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  • Ep 502: Financial Caregiving 101: What You Need To Know Before You or Your Parent Gets Sick

    Ep 502: Financial Caregiving 101: What You Need To Know Before You or Your Parent Gets Sick
    Nov 19 2025
    When you're suddenly put in charge of an aging parent’s finances, the emotional toll is heavy, and the financial fallout can be even heavier. In this episode, Jean Chatzky is joined by certified financial planner and MarketWatch columnist Beth Pinsker, author of My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving. Together, they unpack Beth’s personal journey of managing her mother’s finances through illness, surgery, and estate settlement. Even with decades of experience writing about money, Beth found herself caught off-guard by just how complicated — and expensive — caregiving can be without the right documents and conversations in place. What You’ll Learn: The most overlooked (and affordable) legal documents everyone needs The difference between joint accounts, POA, and transfer-on-death How to prep for financial caregiving before a medical emergency The unexpected costs of not planning ahead — and how to avoid them How to be “the person who gets called” in a crisis — and what to ask in advance 💡 P.S. Need help getting your own financial life in order before you take on someone else’s? Check out our FinanceFixx program, our signature coaching experience that helps you get organized, take control of your spending, and build a plan that actually works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • A Week In Her Wallet: With A Clinical Researcher Who Makes Over $150k And Travels Nearly Full-Time For Work

    A Week In Her Wallet: With A Clinical Researcher Who Makes Over $150k And Travels Nearly Full-Time For Work
    Nov 14 2025
    This week on A Week In Her Wallet, we head to Atlanta to follow Kristen, a 40-something clinical researcher who earns about $150K a year and travels nearly full-time for work. She walks us through a week of thoughtful spending, including a $1,300 mortgage payment, $500 toward her HELOC, a $150 yard sale win (promptly spent on music festival tickets), and the small joys that keep her grounded when she’s on the road so much. 💬 In this episode: Why she bought a home on her own at 30 How she’s navigating a HELOC payoff The hidden costs of business travel (and the perks) Her favorite splurges and values-based spending What she’s learned from tracking her money for one week Want to better understand your financial mindset? Take our MoneyType quiz to learn how your personality influences your spending. And if you’re ready to get serious about your budget, check out our FinanceFixx program — real coaching, real results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • Ep 501: AI Slop Is Ruining the Job Search — Here’s How to Stand Out with LinkedIn’s Catherine Fisher

    Ep 501: AI Slop Is Ruining the Job Search — Here’s How to Stand Out with LinkedIn’s Catherine Fisher
    Nov 12 2025
    The world of work is changing fast. AI is reshaping how we do our jobs, learn new skills, and even how we write our resumes and cover letters. But the most trusted source of career advice isn’t AI. It’s people. In this week’s episode, Jean sits down with LinkedIn Career Expert Catherine Fisher to talk about why networking is still the ultimate career superpower. Catherine shares why it’s less about jobs disappearing and more about tasks evolving, what skills are becoming even more valuable now, and how women can use their networks to stay confident, connected, and ahead of the curve. We’ll cover: How to approach AI with curiosity and use it to your advantage Simple ways to keep your professional relationships alive (even when you’re busy) How to make networking feel authentic instead of awkward or transactional The top three profile changes to help you stand out on LinkedIn today 👉 Join the HerMoney Investing Club 📰 Subscribe to the free HerMoney Newsletter: https://hermoney.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • A Week In Her Wallet: How One Couple Manages $200K in Income, a Toddler, and Four Pets

    A Week In Her Wallet: How One Couple Manages $200K in Income, a Toddler, and Four Pets
    Nov 7 2025
    This week on HerMoney’s special series A Week In Her Wallet, we meet Kaitlyn from Madison, Wisconsin. She’s a full-time state program manager with a side hustle, a toddler, three cats, and a dog — so life is full, to say the least. Kaitlyn and her husband bring in just under $200K per year and manage their money through shared accounts and regular “budget nights.” As Kaitlyn tracks her spending for a week, she shares her candid voice notes about side gig deposits, why she swears by a monthly cleaning service, and how her love for thrift stores led to a once-in-a-lifetime vinyl record player find. Her week is about much more than transactions; it’s a journey of intentional joy, family memories, and budgeting for what really matters. 💡 Listen in to hear: Why she happily spends $150 a month on house cleaning How she and her husband use “funding pots” to budget for travel, gifts, and daycare The thrift store jackpot that brought her to happy tears Why they’re winding down their bartending side hustles A powerful mindset shift around spending money on experiences over things How they navigate toddler expenses on a budget — and with intention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min
  • EP 500: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Protecting Your Money If The Market Crashes

    EP 500: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Protecting Your Money If The Market Crashes
    Nov 5 2025
    This week, Jean sits down with Andrew Ross Sorkin, bestselling author of Too Big to Fail and the brand-new 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—And How It Shattered a Nation. Andrew shares why the patterns of 1929 are repeating themselves, from the rise of new technology and market euphoria to record consumer debt and risky new financial products entering retirement accounts. Jean and Andrew break down what’s happening in the markets, what’s fueling the AI-driven investing mania, and what you should be doing now to protect your financial future. Plus, don’t miss our Insurance Mailbag! Jean and Kathryn tackle your real-life insurance questions, whether you’re downsizing your home, passing down family valuables, or just making sure your coverage fits your next chapter. You’ll learn: Why history says optimism can be dangerous (but useful) How today’s “buy now, pay later” mindset mirrors 1929’s credit explosion What risks may be hiding in your 401(k) Whether crypto and private equity belong in retirement portfolios And how to build a portfolio that can actually weather a crash Empty nest resources from our partners at Nationwide. 👉 Join the HerMoney Investing Club 📰 Subscribe to the free HerMoney Newsletter: https://hermoney.com/subscribe 💬 Got feedback? We love hearing from you. Leave us a review and tell us what you want more of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 min
  • Your Money Map Replay: How to Prepare for Rising Healthcare Costs in 2026: Medicare, ACA & More

    Your Money Map Replay: How to Prepare for Rising Healthcare Costs in 2026: Medicare, ACA & More
    Oct 31 2025
    With healthcare premiums expected to spike and enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire, millions of Americans may be facing a serious coverage crunch. In this timely episode of Your Money Map, Jean Chatzky is joined by retirement experts Marcia Mantell and Jae Oh to break down what’s really happening with the ACA, Medicare, and employer-sponsored insurance, and how you can protect your wallet. We dig into: How the government shutdown could impact Affordable Care Act subsidies The true cost of healthcare in 2026 Why open enrollment this year will be more complex than ever How to budget for Medicare premiums and unexpected expenses Strategies for using guaranteed income (like Social Security or annuities) to cover rising healthcare costs Tips to avoid scams, navigate robocalls, and make smart insurance choices The power of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible plans 🔗 For more resources and tools from the Alliance for Lifetime Income, visit ProtectedIncome.org 📬 Sign up for their newsletter: protectedincome.org/subscribe 💬 Like what you hear? Leave us a 5-star review and share the episode with a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 min
  • Mailbag: What To Do Financially After a Cancer Diagnosis

    Mailbag: What To Do Financially After a Cancer Diagnosis
    Oct 30 2025
    Today we’re giving you a first look inside our brand-new Patreon-exclusive Mailbag series — and this one’s powerful. A listener, a single mom of a toddler, just received a cancer diagnosis. She reached out with urgent questions about how to manage her finances during treatment: Are cancer insurance payouts taxable? Should she prioritize paying off IRS debt or building savings? How can she prepare for unpaid leave while focusing on recovery? Jean and Kathryn dig into it all, from the tax treatment of cancer insurance to how to protect your money when life takes an unexpected turn. This episode is a preview of what’s waiting for you when you subscribe to our new HerMoney Patreon, where you’ll find: ✨ Deep-dive mailbags with Jean and Kathryn 📞 Call-in AMA mailbags with real listeners 🎧 Ad-free listening 🌙 “After Hours with HerMoney” — more daring, personal money conversations 👉 Join us at patreon.com/hermoney to unlock the full episodes and help shape the future of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 min
  • EP 499: Estate Planning Is an Act of Love: Here’s How to Start

    EP 499: Estate Planning Is an Act of Love: Here’s How to Start
    Oct 29 2025
    What happens to everything you've worked so hard for — your home, your savings, your family memories — after you're gone? If your answer is “I’m not sure,” the time to start planning is now. In this empowering episode, Jean sits down with Heather Winston, Certified Financial PlannerTM professional of Principal Advised Services, LLC and Assistant Vice President at Principal Financial Group®, to talk all things estate planning; what it can really mean, why it matters, and how to get started, no matter your income level or family structure. Together, they unpack: Four key documents every adult should have (and when to update them) Why estate planning is a form of kindness to the people you love How to make tough conversations with aging parents, or your own kids, a little easier The often-overlooked importance of your digital estate How to leave a legacy of values, not just valuables Want help organizing your financial life or finding an estate planning attorney? Subscribe to the HerMoney newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe for resources, checklists, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min