So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Have you ever thought of quitting your job? Maybe you're too stressed and you need to get out now before you find the next thing? Or maybe you just want to travel for a bit to clear your head? This idea of taking time off of work without having a job lined up is becoming increasingly popular. But then,the thought can be scary because of the unknown. It's a big risk. In the current April issue of O, The Oprah Magazine I tackle how to best afford this move. How much money to have saved, how to secure health insurance and how to make a great comeback when you're ready to work again.In the column, I got to speak with some women who did this in all different circumstances and one woman in particular, Kristen Field. She's joining me on the podcast today to talk more about her personal experience, what she did with her time off and how she found work when she was ready to come back. How do you know when it's time to quit? How can you position a break on your resume so it doesn't look like this gaping hole?A little bit more about Kristen: She's now an independent consultant supporting the President and CEO of Lifeway Foods, Inc. and supports Step Up as the National Interim Coordinator of Expansion and Fundraising. Prior to her roles now, she worked as a Director of Finance for an Aldermanic campaign in Chicago's 38th Ward.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know I LOVE real estate. I encourage you to share your questions for Ask Farnoosh. It's a topic I love. So I'm really excited to bring back today's guest, Scott McGillivray. You probably know him from HGTV's Income Property or Moving the McGillivrays but Scott is teaming up with Owners.com, which is an innovative online brokerage that offers tools and services to help buyers and sellers save money AND time. I'm all for that.If you want to know more about Scott's money past and the best day of the week to buy a home go back and check out his initial So Money interview in EP 398.In our conversation today, we talk about where the market is headed in 2017. Is this going to be a more expensive market for buyers, a cheaper market for buyers? How are interest rates going to drive the marketing? The financial sacrifices perspective homebuyers are willing to make to buy that home, because so many of us just want to become homeowners. At the same time, some people are just better off renting, and Scott has his take on who should buy and who should just rent.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you help your parents if they're behind on their retirement savings? Should you put extra payments toward your mortgage? What should you ask for in a relocation package? Answering these questions and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You all know by now that I'm a big believer that when women earn more and participate in leadership roles the world is a better place. Today's guest is is the National Managing Director of the Deloitte Women's Initiative (WIN). Which is helping to achieve just that. Deepa Purushothaman is our guest today and through WIN, she works to help build opportunity, enrichment and new thinking around talent and inclusion in the workforce so that all leaders, especially women, thrive. She also leads the Social Impact service line of Deloitte Consulting LLP and has a lot of experience working in the private sector. Previously, she was part of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology practice where she helped clients nationally and globally to redefine their company evolution. In this episode learn about the financial hardship growing up that shaped the way she thinks about and runs her financial life, the critical business meeting years ago that defined her leadership style and what she thinks about whether women should take a page out of the male playbook when it comes to succeeding in the workplace.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you want to be your own boss? My guest today is author of the new book "Boss Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Take Charge of Your Career." Nicole Lapin is here. In her new book she talks all about embracing confidence to be a boss at work, at your company and in life. More about Nicole... she's also the author of the New York Times bestseller Rich Bitch and the star of the nationally syndicated business competition reality show Hatched. You can also catch her in Redbook Magazine every month as their resident money columnist. She's been on So Money before on EP 57.Lots of great books on the market today related to women in the workplace and how to succeed. Nicole shares what differentiates Boss Bitch and how to tap into your inner badass to succeed at anything. To tell a great story you have to be brutally honest and Nicole is an open book. She shares the tough battles she's faced in her career, including lawsuits and failures. And we can't talk about women and work without getting real for a moment about how your career ambitions can impact your personal life. Nicole addresses female fertility and her decision to freeze her eggs, as a way to take control and better map out motherhood.  For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My dad thinks renting is a waste of money but am I too young to become a homeowner? What exactly is home equity? If my wife and I want to buy a home in the next 5 years is saving the money in a Betterment account a good strategy? Just received a work bonus... where should I allocate the funds? Answering these questions and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maybe you knew this about me? I was a total theatre junkie in high school and college. I acted, I directed. I minored in theatre. I think that if I was more risk-taking I would have pursued acting as a career. But then I just saw LaLa Land...and saw how excruciating the audition process is in Hollywood. I'm not sure I would have lasted long.Ilana Levine is an actress who has appeared in multiple films, plays and TV shows...and the host of a new podcast called Little Known Facts where she interviews fellow performers about their lives, careers and of course all the juicy things you can't just find online about them. Like, did you know that Laura Linney was raised by a single mom in New York and spent her days after school as a latch-key kid? And Matthew Broderick was supposed to star in a breakout role with Sally Field, but then the director of the film passed away and the project never happened.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How would you describe your money, or your relationship, with money in one word? Some of us might use the word “complicated." Others might say their relationship is “automatic”, which is definitely true in my life. Leanne Jacobs wants us all to have a beautiful relationship with money. So, what does that mean?Leanne Jacobs is a dear friend and a friend of the show. She was actually on episode 16 (one of our first shows in 2015 when we launched). She is a holistic wealth expert. Leanne’s out with a new book now entitled Beautiful Money: The Four Week Total Wealth Makeover. The promise of the book is this: “Connect and align your inner self with clear and specific external actions and you can achieve true wealth.”Her book is based on her popular Beautiful Money Course, and she also has the Beautiful Money Podcast, where I was a guest on the show. I have to admit, when I first heard the concept of“beautiful money”, I thought it was a little abstract. And I thought it was going to get a little too woowoo for my taste because, you know, I’m pretty rational and pragmatic. I like action driven steps and so I was happy to hear that it really delivers just that.Leanne doesn’t tell you to light candles and do sciences and repeat money mantras in your head. Instead, she really talks about how we can be accountable to ourselves, the shifts and changes that we need to make to really align our values with our money and achieve thus, beautiful money. I urge you, if you want to learn more about Leanne, go back to episode 16 where she talked about her own volatile journey with money and work and the vicious cycle that a lot of us get in to chasing the money, right?For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should I try and buy a home? How should my husband and I tackle our student loan and credit card debt? My company is making us sign new contracts... is now a good time to bring up a raise? Answering these questions and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're going to learn how to make our mess our mojo today! I'm excited to bring back a lovely guest who's released a new book called The Big Life: Embrace the Mess, Work Your Side Hustle, Find a Monumental Relationship, and Become the Badass Babe You Were Meant to Be. Ann Shoket, the former Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen Magazine, is here. If you missed her on the podcast the first time go back and take a listen (EP 328).Millennial women want to have it all - they want the career that comes with the money, they want friendships and they want a relationship where they are loved and respected. Is it really possible? Ann says YES. In the book, she provides actionable guidance from high-profile Millennial women who are on the quest to have it all. She wants to help the younger generation create their own version of the Big Life WITHOUT compromise.  For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.