So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

In this day and age, we hear a lot about women balancing it all: work, relationship, kids, life, etc. But what about women who work, who aren’t married and/or don’t have children? My guest today Melanie Notkin is a media entrepreneur: author, marketer, keynote speaker, and lifestyle personality.In 2007 she founded Melanie Notkin Media, Inc. - the first and only multiplatform media company designed for the growing global demographic of childless, often single, women.Savvy Auntie is the name of her popular and beloved lifestyle brand and bestselling book for cool aunts, great-aunts, godmothers and all women who love kids. The brand appeals primarily to Melanie’s proprietary PANK® (Professional Aunts No Kids) demographic of 23 million American women. In celebration of this "childfull" demographic, Melanie established Auntie's Day® in 2009. Savvy Auntie: The Ultimate Guide for Cool Aunts, Great-Aunts, Godmothers, and All Women Who Love Kids (Morrow/2011) is a national bestseller.Her latest book is called Otherhood: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness. This is Melanie’s reported memoir on childless, often single women who expected love, marriage and motherhood.Before becoming a media entrepreneur, Melanie was an interactive and print beauty editor and interactive marketing and communications executive for global Fortune 500 companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am interviewing the blogger Philip Taylor from PT Money. In 2007 he created his blog to share his experiences trying to get out of debt, building savings and getting educated on personal finance. Even though he had finance in his blood – his father was a CPA – already had a career as a CPA himself doing financial auditing and public accounting, he still needed to learn more about personal finance. But he quickly took control of his financial life, and turned his situation around – blogging about it all the way.In 2011, he created FinCon, an annual conference for financial bloggers in the fall, which I have attended!He has also written for U.S. News & World Report, TurboTax and others, as well as made a few TV appearances.He generates his income entirely from his blog, and focuses on saving for early retirement, growing his businesses, investing in real estate and investing in his family.Three key takeaways:Starting a part-time blog in 2007 and how he was able to grow that into a full-fledged business.When you feel entitled to spend…ever felt that way? Like you deserved something because you worked hard?The future of FinCon…Philip actually offers some breaking news…a plan he’s never shared before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is a friend and one of my go-to financial experts. YES. Financial experts have financial experts. Jeff Rose is a self-made millionaire. He is the founder of GoodFinancialCents.com, is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, CEO of his own wealth management firm, Alliance Wealth Management, author of the best-seller “Soldier of Finance” and host of his own podcast Good Financial ₵ents. He is also a husband and dad of three super cute boys.Three takeaways from our interview today include:His time as a soldier in Iraq and how that led him to being a financial advisor and advocate today.Why Jeff does NOT believe in target date funds.Why and how he purposely taking time off of work to improve his business.If you would like to learn more about Jeff Rose, visit his website www.goodfinancialcents.com or follow him on Twitter @JJeffRose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s your definition of cheap? Do you think you’re cheap? Is the person you’re living with – cheap? I got into trouble once because I went on ABC news and talked about MY personal definition of cheap versus frugal…To me, being cheap means wasting time and energy to save money, being inconsiderate or rude or harmful in your pursuit of saving money. And as an example I mentioned some forms of extreme couponing. And boy did that get the couponers MAD! I got SO much hate email…! Now, not all couponing is bad. But I know there are people out there who spend hours a day to cut coupons and all they save is $20 or $30. $20 or $30 is not insignificant BUT when you account for all that time and energy and perhaps the fact that you were cutting coupons while your son needed your help with his science project…(I’m making this up!) that perhaps you’re not being frugal. You’re being CHEAP. And if you’re going to hate me for saying that, that’s OK by me! And all of this brings me to TODAY’s guest. Jeff Yeager, dubbed “The Ultimate Cheapskate” by Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show, specializes in teaching others how to spend smart in order to spend less and living frugally.  He is also an accomplished author of several books on the topic, including “Don’t Throw That Away!” “The Cheapskate Next Door” and “The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches”. He hosts The Cheap Life on YouTube which also provides video content about living the good life at a fraction of the cost. If you’re an AARP member, perhaps you may recognize today’s guest as he is one of their saving’s experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about umbrella liability insurance, paying off your car, transition from working in the public sector to the private, investing in plastic surgery, entrepreneurship, saving for your kids future and breakups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about where to put short-term savings, best way to save for college, negotiating your salary and benefits, managing your 401K, robo-advisors and starting a blog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Friday everyone. I'm doing a new thing starting this Friday and every Friday until the end of the summer. I've decided, just decided the other day, that I'm gonna air re-runs. You know, summer Fridays tend to be quieter than the other days, and I see it in my download numbers. I don't get as many people listening in on Fridays. Also, it's hard to get guests over the summer. So I'm at a point now where it's a lot easier for me to just air re-runs on Fridays. I hope this isn't gonna be too much of a problem for listeners. I mean I have already listeners telling me to slow down a little bit, and this is a way that's helping me but also addressing I think the demand out there. I can tell, you guys have other things to do on Fridays.And those of you that are tuning in, thank you! I appreciate you. But for now until the end of the summer, let's just dedicate Fridays to some oldies but goodies. And today we're gonna kick it off with the great David Bach. David, as you may know, is famous for his FinishRich books including Start Late, Finish Rich and Smart Women Finish Rich. One of my personal favorite books of David’s is The Automatic Millionaire. We talk about David a little bit actually in yesterday's show with James Altucher when he is trying to convince me that 401(k)'s are thumbs down, no good and I took him to task, but mentioned David Bach's input as well there. David is also an internationally renowned motivational and financial speaker. He's a regularly featured financial expert in the media, you've seen him everywhere! He's been on the Oprah Winfrey show six times. He's been a regular contributor to The Today Show. I've been next to David many times on The Today Show, very privileged to say that I've had that opportunity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today may sound familiar…and that’s because he’s been on the show before. I was lucky enough to have my friend, author James Altucher on my 3rd So Money episode, and now he’s back on my 193rd. Time flies!James and I worked together at TheStreet.com where did countless videos about investing, stocks, the economy. Today he’s discussing his new book called Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth – a guide for navigating the new financial world we live in and generating wealth and freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is coming to us all the way from Australia! Her name is Julie Parker, and she is one of Australia’s foremost life and business coaches and trainers. Julie was raised by a single mother on welfare and started her career as a social worker earning just above minimum wage. Since then she has become a life coach and started a successful business. She has had sixteen years of experience in coaching and has inspired hundreds of clients and thousands of people. In 2014, she started her company The Beautiful You Coaching Academy, which has quickly grown into a 500K per year business!Julie also has appeared in DailyWorth, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Vogue, and is a TEDx speaker and published author.She is a testament that it is more than possible to change your money “genes and lineage” while also having a career focused on helping others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in 2007 our guest today Steve Chou and his wife Jennifer found themselves in a position that many couples face. Jennifer found out that she was pregnant, and with their growing family came greater financial concerns. Neither Steve nor Jennifer were happy with their jobs, and were stuck in a routine of complacency: drag yourself out of bed, go to work, come home, watch television, go to sleep, repeat. But with the news of the baby Steve became motivated to take charge of his life and provide better financial security for his family – especially knowing his wife wanted to quit her job to become a stay at home mom. He and Jennifer had to find a way to replace her six-figure income; thus they created Bumblebee Linens, an online store for linens for special occasions. The success of the business allowed Jennifer to stay at home while still providing for her family, while Steve kept his day job. He started mywifequitherjob.com to share his experiences and help other families deal with the same challenges. He also has a podcast of the same name, and an e-commerce course on how to create a profitable online store. Steve is a graduate of Stanford University with bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering, and currently works for a startup company in Silicon Valley.Three key takeaways:How he advances his business by devoting one day per week to planning for the future.The business idea that he and his wife fell upon as they were about to get married.Finding his audience and clients for his new online course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.