This week's Ask Farnoosh: The pros and cons to overpaying a credit card for the sake of budgeting for big expenses; how to create an exit strategy from an industry that you don't love; should I work with a financial planner if I don't need investing help?

In this milestone episode (1500!!) Farnoosh reflects on the show's evolution and offers advice related to investing, being left with debt after a spouse's death and how to make the most of a 401(k). Plus: Farnoosh breaks down why she took out a HELOC this year.

This week, Farnoosh answers audience questions related to investing, negotiating a salary and getting on the "right" track when you're just starting out in your 20s to design a meaningful and prosperous life.

Revisiting some of the year's most powerful interviews about financial equity with Christina Blacken, founder of The New Quo, Rendel Solomon, racial justice advocate, and Xavier Ramey, CEO of Justice Informed.

Learn now after being laid off from her job, Ellie used her $1,200 stimulus check and years of experience in sales, marketing, and leadership to start the Ellievated Agency.

Guest Tara Falcone, CFA, CFP®, is the Founder and CEO of Reason, a goal-based platform that helps people save and invest for specific goals in a more organized, intentional way.

So many financial questions stemming from the week's Fed rate hike. The Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by a whopping 75 basis points, the steepest increase since 1994, in an effort to stem inflation. Is this the right move?