So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

My husband just inherited $100K and we're not sure where to invest the money... any suggestions? Would love your opinion on target date funds... thoughts? How much of a six-figure income should be allocated toward investing in stocks, real estate, savings and so forth? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's #AskFarnoosh.For more information or to submit your own question for an upcoming episode visit www.somoneypodcast.com and click on "Ask Farnoosh." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She hated writing as a student, and now has an award-winning blog that's en route to generating $1.5 million this year.  And she's 27 with a goal to retire by 30. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog that she launched when she was $40,000, in debt. It was a creative outlet for her while working as a financial analyst.The success of the blog has allowed her to become a solopreneur. She and her husband now travel the country in their RV. On the podcast Michelle shares how she managed to build a 7-figure blog, how she saves 90% of her income, the dynamics of being the breadwinner in her marriage and plans to retire in a few years.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you walk away from a job that paid $500,000 a year? And we're talking about a job that isn't terrible. It's not your passion, but come on, it's half a million dollars per year! Our bold guest Susie Moore did just that.Susie is the creator of the Side Hustle Academy, a program she created for those who want to follow in her footsteps. Want to start a side revenue stream but not sure how to start or where to find time? Susie to the rescue!More about Susie: She is a life coach and bestselling author of "What If It Does Work Out". She stopped schooling after age 18 and went on to climb the corporate ladder making her way to Sales Director at a Fortune 500 company. She helped build three startups where the most recent one sold for $405M. And now she runs a 6-figure coaching business.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A family member wants to buy their first home but they have bad credit... any suggestions? I'm paying off my credit card three to 5 times a month in order to keep my utilization at 30%.... am I doing this right to help improve my credit? How do I approach someone I don't work directly with to be my mentor? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host Leah Gervais, founder of Urban 20 Something blog.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you go from being a C-student to c-suite at a company? Chief Marketing Officer Joanne Bradford of SoFi is on So Money sharing her journey of how she climbed the ranks of corporate America despite her challenges as a student. SoFi is an online personal finance company that provides people with student loan refinancing, mortgages and personal loans. Co-founder Dan Macklin has been a guest on the show before (EP 261).Joanne's role at SoFi is to oversee its consumer-facing functions including marketing, business development, partnerships and member services. Prior to SoFi, she worked at Pinterest where she led global commercial and content partnerships, platform adoption and monetization efforts. Joanne also held executive leadership positions at Yahoo!, The San Francisco Chronicle and BusinessWeek. She's also on the board of CARE, which provides aid to the poor around the world and a founding advisor to Lean In.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Organization is not a destination but a journey. Our guest today says you are never going to be "completely organized" ... and that's ok! She is Lisa Woodruff, founder of Organize 365 and author of the book The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a TimeShe's become a professional organizer through her own life's challenges.  At age 40, she found herself totally unorganized, unproductive and unplanned, and her family life was suffering. She decided to quit her job and create a 40-day plan to get her home in better shape and began blogging about it. It was then she realized her calling to be a professional organizer. Lisa has helped thousands of people find sanity in their lives.  For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should I "jump ship" into a new career field? I feel totally overwhelmed by my credit card debt... help! Our mortgage company doesn't accept bi-weekly payments. How can do we so without incurring extra fees? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host Bola Onada Sokunbi of Clever Girl Finance.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe DePaulo, CEO and co-founder of College Ave Student Loans joins us for this conversation on college affordability today. College Ave Student Loans is currently the leading fin-tech next generation student loan marketplace lender.Joe is a financial services veteran having previously worked as CFO and executive vice president of banking and was a member of the board of directors at Sallie Mae. Before Sallie Mae, he was CEO and co-founder of Credit One Financial Solutions, which is a company focused on debt consolidation.As a partner and brand collaborator with College Ave Student Loans, I’m really excited to bring you this special episode of So Money.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's back ladies and gentleman. Excited to have James Altucher join us. He is a top podcaster and has written several bestselling books.He and I actually are meeting up for a third time (catch his first and second So Money interviews here if you missed them) on this show to talk about all the crazy stuff happening in the world. We do a lot of catching up and, of course, we talk about money. We also talk about minimalism as James is now taking on a very minimalist lifestyle... only living in airbnb's. We also talk about Bernie Madoff and how did Bernie actually get away with his crime for so many years.? I finally get the chance to ask James this question as he is the "Wall Street whiz." Also, James kindly takes time to answer some of YOUR personal, specific money questions.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have a savings bucket for almost every expense category... am I getting too granular with managing and budgeting my money? My wife is going from full-time to part-time at her company and we'll be purchasing a home... will lenders question this on her pay stubs? Is there any way to avoid fees for index funds? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's #AskFarnoosh with special co-host and Executive Editor at Magnify Money, Mandi Woodruff. Follow her at @mandiwoodruff.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.