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For years, the assumption has been that FIRE works best for people without children: dual-income professionals willing to live extremely frugally in pursuit of early retirement. But what happens when you want both financial independence and a family?
Ron Lieber is the longtime New York Times “Your Money” columnist and author of the bestselling book The Price You Pay for College. He has spent years investigating how college pricing really works—and why the “sticker price” is often not the price families actually pay.
Today’s episode is for the woman who’s doing well on paper…earning more, climbing higher, checking the boxes of financial success— and yet still wondering if she’s making the smartest moves with her money.
Farnoosh reflects on turning 46 and shares the financial truths that have shaped her life—from why money really buys options, to the systemic realities behind debt and financial setbacks.
Guest Siri Chilazi is a researcher at Harvard and the co-author of the bestselling book Make Work Fair, written with behavioral economist Iris Bohnet.
You may remember Ruchika from her last appearance on So Money, when she turned our understanding of imposter syndrome upside down, revealing it not as a personal flaw, but as a systemic one.
Financial planner, Georgia Lee Hussey, founder and CEO of Modernist Financial, joins to unpack the Big Beautiful Bill and what it means for your taxes.
In this solo episode, Farnoosh takes a step back to reflect on what the first month of the year has revealed about our finances, our fears, and our priorities.
Alex Gailey is sa personal finance reporter at Bankrate, and she’s been digging into the numbers behind America’s housing affordability crisis. Her reporting found something jaw-dropping: the typical U.S. household can’t afford three-quarters of the homes currently on the market.
