Marketplace All-in-One How to face your financial fears
Oct 31, 2025
Reema Khrais, host of "This Is Uncomfortable" and a seasoned Marketplace reporter, joins to tackle financial anxieties in today's economy. They discuss practical strategies for late retirement savers, stressing the importance of consistent contributions and realistic goal-setting. Reema emphasizes open family conversations about money to help children balance passion with financial stability. As the conversation gets lively, the hosts play a spooky game, blending finance with Halloween fun!
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Start Small, Stay Consistent
- Make consistent retirement contributions even if you start late because consistency matters more than an early start.
- Clarify the lifestyle you want in retirement and plan steps toward that specific vision.
Two Levers For Managing Financial Fear
- Use the 'change lever' to take practical actions like gathering information and planning next steps.
- Use the 'acceptance lever' to acknowledge uncertainty and make space for discomfort without resigning.
Forgotten Retirement Accounts
- Reema discovered she hadn't rolled over retirement accounts from her early 20s and found the process harder than expected.
- She plans to cover this rollover experience in an upcoming episode to help others avoid the same gap.