So Money With Farnoosh Torabi

In this episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer questions on recouping spent savings or investments, how many credit cards are just too much, a best-of So Money guest list and more.

Our guest today is working vigilantly to educate and combat what she calls "The Pink Tax" and gender price discrimination. Andrea Woroch is a nationally recognized consumer and money saving expert who regularly contributes to leading national and regional news stories. She's appeared on NBC, CNN, Fox and Friends, and ABC News with Dianne Sawyer, among others. She's been in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, and Kiplinger. When Andrea isn't sharing money saving strategies in front of the camera, she's busy behind the scenes writing about it. And now she's on the podcast.  

Today's guest is my friend Nagina Sethi Abdullah. She is a management consultant, weight-loss and food coach, and founder of Masala Body. It's an online resource for healthy recipes and weight-loss tips for the busy working woman. I have been to one of her cooking events and I have to say, for someone who more or less just knows how to boil water, make cereal and scrambled eggs, I learned several great recipes from Nagina. Really, really easy ones, I was so inspired when I left that evening, and I got to meet some amazing women as well. She is really developing an amazing community around nutrition and food and healthy living. I'm so, so excited for her and all there is to come.  

If you're looking to start your own online business, but the thought of selling and financial uncertainty makes your forget about your dream once and for all. Well, don't despair just yet. Today's guest is a millennial business coach and a best-selling author. Her book is called "Make Money Your Honey". She's been featured in Forbes, the Huffington Post, and Business Insider. She helps entrepreneurs overcome these exact challenges because she's been there and done that. And she helps entrepreneurs become more comfortable with selling and changing their money mindset all to create and run a successful online business. Her name is Amanda Abella. 

Today's guest is Deacon Hayes, he is a great case in point. After being overwhelmed by $52,000 of debt, outside of their mortgage, he and his wife made a decision to quickly change the way they handled money. And they weren't kidding. 18 months later, it was gone. All of it. All $52,000 and because they were actually able to pay it off so quickly, they were featured on sites like US News and World Report. That led them to a live interview on Fox News. Deacon tells me that he enjoyed the process so much, he decided to turn it into a career. He quit his job as a financial planner, and actually founded the popular website Wellkeptwallet.com. And he also has a weekly podcast with that name. And there he helps people, that are in the same situation that they were in just a few years ago, become debt free. 

Hey, if your guilty pleasure on a Tuesday night is watching Real Housewives of New York City, well you're in luck with today's guest and I have a smile on my face cause I've been a fan of the Real Housewives franchise for a while. I dunno if "fan" is the right word, and I just, I'm kind of addicted to some of their series, like Beverly Hills, New York, New Jersey. Aside from being a favourite cast member on Bravo's popular reality series, Heather Thomson is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and fashion designer best known for launching the shape wear fashion brand "Yummy by Heather Thompson". Now as a working mom of 2, Heather's fashion brand was grown after her personal battle to shed the baby weight and find confidence-boosting, comfortable undergarments. I can relate to that. In marketplace that was anything but that, Heather took to her sewing machine and created just what she was looking for. And over the last 6 years she has evolved her brand with plans to expand in the future.  

In this episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer questions on negotiating a new salary for work, whether it's wise to create a diversified portfolio of investments and my listeners love my article on Business insider.

In this episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer questions on how much savings is enough to retire, I talk about socially responsible or environmentally responsible investments and how to find the right book keeper for you.

Today's guest knows this very well. His name is Josh Levs. He is the perfect guest to help us celebrate fatherhood. He is the author of the brand new book, "All In: How Our Work Culture Fails Dad's, Families, and Businesses and How We Can Fix It Together." Did you know that half of all working dads would rather stay at home if their spouses made enough money to live on? And just like moms, dads struggle with work life balance and doing it all. Now, in addition to being an author, Josh is an award-winning broadcast journalist who often writes and speaks about modern fatherhood, and spent almost a decade reporting for CNN - on air and online - and serving as the network's "truth-seeker in chief". Prior to CNN he worked as a reporter for NPR.  

Today's guest was one of those people, and that was just a few short years ago. His reality - he dreaded his uninspiring 9 to 5 existence, he didn't know how to quit and start something he cared about. He eventually did figure it out and he managed to leave his corporate career - a very nice one by the way - of 15 years, and create a lifestyle that he actually craved. And his name is Jeff Steinmann, and he's gonna be telling us all about that journey and how we too can live a life that we want and work a job that we actually enjoy. Jeff is the founder of Bravo Experts, he's also the author of "How to Quit Working", which is actually a new podcast as well. Jeff also writes for several media outlets including the Huffington Post, Lifehack, and Elite Daily.  

Today we're speaking with an avid So Money listener, a real fan. He and I connected because of this podcast and just proof that if you like this show enough and you connect with me, you might be a guest on the show! He's a highly accomplished tech entrepreneur as well, not just a listener, but he is very, very successful. His name is Bill Dwight. He is the founder and CEO of Famzoo.com, it's an online and mobile banking service that's designed to help busy parents teach kids good money habits. It's been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Time, NPR, and it also will be featured in Money Magazine this July as I wrote about it a little bit in my July column for Money Magazine about how to teach your kids good allowance lessons. FamZoo's also featured in Ron Leaver's best seller of "The Opposite of Spoiled". Remember, Ron was on the podcast - that was So Money Episode 47. FamZoo was also voted Best of Show twice in 2011 and in 2013 at Finovate, which is the premier showcase conference for em

We've got an amazing guest, Margaret Cho, and award winning comedian and incredibly creative performer who's often called "The Queen of All Media". She's conquered the worlds of film, television, books, music, and theatre. Her comedy tours always sell out, and this fall she'll be embarking on a new tour with her latest concert special "Psycho" which is all about Margaret's take on today's news and events. She'll also be appearing in the new movie "Tooken" which arrives on digital HD and video on demand later this month. It's a parody of the Taken Movie Series with Liam Neeson. Equally as important as your art is the causes she is passionate about. Margaret is widely recognized for her charitable work with gay rights, anti-bullying campaigns, and the homeless community which grew out of a tribute to her dear friend, Robin Williams.  

We're gonna kick off the week with a very, very cool guest, Ryan Holiday. He's a thought provoking media strategist and bestselling author of three books, most recently, "The Obstacle is The Way: The timeless art of turning trials into triumphs." He has been responsible for a number of manipulative stunts and media controversies, and he's been accused of actually being a media manipulator which he writes about in his first book, "Trust Me, I'm lying." And he's only in his late 20's. After dropping out from the University of California at 19 to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of "The 48 Laws of Power", he went on to advise many bestselling authors and multiplatinum musicians, including 50 Cent and Tim Ferris. 

In this episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer questions on what my biggest financial failures were, what you should look for in a financial advisor, where should you start saving outside of your company's 401K and more.

In this episode of Ask Farnoosh I answer questions on women being the breadwinners in the household, whether you should buy an apartment before grad school or not, where to put away your money if you have a few thousand available and more.

Today's guest is the co-owner of moneycrashers.com. It's a personal finance and lifestyle website that caters to young adults. It attracts about a million readers a month and gives my guest an income that rivals his former hedge fund salary. Yes. His name is Andrew Schrage. The site is dedicated to giving practical financial education, actionable tips and strategies that can be easily implemented into your daily life as a way to improve your lifestyle and decrease stress. I'm all for that.  

I talk about this amazing woman from time to time on the show… and figured I HAVE to once and for all shine a light on her and have her share her insights and advice with my audience. I’m honored to introduce our guest today, my financial planner, Stacy Francis, founder of Francis Financial, a holistic fee-only financial planning and wealth management boutique here in New York City. She is a nationally recognized financial expert and a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®). Stacy comes with over 18 years of experience in the financial industry and is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ (CDFA™). She appeared on NBC, PBS, CNN, and many other TV outlets… and contributed to over 100 major publications such as Investment News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. In addition, Stacy received numerous awards, including The Heart of Financial Planning Award from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and was listed as a national Money Hero by CNN Money Magazine.Three takeaways from our i

Today's guest is Elle Martinez. She's a personal finance blogger and online entrepreneur. She is the founder of Couplemoney.com, and a weekly podcast called Couple Money Podcast. And on the podcast she teaches couples and families how to live on one income and have fun with the second. She also shares information about what matters most to couples, looking at spending more time on what they love, and less time on the financial manocha. Also, in addition to Couple Money, Elle has been a contributing and guest writer at sites like TurboTax, GO Banking Rates, LendingTree, and Yakezie. 

Today’s guest is Jon Acuff, the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including his most recent, Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work and Never Get Stuck. He's a well-known public speaker, social media expert and amazing writer whose blogs have been read by millions of fans. For years Jon worked as a staff writer for well-known companies like Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and AutoTrader.com and helped tell their stories. Then he landed his dream job on the Dave Ramsey team as a full-time speaker and author and had "the three greatest years” of his professional life! What made him walk away from that job? We’re going to find out…Also from our interview:-- The two greatest lessons for anyone who’s trying to make the most of their career.-- How he landed the opportunity to work alongside Dave Ramsey. He said that relationship literally fast forwarded his career by 10 years.-- The surprising life story that Jon and I have in common…This really put a smile on my face.

Today’s guest is Matt Giovanisci. He’s a website wizard, podcast producer, coffee connoisseur and all-around creative powerhouse. He makes a living by writing, building websites, producing funny rap videos (you have to check them out – they are hilarious!) and being creative online. He has successfully turned a few of his passions into impressive revenue streams and teaches others how to make money while doing what they love.Matt is the creator of Swim University and a co-founder of Listen, Money Matters, a personal finance podcast that gets over 10,000 downloads a day! He also recently started Roasty Coffee, a resource on how to find, brew and drink coffee. And if you are a coffee lover like me, you’ll definitely appreciate it.Three takeaways from our interview:-- How he broke through an 800 credit score just recently.-- His recipe for creating multiple streams of income-- His tried and true approach to starting and monetizing an online business