In conversation with Allure Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jessica Cruel, who is not only a beauty expert, but is passionate about personal finance. She shares her adventures in homeownership and investing and offers listeners her top beauty buys at the drugstore.

More about Jessica Cruel: As the editor-in-chief of Allure, she leads the development of multi-platform editorial content for digital, social, and video platforms, including the Readers’ Choice Awards and Best of Beauty Awards franchises. Cruel joined Allure in 2019 before becoming EIC in 2021. That same year, Cruel spearheaded The Melanin Edit, a new Allure platform exploring all things relating to Black beauty and wellness. Before joining Allure, Jessica also held editorial roles at Refinery29, SELF, and Popsugar. This episode originally aired on January 8, 2024.

Today’s show is about managing and making the most of an inheritance and other windfalls. The Great Wealth Transfer is unfolding, with a record number of assets passed down from generation to generation. Members of our audience have specific questions about this, and to help answer our questions, we have Pam Krueger, who is the founder of Wealthramp, a platform that matches you with qualified, pre-vetted, fee-only financial advisors that fit your priorities and preferences. Visit Wealthramp.com/farnoosh to learn more. Also joining is Marienela Collado, CFP and CPA for Tobias Financial Advisors.

This episode aired originally on July 12, 2024.

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Today’s guest is Danielle Town, a New York Times best selling author as of two months ago! The funny thing is Danielle’s best selling book is about investing, a topic she admits she actively avoided her entire life. Her father, Phil Town, is a highly sought after speaker about investing and a New York Times best selling author in his own right. He wrote the book, “Rule #1,” years ago which made him a household name in the world of investing

The interesting part is that Danielle was raised by one of America’s leading financial experts. But, it took her until adulthood to really want to master her finances and it’s when she realized that her Dad might have something important after all.

Today we’ll be discussing her new book, Invested: How Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger Taught Me to Master My Mind, My Emotions, and My Money (with a Little Help from My Dad). 

A lot of you have been asking my recommendations for great books on investing. This is one of the newest and best to hit the market. 

Danielle and I explore her childhood. What was it about the friction between she and her dad that led to her avoidance of learning about investing? And what is she investing in now? It’s just ONE stock, I was shocked to learn. For more, check out www.somoneypodcast.com

Today's guest is at the forefront of financial technology: Aditi Shekar.

Aditi is the CEO and founder of Zeta, a platform on a mission to help couples master their money. Full disclosure: I am an investor in Zeta. THAT’S how much I believe in this company and in Aditi. Before founding Zeta, Aditi worked at the education company General Assembly, where she got her first taste of helping couples with their money. Today, we’ll talk about her new platform, the biggest money problems and solutions in relationships, and the benefits of the imposter syndrome. Stay tuned if you want to join the platform. There is a wait list but Aditi gives us a special link where you can get priority access. For more, visit www.somoneypodcast.com

Have you ever thought, “If I can just make $100,000 a year, everything will be better.” Or, maybe you already earn six figures, and you feel like you need to double or triple your income because it still doesn’t feel like it’s "enough." According to our next guest, no matter how much you earn, whether you’re rich or struggling, You Need More Money.

Today’s guest is Matt Manero, a successful CEO of a company called Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc, which has funded over $1 billion in loans over the past 22 years. He’s also the author of the new book You Need More Money. 

Today, we’re going to talk about his family tragedy that led him to write his book, and Matt's reasoning behind his views on earning more. For more, visit www.somoneypodcast.com

Five years ago, two billionaires named Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn duked it out on national TV and the clip went viral. They hurled accusations and insults at each other over a financial deal gone wrong, and our next guest, Scott Wapner, was the CNBC host who was right in the middle of the battle.

Scott is on the show today to discuss this TV battle that helped him make a name for himself as a journalist. And, he didn’t stop there. He recently published a book last month called WHEN THE WOLVES BITE: TWO BILLIONAIRES, ONE COMPANY, AND AN EPIC WALL STREET BATTLE.

This book gives the real story of this viral disagreement including unparalleled access to both men and where they stand now. We’ll talk not only about the book but about Scott Wapner’s career, how he got started, and of course, what makes him So Money.  Visit www.somoneypodcast.com for more

How can you harness your curiosity to grow your career? What are the most important questions to ask yourself when attempting to manage your money well?

Guest Danielle Robay is a TV host, journalist, and content creator known for her open-hearted questions + compelling interview style. Noted by Forbes as a “game changer,” she is recognized for creating the podcast “PRETTYSMART,” the bestselling card game Question Everything, and hosting E!’s “While You Were Streaming.” She’s chatted with everyone from Taylor Swift + Michael B. Jordan, to Viola Davis, Helen Mirren, Alexis Ohanian, +Tom Hanks. Even Larry King has commented on her compelling interview style: “Danielle is the millennial Barbara Walter’s. She has the ability to make people feel seen.” With a loyal social media following of over 400,000 followers across platforms, Danielle’s goal is that we learn to live better through each other’s stories.

Have you been completely exasperated wondering, “Why am I so bad with money?”

Maybe it was because you overspent, depleted your savings account, or realized you were behind on your retirement saving. Well, the good news is friends, you’re not alone. And my guest today says her money situation is a MESS.

Welcome back to So Money, everyone. I’m your host, Farnoosh Torabi.

Today’s guest has made a successful career out of being Bad With Money. She is Gaby Dunn, the New York Times bestselling author, journalist, YouTuber, actress, and comedian. 

The YouTube channel she runs with her comedy partner, Allison Raskin, has over 750K subscribers and more than 120 million total views. Her podcast, Bad With Money with Gaby Dunn hit the Top 10 overall downloaded podcast charts in just seven days.

Her ability to be raw, relatable, and honest about money has helped her rise to podcast and YouTube stardom and she’s here today to share her best and worst money stories, the lessons she DIDNT learn about money from her parents, and the real economics of being a millennial in this country and why young people are struggling. It has nothing to do with the cost of avocado toast. 

What's the best way to track my expenses? How do you get any work done with 2 little kids?

This Friday, Farnoosh and co-host Kimmie Greene, head of communications for Quickbooks, tackle your biggest money questions. 

Which is more important: your money or your life? Over 25 years ago, our next guest asked the world this fundamental question, and her book became an international sensation. Today, I’m honored to welcome Vicki Robin to the show.

Vicki is the co-author with the late Joe Dominguez  of the iconic book, Your Money or Your Life, which she recently revisited and updated for 2018 with a new forward by Mr. Money Mustache, who has been a guest on the show as well.

If you haven't heard of Vicki Robin before, she really began the Financial Independence movement before it was trendy. She realized the importance of living well on less quite early in her life, and she has spent the past few decades teaching this and other principles to people all over the world.

With over a million copies sold in a dozen languages, Your Money or Your Life remains one of the preeminent guides on personal finance in existence. Today, I’ll dig in and ask Vicki questions about her childhood, what made her write the book, and if she thinks our society has learned some of the lessons and the steps to financial independence that she teaches.

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Have you ever had one too many drinks with friends and come up with an absolutely brilliant business idea that you then launch and six years later becomes an international, $20 million dollar brand? You think I’m kidding. Today I’m interviewing two of the most famous cousins in the business world, Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis, co-founders of Cousins Maine Lobster. You may know them from one of the early episodes of Shark Tank. Barbara Corcoran ended up taking a stake in their then 2-month old business. Since then they started franchising, opening brick & mortar restaurants, and now they’ve published a book called Cousins Maine Lobster: How One Food Truck Became a Multi-Million Dollar Business. 

Sabin and Jim grew up together in Maine eating lobster off paper plates all throughout their childhoods. They went to college and started separate careers in different states and went a few years without much interaction. However, that all changed when Jim flew to LA where Sabin lived and asked him if he wanted to go out to eat dinner to catch up. That infamous dinner - which inlcuded more than a few drinks - was when they hatched the idea for their business.

We discuss how they prepared for Shark Tank, their biggest money mistakes and the big-ticket item they’re both saving up for now. 

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Imagine having $200,000 in law school debt only to realize years later that you don’t actually want to be a lawyer. Natalie Bacon switched careers and took a 50% pay cut to become a financial planner. Now, she’s calling her own shots an an online entrepreneur and blogger.

How did she manage all these transitions and her finances?

Natalie will give us all the details, including how she managed to go from being, as she describes it, “financially ignorant” to a financial expert. She also shares the economics of side hustles, when to know you are ready to leave your day job and turn the side hustle into a full-time pursuit. Plus, how to really value your worth at a company...a strategy that involves thinking about the iPhone. More to come. Here’s NatalieBacon.

To learn more about Natalie, visit www.NatalieBacon.com. You can also follow her on instagram @NatalieRBacon and twitter @NatalieRBacon.

Would you marry someone if they told you they had thousands of dollars worth of debt and a really bad credit score...all things you had NO idea about? 

Our guest today, Kara Stevens is the founder of TheFrugalFeminista.com and has spent a lifetime overcoming the negative money lessons she learned in childhood to become a happy, successful, and wealthy woman today.

Born to a mother who immigrated to the U.S. from Antigua, Kara learned from an early age that money was scarce and she should never trust men - ever. So how does this play into her relationship with her husband today? What did Kara do when, for example, she discovered prior to getting married that her fiance had $19,000 of debt and a 550 credit score?

Kara is remarkable. She paid off $40,000 of debt in two years. She’s the creator of the super popular, Five Day Financial Reset challenge, where she had led over 10,000 women through resetting their financial life. She is the author of Heal Your Relationship with Money: Understand your "why," let go of past financial dysfunction, and make peace with your money in just 28 days.

You can learn more about Kara at her blog, www.thefrugalfeminista.com and connect with her @FrugalFeminista on Twitter and Instagram. Kara is also offering our community a free gift called The 5-Day Financial Reset Plan, which you can access here: www.thefrugalfeminista.com/community. See her latest book, Heal Your Relationship with Money, on Amazon.

For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.comI’ve got baby fever really, really bad. I’ve been thinking that after we finish paying off our credit card debt, we can start trying to expand our family while working on building our savings up. Is that practical or are we being irresponsible? Can you talk more about income producing assets, that you can start with $1,000 or less and scale up? Answer these and more questions with special guest co-host Sandra Grahame, co-founder of Smart Cookies

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Did you know only 7% of film directors in the U.S. are women? That gap is hopefully narrowing soon, as women in the movie industry (and everywhere) are demanding equal pay, equal treatment, and equal opportunities. Our next guest is a rising star - named by Hollywood Reporter as one of its “Ten Directors to Watch."

Today, we're welcoming Kari Skogland to the show. She's an award-winning director and producer known for her contributions to popular shows like The Handmaid’s Tale, The Walking Dead, The Americans AND House of Cards. Today, Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on Hulu.

Kari is a champion for women in the movie industry. She’s a big believer in sweat equity, taking risks, re-inventing yourself, and of course, being smart with your money. How does all of that actually play out? And what is the ONE big ticket purchase Kari’s saving up for these days?

You can learn more about Kari’s company, Mad Rabbit, here: https://redarrow.tv/company/mad-rabbit/ and follow Kari on Twitter: @KariSkogland.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Our guest today negotiated with the tooth fairy as a kid. So, you can only imagine her success now as an adult.

Libby Leffler is our guest today. After driving a hard bargain with the tooth fairy, she went on to become a founding member of LeanIn.org and work closely with Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg. Libby later got her MBA from Harvard Business School where she was co-class President. She is a Forbes "30 Under 30" alum and was also featured by Business Insider as one of the "Most Important Women in Tech Under 30."

Today, Libby is Vice President of Membership at Social Finance or SoFi, a company that offers innovative products and tools for lending, wealth management and more. There, Libby oversees the company’s member community to help them achieve their financial and career goals through events across the country.

You can learn more about SoFi at www.SoFi.com and @SoFi on Twitter. Follow Libby’s personal twitter @LibbyLH.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

In conversation with Allure Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jessica Cruel, who is not only a beauty expert, but is passionate about personal finance. She shares her adventures in homeownership and investing and offers listeners her top beauty buys at the drugstore.

More about Jessica Cruel: As the editor-in-chief of Allure, she leads the development of multi-platform editorial content for digital, social, and video platforms, including the Readers' Choice Awards and Best of Beauty Awards franchises. Cruel joined Allure in 2019 before becoming EIC in 2021. That same year, Cruel spearheaded The Melanin Edit, a new Allure platform exploring all things relating to Black beauty and wellness. Before joining Allure, Jessica also held editorial roles at Refinery29, SELF, and Popsugar. 

Help! I'm terrible at trying to save money and prepare for the future.

As a female entrepreneur considering marriage, what are the basics I need to know about pre-nuptials, how do you approach it?

Can you explain the difference between credit (FICO) and "auto credit score" or "car credit score"?

Answering these questions of yours and more with co-host Leanne Wong.

Learn more about Leanne by visiting www.leannewong.com or follow her on Twitter @leanneawong.

For more or to share a question for an upcoming Friday episode visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Our guest today has sold over $3 billion worth of real estate, so if you're thinking about buying or selling or doing anything with property (as I know many of you are), this episode is for YOU."

We have the CEO and founder of Los Angeles’ #1 real estate company, Tami Pardee. We’ll discuss the best real estate moves to make in 2018, how she built her multi-million dollar company from scratch, some important money lessons learned from her childhood, and how she balances her real estate empire with running a household with four kids.

You can learn more about Tami Halton Pardee by visiting www.haltonpardee.com. Follow her business instagram @haltonpardee and her personal account @tamihaltonpardee.

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Are you a nice person? And do you feel this is an asset or a liability when it comes to climbing in your career or business? If you’re too nice, do you run the risk of some people not taking you seriously or thinking that you’re weak? On the other hand, if you’re mean or unkind, how can people really respect you?

Today we’re hearing from Fran Hauser who is tackling this issue head on with her new book: The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate. The book is out tomorrow and teaches how women - and everyone - can lead with kindness and strength.

Fran, who was the first person in her family to graduate college, has held leadership roles at some of the biggest media companies. Most notably she helped grow People.com from 3 million to 30 million unique monthly visitors. She’s now a venture capitalist who is on a mission to help female founded companies grow and thrive.

To learn more about Fran’s upcoming book, please visit www.franhauser.com/nicegirl. You can also follow her @Fran_Hauser on Twitter and on Instagram.

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My self-employed husband spends 33-35% of his gross income on business expenses. Is this a lot?

What is the priority ranking for a double income no kids (DINK) household?

When I was growing up, my parents barely had enough money to pay the bills. Now I find myself repeating that pattern. How do I get out of it?

Answering your questions and more with co-host and former So Money guest Belinda Rosenblum of OwnYourMoney.com.

Ever wish someone would give you the STEP-BY-STEP PLAN to get your money in order? Belinda will as she kicks off her brand-new Enjoy Extra Cash Every Month free online workshop. Join now at: www.ownyourmoney.com/farnoosh.

Belinda connected with So Money listener Jen Radueg and shared her story on how she overcame shame and fear around money to having an extra $2000 every month AND meeting her soulmate. You can watch the full story here.

For more or to share a question of your own for an upcoming Friday episode, visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today’s guest is no stranger to film and TV. Emellie O’Brien has worked on The Amazing Spiderman 2, Showtime’s Billions, and the CBS drama Madam Secretary. She saves production teams tens of thousands of dollars, maybe more, with a unique job: eco supervisor. Let’s just say that you won’t find any plastic water bottles on Emellie’s sets.

Emilie O’Brien is making waves in the film industry with her company, Earth Angel. After receiving a film degree at the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she started to notice many film crews were anything but eco-friendly on set.

She began her business as a way to educate and inform producers and crew members how to be sustainable, from starting recycling and composing programs to donating unused food to charity.

Today, we’ll talk about how Emellie first began supporting herself as a teenager, including paying her way through college and how she built her business from scratch.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Today we’re in conversation with Silicon Valley’s “most feared and liked journalist,” according to New York Magazine. Kara Swisher, technology journalist and co-founder of Recode, is here. She is an outspoken, straight-shooting reporter who, for two decades, has been working non-stop to keep Silicon Valley and the tech world accountable.

Kara is the host of the popular podcast Recode/Decode. She began her career at The Washington Post and later, The Wall Street Journal before launching her own tech media empire.

We kick off the interview with her take on Facebook amidst the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal and the social network’s tumbling stock price. Then we hear about Kara’s childhood and experiencing the loss of her father at a young age. She takes us to a very specific moment in her career when she asked for a raise. How she earned her worth. Also, I ask her: what tech giants will be gone in 10 years time. Snapchat? Twitter? You might be surprised to hear Kara’s predictions.

You can learn more about Kara Swisher by visting her company’s website, www.recode.net or become one of her 1.31 million twitter followers @karaswisher.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

How do you tackle finances with your fiance when your boyfriend makes half of what you make?

How do you stop yourself from being a compulsive shopper and start saving money?

Taking your Investopedia course and I'm at the savings module. Should my husband and I save for our son's college education in a 529 account or a high interest savings account?

Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with co-host Jennifer Whitehurst.

For more or to share a question for an upcoming Friday Ask Farnoosh episode, visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Can meditation improve our finances and career? I’ve never tried it but our guest today says, in some ways, yes.  You may know Dan Harris as the co-anchor of ABC News' "Nightline" and the weekend edition of "Good Morning America.” He’s also the bestselling author of 10% Happier and the newly released Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics.

He’s been very vocal about once having a panic attack in front of millions of people. It was that experience ten years ago that set Dan on a path to find out why he had a panic attack, and begin his path to self-discovery and eventually, meditation.

Now, Dan admits he was the title of his book. He was the fidgety skeptic who learned how to meditate. What’s his practice like? How did it transform his life and how can meditation benefit our bottom lines?

To learn more about Dan, you can listen to his podcast 10% Happier, visit his website 10percenthappier.com or follow him on Twitter @DanBHarris.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

If something happened to you today, would your family know your last wishes? Would they even know your computer password? Today’s guest, Carol Roth, is working hard to make sure they do. Carol created FutureFile, a comprehensive legacy planning system that allows you to put all your important documents and wishes in one place. Of course, this is just one of many projects Carol is working on.

She is a highly successful entrepreneur, investor, TV personality, New York Times best selling author, and recovering investment banker. She’s even got her own action-figure. I’ll talk to Carol about her multi-faceted career, as well as what we all need to know about creating a legacy plan.

To learn more about Carol, visit www.CarolRoth.com or follow her on Twitter @CarolJSRoth.

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I received an inheritance. Back in my mid-20's I missed some student loan payments, which lowered my credit score. How can I use the inheritance to improve my score?

Where's the best place to park extra money for retirement?

Any recommendations for financing a cross country move?

Answering these questions of yours and more with co-host Michele Baci. Follow her on Twitter @michelebaci.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

This new episode features audience questions about job hunting in your 40s (with a Ph.D.), intelligent investments in your health, and the tax implications of whole life insurance withdrawals. Plus, Farnoosh shares tips on daily habits that can lead to savings.

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Imagine losing all of your life savings? And the cause? Bernie Madoff. You know that crook who lost over $50 billion of his clients’ investments in a Ponzi scheme? He’s serving 150 years in federal prison, but our guest today had to pick up the pieces and renew her financial life.

We’re in conversation with New York Times bestselling author, Geneen Roth. Her most recent book, This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide,has just come out and it offers inspiring, personal, and often spiritual reflections on how we can find peace, make wise choices and practice everyday joy. And if Geneen Roth can do it, there’s hope for all of us.

To learn more about Geneen Roth, visit her website www.GeneenRoth.com or follow her on Twitter @GeneenRoth.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

It would normally cost you six-figures to work with this relationship coach. Her clients include millionaire entrepreneurs, academy award winning actors, and grammy winning stars.  But I’ve convinced her to join us on So Money to give us her best advice on how to succeed in your relationship, especially when it comes to financial challenges of all sorts.

Marla Mattenson is a relationship and intimacy expert who specializes in coaching entrepreneurial couples. But what makes her advice so effective is that it’s data-driven. She uses her neuroscience and math background to help clients transform their negative habitual patterns. And get this: If you’re wondering why it’s so hard to be in a relationship, Marla says it’s because as humans, we are sort of hard-wired to sabotage them. But she’s got some good news, too, including simple and effective ways to find peace with your money differences.

To learn more about Marla, visit her website at MarlaMattenson.com or find her on Instagram @marla_mattenson. To read her Dear Marla column for Entrepreneur and submit a questions click here.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

My employer is providing me with non-qualified stock options but I don't know what the implications are. Any advice on what I should do?

What secured credit card would you recommend?

Is the "for grads" So Money course for me?

Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with co-host Jennifer, founder of LaboratoryCareer.com.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Imagine working day-to-day, side-by-side with Oprah. That was our guest’s life for 11 years. Libby Moore, Oprah Winfrey’s former Chief of Staff, joins us today.

For over 10 years, she managed a team of Oprah’s personal assistants, accompanied the talk show queen as she traveled, and managed hundreds of emails for Oprah every day. After leaving her job at HARPO, Libby decided to embark on what she called, “The Libby Moore Gypsy Tour.”  She spent 365-days adventuring and seeing where life would take her. What emerged was a fulfilling career as an executive coach and international speaker.

I had so many questions! Starting with: What was it like being interviewed by Oprah for a job? The rest, you'll have to tune in to find out.

To learn more about Libby, please visit www.libbymoore.com.

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Katherine Power caught the business bug as a young child, working on her parent’s horse farm and her grandmother’s clothing store. She’s now running a fast-growing media, marketing and consumer empire. Our guest today is also a recent Fortune 40 Under 40 honoree. She’s the co-founder and CEO of Clique whose platforms include Who What Wear, Byrdie and MyDomaine. 

Take a listen in as Katherine connects the dots from childhood to present day, reveals the big expense she’s saving up for today and that time she appeared on Project Runway.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

I'm tired of paying rent and bad landlords. How can I get ready to buy my first home or apartment in an expensive city?

Can I invest in an index fund or should I wait until my student loans are fully paid off?

My parents get stressed when I ask them about investing. Can you share any advice?

Answering these questions of yours and more on today's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host George Itzhak, NBC Nightly News Producer. Follow him on Twitter @GeorgeItzhak.

For more or to share your own question for an upcoming Friday show visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Do you think that everything in life happens for a reason? Our guest today thinks so...especially when reflecting upon his own life. Dr. Habib Sadeghi is the co-founder of the Be Hive of Healing Integrative Medical Center in Los Angeles. He’s known as the Healer to the Stars and has helped celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay’s Chris Martin improve their emotional well-being. 

To say he’s unstoppable is an understatement. He arrived at his success despite many odds. He was a burn victim at the age of 6 with over a third of his body suffering from third-degree burns. At 21 years old, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and given just a 30% chance to live. And he is one of the most giving, positive and enlightened people I’ve ever had the chance to meet. 

His new book, The Clarity Cleanse, has just been released, which captures Dr. Sadeghi’s 12-step guide to working through the emotional issues that hold us back all while increasing our physical health and energy. And he is living proof of it. 

To learn more about Dr. Sadeghi you can visit BeHiveofHealing.com and BeingClarity.com. He’s also on Twitter @DrHabibSadeghi.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

How many of you use a physical journal to track your goals or just share how your day went? Journaling is a total art and our guest today, Cathryn Lavery, has found a way to make this old school past time new and fresh again. In fact, she’s built an 8-figure empire called BestSelf Co., selling paper journals and other organizational tools for productivity and focus.

But 2017, Cathryn says, was the hardest year of her life. It included a divorce and total burn out. Cat comes to the show on the heels of a retreat in Thailand where she unplugged from social media, did a complete detox and walked away with some new perspectives on life and work.

We also go back in time to explore the money principals learned as a young girl growing up in Belfast and the hard life lesson she learned as soon as she arrived in New York to start her job.

Cathryn is also a genius at Kickstarter. If anyone listening wants to run a fund-raising campaign and master that space, she has some advice.

To learn more about Cathryn visit bestself.co + littlemight.com or follow her on Twitter @CathrynLavery.

For more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

I can't bring myself to spend my money on material items, even though my financial life is in good shape. Help!

What is a reasonable price to pay an accountant who is preparing your taxes?

Should I first invest in retirement or index funds?

Answering these questions of yours and more with special co-host Danielle Robinson, Executive Director, Jackson Charitable Foundation.

To learn more about Danielle follow her on Twitter @doinggood365. Other links mentioned in this episode include:Jackson Charitable Foundation: www.jacksoncharitablefoundation.orgCha-Ching Money Smart Kids: www.Cha-ChingUSA.orgJackson Financial Freedom Studio: www.jackson.com/financialfreedomstudioFor more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

This episode is probably my quickest interview yet...but it should come as no surprise, as today’s guest is the one and only Peter Shankman, author of Faster Than Normal. Indeed, this interview was fast…and anything but normal. And that’s why I think you’ll love it. Peter, as he describes in his bio, is a "spectacular example of what happens when you merge the power of pure creativity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage."

Peter is an author, entrepreneur and corporate keynote speaker. He is famous for founding HARO, which stands for Help a Reporter Out. It is the most popular sourcing service in the English-speaking world, connecting journalists and bloggers with relevant expert sources to meet journalists’ demanding deadlines and enable brands to tell their stories.  He built and sold this fast-growing website in 2.5 years. Again, faster than normal.

Peter has some unconventional beliefs around money. For example, if you want to make more money, you have to first spend it. He offers some specific examples. Plus where to invest your money this year? It involves a four-letter word :)

Peter’s book is Faster Than Normal. For more visit Shankman.com. He is on Twitter @PeterShankman.

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Today’s show is a little bit of a throwback for me because it involves going down memory lane. I’ve not only been a subscriber of this magazine, but you might know I was also an employee, an intern in fact, in the past. It’s where I got my first start in the biz and in journalism.

Joining me on today's show is the new editor-in-chief of Money Magazine, Adam Auriemma. Since taking on this prominent role, Adam’s helped lead money.com to more than 10 million unique visitors – an all time record! Prior to working for Money, Adam was at Fusion and also the Wall Street Journal.

Adam and I talk about some of the more hidden satires when it comes to personal finance. What does he think are some of the under reported topics? We also talk about how he got into the money space as someone whose first job was working in a grocery store earning $6 an hour. Plus, why he calls himself an aggressive saver – it’s not just a coincidence.

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My husband and I will be quitting our jobs later this year to travel globally for a year. Aside from savings and insurance, what should we consider?

My husband and I contribute to our retirement, savings and children's 529 plans. Should we be adding to these buckets or putting our money elsewhere?

What are risks to consider when renting out part of your home?

Answering these questions and more with co-host and marketing consultant Erica Gellerman.

To learn more about Erica visit www.ericagellerman.com or follow her on Twitter @ericagellerman.

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