So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Our relationship with money – healthy or not – often stems from our childhood. Relationship coach and clinical psychologist Dr. Morgan Anderson talks about attachment theory and how it can explain certain money challenges, including having fear and anxiety around money.Dr. Morgan Anderson is a clinical psychologist, attachment theory expert and host of the “Let’s Get Vulnerable” podcast. She is the creator of the Empowered.Secure.Loved relationship method which has helped hundreds of women heal their hearts, and find love. Her mission is to help women break the toxic dating cycle, raise their self-worth and attract the healthy relationship they’ve always wanted. She’s on Instagram @drmorgancoaching.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With both home prices and interest rates on the rise, how can buyers compete? Is it possible to still buy a home? Is waiving a home inspection (which some bidders are doing) that risky? How can your real estate agent help expedite a sale? CNET Money Editor Jaclyn DeJohn joins. She has experiences as both a real estate agent and homeowner and provides insights and strategies for first-time buyers looking to secure an affordable home in today's market.Read Jaclyn's latest piece: Yes, You Can Buy a Home in 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's Ask Farnoosh answers audience questions related to splitting expenses when living with a significant, what to do with extra money after you have all your financial bases covered and whether it's recommended to take out a personal loan to pay for a wedding.Plus: Farnoosh's take on the new Netflix docu-series Bad Vegan and details on CNET's new series Power Money Moves that offers insights on how to build wealth in today's world.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are in conversation with Alex Cavoulacos and Allyson Downey, the co-founders of Meta Angels, an NFT membership community harnessing the metaverse to unlock real life opportunities. Founded on the values of generosity, transparency, and accessibility, Meta Angels has pioneered the first-of-its-kind NFT lending technology on the blockchain.We discuss how NFTs function and some unique qualities.How Meta Angels helps to bridge opportunity gaps for members.How Alex and Allyson brought in millions of dollars in a matter of days to fund Meta Angels.The behind-the-scenes of the Meta Angels community experience.More about Alex: She is also Alex is co-founder of Angel Labs, a web3 accelerator that takes experienced operators and web3 creators from concept to mint. Prior to her move to web3, Alex co-founded The Muse, a values-based career platform used by over 75 million people to research companies and careers named one of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World. She now serves on the company’s Board of Directors after a decade of leadership. Alex is a frequent speaker on web3, entrepreneurship, the future of work, and productivity. She is the co-author of the national bestselling book The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career. She graduated from Yale University and is an alumna of Y Combinator.More about Allyson: She is a serial entrepreneur, MBA, writer, and keynote speaker who has built a career on the power of trusted advice. She is also the CEO of Stellar Reviews, which helps brands increase sales by 40% by building an authentic, honest base of consumer reviews for their product launches. Her book is called Here's the Plan: Your Practical, Tactical Guide to Advancing Your Career During Pregnancy and Parenthood.  She is a Techstars alumna and mentor, serving on the boards The Crafters Box and Tot Squad and as an advisor to Trust & Will. Allyson has an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts, and a BA from Colby College. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Gatti Tassin is the personality behind the blog, podcast, and newsletter brand, Money with Katie. She started writing about money in 2020 after a few years of independent personal finance consulting and consuming all the personal finance content she could get her hands on. Since then, Money with Katie has grown to a community near-100,000 strong, and she focuses on teaching #RichGirls how to make their money work for them.On the show Farnoosh and Katie discuss:Katie's rise to financial fandom and what inspired her to start helping others with their finances.Katie's ambitions to be work-optional by age 30 and how she and her husband manage to live on just 16% of their take-home pay.How fear anchors Katie's financial determination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Ask Farnoosh, a frustrated listeners shares how employers and recruiters refuse to share salary information but insist you ask for what you want to make. How can you work around this and avoid being low-balled? Also: Should I use emergency savings to cover living expenses? How can couples (with kids) prioritize savings goals? (A replay from February 11, 2022)Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Caroline Dooner joins with an important message as we enter a new year: Let's get some rest!She is the author of Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture.Book summary: Offering a frank and funny critique of the cultural forces that are driving us mad, author Caroline Dooner examines how treating ourselves like never ending self-improvement projects is a recipe for burnout. We have become unknowingly complicit in perpetuating our own exhaustion because we are treating ourselves like machines. But even phones need to f*cking recharge.Episode originally aired on Jan 3, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Liz Lidgett is an art advisor, writer and gallery owner. As Founder of Liz Lidgett Gallery and Design, she works with people to find the perfect piece of art for their style, space, and budget.  Farnoosh and Liz discuss ways to spot worthwhile art "investments" on a budget, how to build a successful business as an emerging artist right now, NFTs and more. Plus: Details on Farnoosh's recent art purchase that 10x'd in value in one year. This episode is a replay from February 14, 2022.Artists mentioned in our conversation: Betsy Enzensberger, Hunt Slonem, Damien Hirst and Elisa Sheehan. Learn more about them and many more artists at www.lizlidgett.com.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's Ask Farnoosh answers listeners' questions related to negotiating salary when your employer recently got acquired. When is a good time to ask for a pay increase? Also: How to start investing for retirement for the first time if you're in your 40s? Can you add your child to your business' payroll? What are the benefits? Plus: Insights into I-Bonds, a popular savings vehicle that helps during inflationary times.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we go behind the scenes of one household that shifted their careers, income streams and childcare in the pandemic ... and the changes have been for the better. Lee Bonvissuto is our guest. She is an entrepreneur and Founder of Present Voices, where she helps people access and articulate their best ideas in their most important moments through communication coaching, consulting, and community. In our conversation, Lee speaks candidly about the decisions that she and her partner made in the pandemic to reorient the economics within their marriage, to have her husband step away from his career and become the primary caregiver to their daughter. How was that decision made? How did it work out? How is it continuing to work out?Lee also shares professional advice for those that want to harness anxiety to be more effective communicators at work.Fun fact about Lee, she was raised in the theater. Her father was a mime. She takes us to her childhood and some of the money memories that she has growing up in an artist community.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.