So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

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1649: Teaching Kids About Spending and Saving Mar 27, 2024

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Guest Karen Holland, founder of GiftingSense.org, is on a mission to prepare today’s school-aged children to think before they buy.

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1648: The Power of MicroSkills, Small Actions That Lead to Big Impact Mar 25, 2024

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Do you want to learn how to build your career without breaking yourself? Build and maintain your professional reputation? Become a subject matter expert and a more effective communicator? These are big goals but our guests today, the authors of a forthcoming book called MicroSkills, say the key is to break a complex task into small, learnable skills that can be practiced, and incorporated real-time. Dr. Resa Lewiss is Professor of Emergency Medicine & Radiology as well as Director of the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Division at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She is also the host of The Visible Voices Podcast. Dr. Adaira Landry is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School & Assistant Residency Director for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Programs.

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1647: (Encore) Ask Farnoosh: Investing in Real Estate, Financial Transparency in Marriage Mar 23, 2024

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Sorry, friends! I'm currently dealing with an injury, so this is an encore of one of my favorite episodes, which originally aired on February 23, 2024. Thanks for your patience!!

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This week from the mailbag: Thoughts on playing the lottery, investing in real estate syndication, selling a home you inherited, and how much financial transparency is necessary in a marriage? Referenced on the episode: Interview with co-founders of GoodEgg Investment.

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1646: Winning Scripts and Strategies to Land the Job Interview Mar 20, 2024

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Whether online or in-person, today's episode offers road-tested strategies and scripts for winning the job interview. How to discuss a gap in your resume? How to test if the company is the right culture fit? How to discuss pay? Our guest is Hanna Howard, Senior Work Editor for CNBC Make It. Howard hosts a new online course venture called Smarter by CNBC Make It. The first paid course, How to Ace Your Job Interview, gives people a leg up on the competition by pulling back the curtain on the hiring process and showing users how to excel at their job interviews.

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1645: The Smart Science of Failure with Amy Shoenthal, Author of The Setback Cycle Mar 18, 2024

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Setbacks are unavoidable in business, finance, career, and relationships. While uncomfortable, they provide an opportunity to redefine success and gain a renewed perspective. Some of the world’s most prominent leaders attribute their setbacks to the reason they found success. Their lowest moments paved the way for their creative rebirth. But why does this happen? Guest Amy Shoenthal spent the past few years researching this phenomenon and developing a framework for her book, The Setback Cycle. On the podcast, she shares the science behind setbacks and how everyone can navigate their businesses, careers -- and lives -- armed with the tools to work through this inevitable cycle.

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1644: Ask Farnoosh: Are We in a "Silent Recession?" Mar 15, 2024

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Farnoosh begins with the question: Are we in a silent recession? You can read more about the story she references here.

Other questions: What are the rules and costs for moving money from a brokerage account into a Roth IRA? Any risks to having a single bank that houses all your accounts? And how to find a good accountant?

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1643: *LIVE AUDIENCE* with Sarah LaFleur, Founder of MM LaFleur Mar 13, 2024

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*Recorded live at M.M. LaFleur in New York City on February 27th**

Farnoosh interviews Sarah LaFleur, founder of the NY-based fashion brand, on how she pivoted the women's wear company during Covid, business lessons from her start-up days, the evolution of workwear, and more.

More about Sarah: She founded M.M.LaFleur in 2013 with a mission to help women take the work out of getting dressed so they can focus on what matters to them. Before founding M.M.LaFleur, she worked at Bain & Co. in New York and TechnoServe in South Africa. Sarah sits on the Advisory Council of the New York Federal Reserve and is a board member of the Downtown Alliance of New York City. Most recently, she is a Henry Crown Fellow within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. She graduated from Harvard University. M.M.LaFleur is named after her mother, whom she calls her biggest inspiration.

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1642: Tax Help: Your Bookkeeping Done in 5 Minutes Mar 11, 2024

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With the business tax filing deadline fast approaching, today's show shares advice on simplifying the bookkeeping process. Guest Nicole Barham is the founder and CEO of Design Your Wealth and creator of 5 Minute Bookkeeper, which shows solo entrepreneurs how to do a whole year of bookkeeping in an hour or less.

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1641: Ask Farnoosh: Should I Sell My House to Pay Off Debt? How Much Should I Keep in Checking? Pros/Cons of 529 Prepaid Plans Mar 08, 2024

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Learn more about Farnoosh's private book workshop Book to Brand here.

This week: Questions about how much is 'enough' to store in a checking account versus savings account, the pros and cons to 529 prepaid college tuition plans and should a listener sell her home if the equity can provid her family with more financial flexibility?

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1640: Unhappy at Work? Ways to Create More Meaning and Money in Your Career Mar 06, 2024

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Career satisfaction is at an all-time low. Certified Professional Coach Eliana Goldstein offers advice on how to create more meaning and money in your career.

Check out Eliana's Career Upgrade Program and use the code SOMONEY for $100 off.

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