HerMoney with Jean Chatzky
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Anyone who tells you women don’t need financial advice specifically for them is wrong. Women, whether they’re the caretakers, the breadwinners, or both, face a unique set of financial challenges. That’s where HerMoney comes in. In her frank, often funny, but always compassionate way, Jean Chatzky takes every audience of women through the steps they need to take today to live comfortably (and worry-free) tomorrow, offering the latest research, expert tips and personal advice. Want more money news when you need it? Get the latest and greatest updates on all things investing, budgeting, and making money. Subscribe to the HerMoney newsletter at HerMoney.com/subscribe!
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Jan 8, 2020 • 38min
Ep 195: Selling A Home, Moving, Renovations, Downsizing And More
All things moving and selling your home, with Caroline Carter, founder and CEO of Done in a Day. Caroline dives into how we can all bring our stress levels down when embarking on a move, and dishes on some of the best things people can do before they put their homes on the market. She also offers a step-by-step guide for how to tackle the moving process in the most efficient way possible. In Mailbag, saving for college, target date funds, and recession fears.
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Jan 1, 2020 • 39min
Ep 194: How To Be More Productive Than Ever In 2020
Will this be the year you secure that promotion, land a new job or start your side hustle? Julie Morgenstern is here to tell us how to get there. Julie offers tips for how to get the most out of the hours you have, and shares her favorite tricks for crafting the perfect to-do list. In Mailbag, guidance on credit utilization, employee stock purchase programs, and buying vs. leasing cars.
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Dec 29, 2019 • 25min
Bonus Mailbag #18: Credit, Credit Cards and Debt
In this Mailbag-only episode, Jean answers a question about how business credit cards can impact your personal credit, and how adding a child to your credit card as an authorized user can help them build credit. Jean also guides a listener wondering if she should claim bankruptcy, see a credit counselor, or cash out a retirement annuity in order to get back on track. Lastly, we advise a woman who is looking to pay down debt with personal loans, while also working to improve her credit score.
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Dec 28, 2019 • 23min
Bonus Mailbag #17: College, Education And Student Loans
In this Mailbag-only episode, Jean advises a woman who co-signed for her daughter’s student loans and is now struggling to repay the debt. We also hear from a woman whose ex is refusing to help with their kids’ tuition. Jean also guides a listener on how the 529 accounts she has for her nieces might impact their ability to get financial aid, and what to do with those accounts before they head to college.
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Dec 27, 2019 • 21min
Bonus Mailbag #16: Retirement and Investing
In this Mailbag-only episode, Jean advises a woman on how much she really needs to save for retirement. Is $1.7 million per person the right amount? Jean guides a mother of twins who is saving for retirement in a 401(k) and also considering investing in real estate and putting money into an HSA. Lastly, we tackle the question of investing worries that are rooted in a fear of losing money, and a question about selling stock in order to pay off the mortgage early.
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Dec 25, 2019 • 36min
Ep 193: Missing Loved Ones This Time Of Year? An Expert Helps Guide Us Through
Jean sits down with Allison Gilbert, author of “Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive.” Her book has been described as a “how-to” manual for remembering our loved ones. Allison shares with us some of her favorite ways for processing grief and honoring our loved ones. In Mailbag, we advise listeners on paying down debt during a divorce, refinancing home loans, and getting a prenup before entering into a second marriage.
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Dec 21, 2019 • 29min
Bonus Mailbag #15: Home Buying and Real Estate
In this Mailbag-only episode, Jean advises a listener on how to buy a new home when all your money is tied up in your old one, as well as the ins and outs of selling a rental home while keeping some money liquid for a new home purchase. Also, paying off a mortgage early, and renovating a home vs. staying put.
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Dec 20, 2019 • 19min
Bonus Mailbag #14: Children, Families and Finances
In this Mailbag-only episode, Jean offers her thoughts on how women with limited incomes can afford to adopt, starting 529 plans for children, and strategies for supporting adult children through grad school without enabling them. Also, how to help kids save, and how parents can open a brokerage account to get children excited about investing.
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Dec 18, 2019 • 40min
Ep 192: How To Earn What You're Worth In 2020
Tracy Keogh, Chief Human Resources Officer at HP, dishes on how to climb the ladder, negotiate, get better opportunities at work, and increase your earning power. She offers us all a mini-course in some of her favorite negotiating tactics, including how to create a term sheet, how to ask for an off-cycle review to get a bump sooner than expected, and how to avoid negotiating against yourself. In Mailbag, where to get the best returns when you invest and the importance of having a diversified portfolio.
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Dec 11, 2019 • 43min
Ep 191: The Negotiating Skills You Learn In A Brothel (And Other Wisdom From An Economist)
What do the legal sex trade, gambling, and horse trading all have in common? They’re some of the unlikely places economist Allison Schrager has spent years studying risk, and we were blown away by the insight she shares on risk management and negotiating. To research her book, Allison spent time with sex workers and managers at Nevada’s bunny ranch, and the lessons she learned are pretty incredible. In Mailbag, a money trade-off question, advice for a woman who is underpaid, and investment strategy thoughts for an Australian couple in the US.
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