of dollars! For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Money is a taboo topic as we know, which is why so many of you come to listen to this show. Here, we go where most conversations DON'T. And when you’re in a relationship money is often the LAST thing you want to talk about. And so naturally, couples struggle to communicate about money and work on their financial issues. My guests today are dedicated to helping couples have better conversations on money and marriage. Derek and Carrie Olsen run the blog DerekandCarrie.com. Their new book, "One Bed One Bank Account," was released this year and they’ve spent most of 2015 traveling the country meeting with couples, sharing their advice and strengthening their own finances. Did you know Carrie’s home was almost foreclosed upon? They admit to almost going broke at one point but they’re soon ready to eliminate all their debt in the New Year. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest is the founder of Listen Money Matters, which is the “ultimate personal finance resource” as they call it on their website. Andrew Fiebert is also the host of the popular podcast operating under the same name. If you listen to this show and you love money and personal finance, I suspect you might know Andrew Fiebert’s voice and his show. You know, Andrew’s passion started with money when he took a job at an investment bank. And this bank no longer exists, the Lehman Brothers. There he was, a data engineer, right out of college. He became fascinated with getting the most out of his hard earned money and his wife, Laura, suggested that, “You know what Andrew? You should start a podcast.” She was onto something and here he is, hosting the show, working to educate the community that he’s created on personal finance. So naturally, I had to ask Andrew about the time that he worked at Lehman Brothers, the day specifically that it collapsed, what happened, what did he see, a scary time of course for eve

Today's guest you probably know him by his voice. He is the co-founder of The Art of Charm podcast, Jordan Harbinger. Once upon a time he was a Wall Street attorney and now he helps people with their communication skills and interpersonal dynamics. The movement started as a hobby with his The Art of Charm podcast 9 years ago – that was before podcasting was even really a thing. Now he gets about 2 million downloads on the show a month, runs a coaching academy and speaks at events across the country.Jordan gives a really candid interview. He shares the time his friends who were business partners at the time were stealing from him, why he is NOT paying off his student loans right away even though he could, and what he’d do if he had to start over from zero.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about contributing to a 529 and emergency fund while paying down credit card debt, keeping your family finances on track, making the leap to quit a job in order to pursue another opportunity and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

Today's guest wears many hats... he's a certified financial advisor, syndicated radio host of The RichLife and bestselling author of the book The RichLife: Ten Investments for True Wealth. Beau Henderson writes and speaks internationally on the topic of creating financial success and living a fulfilled life.  He has helped more than 3,000 families discover their true relationship with money and has given them the tools to live a healthy, wealthy and fulfilled life.We discuss raising your financial IQ and the one discipline that guarantees success.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

We’ve got two wonderful guests today. A couple, in fact, David Auten and John Schneider, also known as the Debt Free Guys. They’re making headlines these days with their blog and coming out as financial leaders for their peers in the LGBT community. When John and David met, they were two guys living what seemed to be normal lives. They were in their 30’s, they were financial professionals but they also had $51,000 in combined credit card debt. So, in our conversation, we chat about how they got out of that debt, how for many years they’ve lived what they called a “double life," as two men who are fabulous, out partying, drive nice cars, have nice clothes, great jeans but secretly were saddled with over $50,000 in debt. And we also talk about the specific financial needs they’re recognizing amongst gay couples. We’ll also talk about wine. These guys are wine lovers, car lovers and so much more. David and John currently work in financial services but they plan to quit very soon to pursue their blog and speaking

I have a question for you. How old were you when you discovered what you wanted to be in life when you were all grown up? I think I was maybe 11 or 12, I knew I wanted to go into news and journalism but then I got sidetracked and I did finance but hey, I found my way back. My guest today remembers vividly at three years old that she wanted to be a television anchor. And she did become a television anchor but it wasn’t without challenge. I first encountered Joya Dass when I was a graduate student interning at CNN. It was an incredible internship. I had a chance to go backstage at New York Fashion Week. I had a chance to work closely with some amazingly talented journalists and I got a chance to watch from the sidelines how anchors like Joya prepared for live shows and reported on stories from oil markets to student loans. Joya Dass is one of the first South Asian females to be seen on mainstream television in the United States. She’s been a business anchor for major networks for the last 15 years including CNN

 Today, Betty Liu joins us on the show. She is the anchor of Bloomberg Markets, appearing each day from 10 AM to 12 PM ET and 3 PM to 4 PM ET.  She is also the creator and host of her own podcast program, Radiate, which airs every Tuesday. Betty is phenomenal, she is a single mom and having worked in business news for a very long time, she has interviewed some of the most influential people in business and politics and media including presidents, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slam, Jamie Diamond, Elon Musk, and so many others. Throughout our conversations, I’m dying to ask her, what is it like to work behind the scenes at Bloomberg? She mentions her morning ritual, it may sound fancy to others but not to Betty. What Warren Buffett continues to teach her. He is someone that Betty has interviewed many times. Betty’s top splurge, it's five figures. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

The holiday shopping season is a particularly vulnerable time for credit and debit card fraud but there are several ways that you can help to protect yourself. I've invited Leslie Maloney, Executive Director, Credit & Debit Card Fraud Prevention at Chase to join me on a special Ask Farnoosh episode dedicated to all-things fraud protection. I'm a financial education partner with Chase Slate and know personally that Chase is focused on protecting customers with its zero liability protection, 24/7 monitoring and chip technology.In this podcast, we explore:Debit or credit? Which is safer to use?How will the chip card effect holiday shopping with a credit card this year?What are some steps to ensure my credit card information isn't being compromised?What happens if my card gets in the wrong hands?For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

My guest today is one of my favorite people to chat women, work and money with. I always feel incredibly inspired afterwards. She is a total champion for women. Lea Goldman is the Executive Editor at Marie Claire magazine. There, she’s been at the forefront of bringing important stories to readers about how women can soar in their careers and simultaneously have fulfilling personal lives. Previous to working at Marie Claire, Leainterviewed billionaires and uber successful people for Forbes. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the School of Professional Studies at New York University. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

My guest today is a former model turned serial entrepreneur, TV personality, and author. Lauren Maillian, at just 19 years old founded a boutique winery,making her the youngest self-made winery owner in the country. Since then, she has served as the founder and CEO of LMB Group, which is a strategic marketing company and is a founding partner at Gen Y Capital Partners, an early stage venture firm focused in investments in mobile and consumer facing technology enabled companies. Lauren’s passion in business is to marry marketing, branding strategy, and technology. She’s going to co-star in a new TV show in Oxygen this January called Create Your Day Job. She’s also the author of the best-selling business memoir, The Path Redefined. In our conversation, we learned how her father’s upbringing influenced her dedication and drive to becoming financial independent at a really young age. We talk about what does it take for a 19 year old to want to launch her own business? Keep in mind, she was doing this while in sch

Today's guest is an author, blogger and certified life coach whose mission is to help people shed the emotional weight keeping them from finding fulfillment.  Laura Coe founded Emotional Obesity after undergoing her own struggle.  At 35 years old, Laura had everything one could want according to society - she had a high-powered career, beautiful home and car, healthy bank account, loving spouse, a child and great group of friends.  It was in this moment that Laura realized she was "Emotionally Obese" after suffering a build-up of pressure to conform to society's narrow definition of success.  Laura quit her job and looked into opening a yoga studio but found that practicing yoga and running a studio were two totally different endeavors.  Laura then returned to her first passion, studying philosophy to help find an answer to her problems. In taking up studying philosophy again, Laura realized that since the dawn of time, philosophers of the East and West have spoken about the importance of health and emotional

Today's guest is a producer and director of notable films including Ben's Plan (2007) and now most recently The American Side (2014). Jenna Ricker studied acting at the prestigious NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has received recognition in the industry ever since including the Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker.  Her latest film is The American Side : She co-wrote and directed the movie which was hailed by the Hollywood Reporter as "an adrenaline-charged pop-noir mystery." The film will hit theaters next Spring and to expand its release she and her team have launched a Kickstarter campaign.Some takeaways from our interview... Jenna talks about being a woman – behind the camera, Jenna’s take on all the discussion in Hollywood and beyond about giving females a greater voice in cinema. And financing a film in 2015…how she convinced backers to give her over a million dollars for The American Side.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.