So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
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So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
*** Named a Best Podcast By The New York Times, Time Magazine, Real Simple and MSNBC *** Host Farnoosh Torabi is an award-winning financial strategist, TV host and bestselling author. With over 40 million downloads and multiple Webby wins, So Money is dedicated to sharing inspiring money strategies...
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1933: The Housing Affordability Crisis, Explained. Who Can Still Buy a Home?
If you’ve been scrolling listings at midnight, doing mental math on mortgage calculators, and wondering, “Wait…how is anyone actually buying a house r...
1932: Ask Farnoosh: Should You Downgrade Your Life to Upgrade Your Finances?
This week on Ask Farnoosh, we’re zooming out—on money, career, and life—and talking about the moments when endings, uncertainty, and discomfort can ac...
1931: The New Rules of Retirement Planning. What Actually Matters Today
Today we’re talking about the future. Not just retirement as a number on a spreadsheet, but retirement as a real phase of life—one that we’re all head...
1930: Smart Budgeting in 2026 and the Hidden Habits of People Who Never Worry About Money
Today’s guest is a true blast from the past — and one of the most enduring voices in personal finance.
Jesse Mecham is the founder of You Need a...
1929: Ask Farnoosh: Real Money Questions for an Uncertain Start to 2026
January doesn’t have to start with a financial overhaul. In this special Ask Farnoosh episode, Farnoosh shares why easing into the new year, rather th...
1928: The Surprising Skill That Makes You Richer in the Age of AI
This episode may surprise you.
Because on a podcast about money, you might expect us to talk about budgeting, investing, negotiating, or saving...
1927: David Bach, Author of The Automatic Millionaire, 20 Years Later. Why the System Still Works
Happy New Year! In this brand new episode, financial guru and NYT bestselling author David Bach returns to So Money to mark the 20th anniversary of Th...
1926: Ask Farnoosh: Fraud Scares, Fed Rate Cuts and Investing 101 (Encore)
This episode aired originally on Sept 19, 2025.
In this episode, Farnoosh opens with a personal story about a $5,000 fraud attempt on her busine...
1925: Best of So Money 2025: Building Wealth and Securing Retirement
In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit standout conversations on new ways to build wealth and protect retirement. From crypto and private e...
1924: Best of So Money 2025: Money, Health, and Big Transitions in Midlife
In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit some of the most powerful conversations about managing money through midlife — a stage where financi...
1923: Ask Farnoosh: How to Get Financially Unstuck (Debt, Work, Retirement)
Ask Farnoosh tackles three timeless money crossroads: getting out from under high-interest credit card debt, taking a career break without losing fina...
1922: The Best of So Money 2025: AI, Money, Work, and What’s Next for Your Career
In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit the conversations that best captured how AI is reshaping our careers, how we learn, and how we prote...
1921: The Best of So Money: Money, Feminism, and the Power to Choose
In this special Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit four of the year’s most powerful conversations at the intersection of money, feminism, and c...
1920: Ask Farnoosh: Tax on Bitcoin? How to Negotiate Workplace Benefits?
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In this Ask Farnoosh episode, Farnoosh answe...
1919: What the Data Proves About Marriage, Motherhood, and Having It All - A Conversation with Wharton Professor Dr. Corinne Low
For decades, women were told that if they wanted equality, they needed to lean in harder. Work more. Organize better. Choose better partners. Be more...
1918: From $100K in Debt to a Seven-Figure Net Worth
What if doing everything “right” still left you broke, burned out, and quietly panicking about money?
Today’s guest followed the script perfectl...
1917: Ask Farnoosh: Invest in Gold? 401(k) Changes? Buying a Home Without Raiding Retirement?
Markets feel jittery, interest rates are in flux, and many listeners are wondering how to plan for 2026 with confidence. In this Ask Farnoosh episode,...
1916: Population Shift: How Fewer Kids Could Reshape Money, Work and Housing
What happens to a society when people decide to have fewer children—or none at all? And what does that mean for our economy, our housing market, the w...
1915: Investing in the Age of the AI Bubble with Amanda Holden, Author of How to Be a Rich Old Lady
What if the real threat to your financial future isn’t the next market crash… but the AI-fueled bubble we may already be living through? Today’s So Mo...
1914: Ask Farnoosh: Inside the Slowing Job Market (and How to Protect Yourself)
On this week’s Ask Farnoosh, she breaks down new economic data showing private payrolls fell by 32,000 jobs — the third decline in four months — and w...
1913: The Truth About Queer Money: Myths, Stressors, and the Path Forward
What does it mean to build wealth when the world hasn’t always made space for your identity? That’s the question at the heart of today’s conversation,...
1912: The Money Lessons Kids Need By Age 10
Today’s conversation digs deep into one of the most important and misunderstood stages of financial development: the tween years. Research shows our m...
1911: Ask Farnoosh: How to Crush Your Debt (Encore)
This week, Farnoosh dedicates Ask Farnoosh to one of the most pressing money topics in America right now: debt relief. Visit SoMoneyLinks for resource...
1910: The Most Powerful Woman in U.S. Economic History, Janet Yellen (Encore)
As Treasury Secretary, former Federal Reserve Chairwoman and Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Janet Yellen is one the most power...
1909: New Jersey Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill
New Jersey Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill joins Farnoosh for a candid conversation about the rising cost of living, the future of public schools, healt...
1908: Ask Farnoosh: HELOCs, FSAs, Early 401(k) Withdrawals & Helping Aging Parents
This week’s Ask Farnoosh pulls together some of the most revealing financial stories of the week, grom pandemic-era homebuyers now feeling “locked in”...
1907: A Tax Strategy That Puts Humans First
Hannah Cole, founder of Sunlight Tax, is back on So Money. And she’s here with big news:
Her new book, Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes an...
1906: What Women Need to Know About Protecting Their Wealth: A Legal ToolKit
Today’s guest is someone who has spent more than two decades helping women, families, and entrepreneurs build, protect, and keep their wealth.
A...
1905: Ask Farnoosh: 50-Year Mortgage? Seriously?
Farnoosh breaks down how much a 50-year mortgage would actually cost (spoiler: it's hardly a savings!) Plus: Getting your employer to help you with yo...
1904: This Is the Formula Behind Every Big Idea That Succeeds
What does it really take to launch a big idea? One that can change your career, business, or even the world? Is being a visionary enough, or is there...
1903: Proven Ways to Climb the Wealth Ladder and Level Up Your Net Worth
Where do you think you are on the wealth ladder? Just starting out and struggling to save? Sitting on six figures and wondering what’s next? Or maybe...
1902: Ask Farnoosh and Georgia: Ask Farnoosh and Georgia Lee: 2025 Taxes, Policy and the Big Beautiful Bill
We’re doing something a little different this week. My guest is my friend and financial planner Georgia Lee Hussey, founder and CEO of Modernist Finan...
1901: How to Ask the Best Questions to Rise in Your Career (Replay)
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 wel...
1900: Money, Divorce, and Midlife Reinvention
This is episode 1900, friends! Ten years of conversations about our money, our fears, our growth, and the power that comes when we take control of our...
1899: My Frightening Financial Stories
Financial fear is common and quite frankly, normal. In this episode, Farnoosh breaks down some of the pivotal financial moments in her life where the...
1898: The Hidden Cost of Competition: Redefining Success in a World Obsessed with Winning
Imagine a world where you were no longer expected to compete. That’s the world today’s guest, Ruchika T. Malhotra, invites us to imagine—and to start...
1897: Simple Year-End Money Moves with Big Pay-Offs
As the year winds down, many of us are asking, "What should I take care of financially before December 31st? What can wait until the new year? And how...
Ask Farnoosh: Surviving the Financial Storm — Smart Moves for an Uncertain Economy
This episode is a replay from April 11, 2025.
Joining me today for a very special Ask Farnoosh episode is Maggie Johndrow, a seasoned wealth adv...
1895: The Secret to Selling Anything: How Eyebrow Queen Anastasia Built a Billion-Dollar Brand
Farnoosh sits down with beauty icon Anastasia Soare, founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills and author of the new memoir Raising Brows. Known as the “Eyeb...
1894: Emotional Wealth: The Feminist Guide to Dating and Desire
Feminist dating coach and Date Brazen founder Lily Womble shares how to invest in your love life the same way you invest in your financial future with...