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Jean Chatzky: Master Your Money, How to Optimize Your Earnings and Wealth | E299

Jul 15, 2024

Award-winning journalist Jean Chatzky discusses mastering personal finance, gender wage gap, women as primary breadwinners, practical budgeting and investment tips, strategies for debt and credit, homeownership vs. renting, and the inevitable wealth transfer to women.

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Jean Chatzky

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Quick takeaways

Women are gaining financial influence as primary earners, reshaping traditional gender roles.

Skill-stacking entrepreneurship, as seen in Jean Chatzky's career, enhances success in diverse fields.

Jean Chatzky promotes financial education for women, offering tools like the 'Investing Fix' program.

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Women's Increasing Financial Influence

Women are gradually becoming primary earners and graduating from college at higher rates, leading to shifts in gender roles and financial power dynamics. Women's rising influence extends to purchasing decisions and wealth management, impacting industries beyond finance.

Intro

2min

The Changing Landscape of Gender Roles and Income

20min

Struggles of Entrepreneurs, Mental Health Webinar, Job Posting Platform, and E-commerce Platform Sponsorships

5min

Navigating Financial Dynamics in Relationships

18min

Navigating Relationships and Money, Budgeting Tips, and Importance of Conscious Spending

5min

Strategies for Paying Down Debt and Optimizing Credit Cards

8min

Financial Control, Skill Stacking, and Gender Wealth Shift

6min

Determined to master her messy personal finances, Jean Chatzky immersed herself in learning all about money. She worked on Wall Street to understand investing, then transitioned to personal finance journalism. After she got fired for being too expensive, she combined her side hustles and launched HerMoney, a safe space for women to learn about finance. In this episode, Jean shares practical tips on mastering personal finance and optimizing wealth.

Jean Chatzky is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She is also the host of the popular podcast HerMoney and was the longtime financial editor for NBC's Today show.

In this episode, Hala and Jean will discuss:

- Jean's transition from journalism to finance

- The value of skill stacking in entrepreneurship

- The gender wage gap in 2024

- Women as primary breadwinners

- The importance of gender-neutral financial advice

- Why many successful women are single

- The inevitable transfer of global wealth to women

- Practical tips for budgeting and investing

- Strategies for clearing debt and improving credit

- Homeownership vs. renting

- And other topics…

Jean Chatzky is the CEO and co-founder of HerMoney Media, a digital platform dedicated to improving financial literacy and wellness among women. She is an award-winning personal finance journalist, bestselling author, and host of the HerMoney podcast. With a background that spans Forbes, SmartMoney, and a 25-year tenure on NBC's Today show, she has earned many accolades, such as the Gracie Award for Outstanding Host. She has authored multiple bestselling books, including Women with Money and Pay It Down! She frequently appears on major platforms like CNN, MSNBC, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Connect With Jean:

Jean’s Website: https://jeanchatzky.com/

Jean’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanchatzky/

Jean’s Twitter: https://x.com/jeanchatzky

Jean’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanchatzky/

Jean’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeanChatzky/

Jean’s Podcast, HerMoney: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hermoney-with-jean-chatzky/id1098802558

Resources Mentioned:

MoneyType Personality Test: https://moneytype.hermoney.com/

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg: https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead/dp/0385349947

Beautiful Girls by Ted Demme: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115639/

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