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1244: How to Save on Health Care and Medical Bills with Dan Weissmann Aug 25, 2021

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Guest Dan Weissmann is the host of the podcast An Arm and a Leg, where he takes one of the most enraging, terrifying, depressing aspects of American life—the cost of health care— and produce a show that's entertaining, empowering and useful. Topics discussed on today's show: How to negotiate your medical costs, securing health care when you leave a job, and the importance of shopping around for health care.

More about Dan: Before creating An Arm and a Leg in 2018, partly as a response to his own family's quest for affordable health care, Dan worked in public radio. He's been a staff reporter for Marketplace and Chicago’s WBEZ, and has done stories for outlets like 99 Percent Invisible, Planet Money, Reveal, Code Switch, Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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1243: Dasha Kennedy, Financial Activist and Creator of The Broke Black Girl Aug 23, 2021

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Dasha Kennedy is the creator of the award-winning financial advocacy group The Broke Black Girl. As a digital community leader and financial activist, she provides culturally competent and relevant financial literacy resources to over 70,000 African-American women to combat economic inequality. You can follow Dasha on Instagram and Twitter.

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1242: Ask Farnoosh: What's the best way to quit my job right now? Aug 20, 2021

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Rounding out our weeklong discussion about how to quit, Farnoosh and guest expert Dan Schawbel, answer your questions related to resigning, searching for new work and affording a career transition. Dan is a New York Times bestselling author, Managing Partner of Workplace Intelligence and career expert whose conducted dozens of workplace studies in the past 10 years. His latest book is called Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation.

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1241: How I Quit My Job with Tim Herrera, Former New York Times Editor Aug 18, 2021

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Our discussion around quitting and how to leave an unhappy job continues with our guest Tim Herrera, a freelance writer and editor who recently quit his post at The New York Times where he edited the service journalism section, Smarter Living for five years. There, he wrote and edited stories on personal finance, office culture and job satisfaction, mental health, digital privacy and more. Tim shares the moments that led up to his departure, how he's rethinking the concept of quitting and his recommendations for others that may want to follow in his footsteps.

More about Tim: He is a co-editor of the Smarter Living book, and is currently writing a book about self-awareness. Before coming to The Times, he worked at The Washington Post, where was on the digital strategy team and wrote about online culture. He lives in Manhattan with his two cats, Strudel and Streets, and his platonic life partner.

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1240: Advice on How to Quit Your Job (And Afford It) with Jessica Carney, Host of And Then I Quit Aug 16, 2021

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We are dedicating the week to discussing all-things QUITTING, as an increasing number of Americans seek new career beginnings. A Microsoft survey of more than 30,000 global workers showed that 41% of workers were thinking about quitting or switching professions this year. In April more than four million people quit their jobs, according to the Department of Labor – the biggest jump on record.

Economists and journalists dub this trend the ‘Great Resignation’. Guest Jessica Carney is the host of the podcast And Then I Quit,where she invites guests to share funny and absurd stories about jobs they’ve quit.

We discuss when quitting makes sense, the importance of changing the narrative around quitting from one of cowardice to courage, and how to afford the transition if you don't have savings.

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1239: Ask Farnoosh: 55% of Budget Goes to Rent. Help! Aug 13, 2021

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This week's Ask Farnoosh touches on the realities of a high-cost of living city and how to make ends meet. Also, how to come up with a mortgage to buy a second home (if you don't want to yet sell your first home and use the equity towards the down payment?) Plus: Is it wise to pay of high-interest credit card debt with a 401(k)?

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1238: Ramit Sethi on love and money and his new podcast, I Will Teach You To Be Rich Aug 11, 2021

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Financial expert and bestselling author Ramit Sethi joins Farnoosh to share insights from his latest endeavor: the I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast, where he unveils real stories about love & money from behind closed doors. We discuss the unbelievable financial perils from real guests on his new show, how to find common ground with a partner who's on a different financial wave length and why defining your Rich Life can help you grow a stronger relationship.

More about Ramit: He is theauthor of the New York Times bestseller “I Will Teach You To Be Rich,” has helped tens of millions of people live a Rich Life with their money, careers, businesses, and psychology. He hosts over a million readers on his site, iwillteachyoutoberich.com, newsletter, and social media. His new podcast, I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, reveals real stories about love & money from behind closed doors. Learn more about his podcast at iwt.com/podcast

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1237: Congressman and Civil Rights Activist John Lewis and His Reflections on Courage, Activism and Money Aug 09, 2021

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Best-selling author Kabir Sehgal joins to share insights from the new book he co-authored with family friend, the late Congressman John Lewis called “Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation." In the book, we learn about Lewis' final reflections on topics including courage, activism and money, which can help guide the next generation.

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1236: Ask Farnoosh: What Will Licensing So Money to CNET Mean? Aug 06, 2021

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Dedicating today's episode to answering some of your questions about the podcast's recent licensing partnership with CNET and what it may mean for the show and our coverage. Also, we welcome Sharon Profis, CNET's Executive Editor & Senior Director of Content, who will work closely with our team there to drive the personal finance division. She'll discuss what's on tap and what we can look forward to at CNET Personal Finance.

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Big Announcement! Please Listen. Aug 04, 2021

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News alert: I’m licensing SO MONEY to CNET, the world’s biggest platform dedicated to tech and consumer news and advice. Also as part of our partnership, I’ll be joining CNET”s team as Editor-at-Large of Personal Finance. It’s a dream collaboration and we have BIG plans.

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