1969: The Science of Attraction and Why Dating Is Still Financially Complicated

We’re diving into modern dating today—and not the glossy, swipe-right version—but the real, complicated, emotionally loaded landscape so many of you a...

1968: Ask Farnoosh: Love, Money and the Cost of Connection

This episode is brought to us by Louis Jadot, a thoughtful way to elevate date night without overspending.
On this week’s Ask Farnoosh, we’re ge...

1967: Mr. Money Mustache Is Back. Ten Years Later. Life After Early Retirement

It’s rare in personal finance that someone comes along and doesn’t just offer advice—but completely rewires how we think about money, work, and what i...

Bonus: Smart Tax Moves Every Solopreneur Needs to Know

This special bonus episode of So Money is brought to you by TurboTax Experts for Business.
And today, we are tackling a topic that so many of yo...

1966: How to Get Good With Money in a World That Feels Financially Broken with The Budgetnista

Tiffany Aliche—also known as The Budgetnista—has spent over 15 years helping millions of women take control of their money, rebuild after financial se...

1965: Ask Farnoosh: Smart Moves After Debt, Student Loans, How to Invest Through the Noise

It’s spring break, and while I’m taking a little time offline with family, I didn’t want to leave you hanging. In this episode of Ask Farnoosh, we’re...

1964: How to Ditch Budgeting Overwhelm with The High Five Banking Method

Guest Sahirenys Pierce is a financial educator, speaker, and the creator of The High Five Banking Method—a simple but powerful framework that helps pe...

1963: How to Future Proof Your Career in an AI-Driven Economy

What if the biggest threat to your career… isn’t losing your job—but becoming irrelevant before you even get one?
Right now, we’re watching some...

1962: Ask Farnoosh: The Money Anxiety Playbook (Taxes, AI and How to Stay Financial Steady)

In this Ask Farnoosh Friday, we’re tackling one of the biggest questions right now: how do you stay financially steady when everything feels uncertain...

1961: The Psychology of Never Enough. Why High-Achievers Still Feel Empty and How to Fix It

Brooke Taylor is a former Google executive turned researcher and coach who has spent years studying a phenomenon called the success wound —interviewin...

1960: The Hidden Cost of Aging in America with Senator Andy Kim

What would you do if caring for a parent meant putting your own financial future—and your kids’—on hold?
That’s not a hypothetical. It’s the rea...

1959: Ask Farnoosh: Prep for a Recession? Also: The Price of Aging and Long-Term care

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In this episode, Farnoosh opens with a candid reflection on media narratives aro...

1958: Rebuilding After Rock Bottom: Money, Motherhood, and Redemption

What would you do if your life completely spun off course…before you even had a chance to understand who you were?
My guest today, Nikki Mammano...

1957: The Personal Finance Legend Who Stopped Talking About Money

or as long as I’ve known him — which is now more than fifteen years — he’s had the same signature look: a sharp mohawk and an even sharper perspective...

1956: Ask Farnoosh: Roth 401(k) Strategy, Avoiding the Wrong Insurance, Paying for Childcare & FAFSA Tips

This week on Ask Farnoosh, Farnoosh kicks things off with a behind-the-scenes look at a whirlwind week in journalism and media. She shares highlights...

1955: Senator Cory Booker on Taxes, Childcare and Big Ideas to Fix Our Economy

U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey joins us for a wide-ranging conversation recorded in one sitting for both podcasts - The Montclair Pod and So M...

1954: How FIRE Parents Hack Childcare, Housing and Education

If you’ve ever looked at the FIRE movement — Financial Independence, Retire Early — and thought, that sounds great… but what about kids? — today’s epi...

1953: Ask Farnoosh: Inheriting a 401(k), Emergency Fund vs. Retirement, and Tax Identity Theft

On this week’s Ask Farnoosh, Farnoosh answers listener questions about navigating complicated financial decisions — from inheriting retirement account...

1952: How Colleges Quietly Discount Tuition and What Families Need to Know

Many parents believe college now costs $100,000 a year. But the truth is far more complicated.
Today on So Money, I’m joined by Ron Lieber, long...

1951: Building Wealth, Legacy and Financial Confidence with Bola Sokunbi

For many women, the word “millionaire” can still feel uncomfortable. Not just financially, but culturally. Many of us weren’t raised to imagine oursel...

1950: Ask Farnoosh: HSAs Explained, Scam Alerts & Financial Resilience in Your 30s and 40s

1949: Nate Berkus on Entrepreneurship, Design, and Financial Confidence

As promised, I’m re-airing one of the most requested interviews from the archives: my conversation with Nate Berkus, originally recorded in 2015—ten y...

1948: Turning Side Hustles Into Sustainable Wealth with Money Girl Laura Adams

Today’s guest is someone who has been shaping the personal finance conversation for nearly two decades — long before money podcasts were mainstream, l...

1947: Ask Farnoosh: Tax Season Moves, Optimal Rainy Day Funds, Traditional or Roth IRA?

Farnoosh reflects on her appearance on the TODAY Show, where she shared practical strategies to maximize your finances during tax season — from last-m...

1946: The Quiet Money Mistakes High-Earning Women Make

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 wonde...

1945: The Truth About Debt, Inequality and Starting Over

Our guest today is truly one of the original voices in personal finance and someone whose work has shaped how millions of Americans think about debt,...

1944: Ask Farnooosh: Birthday Money Truths, Market Warnings and Relationship Finance

In this Friday the 13th edition of So Money, Farnoosh reflects on turning 46 and shares the financial truths that have shaped her life—from why money...

1943: How to Navigate Income Gaps, Shared Accounts, and Spending Differences

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about how to build a stronger financial partnership - from financial date nights and shared accounts t...

1942: How to Use Your Money to Redefine Wealth Around Time, Choice and Happiness

We spend so much of our lives chasing money—believing that once we earn enough, save enough, and invest enough, happiness and freedom will finally fol...

1941: Ask Farnoosh: My Best Home Buying Advice, Investing for a "Mid-Term" Goal

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In this Super Bowl weekend edition of Ask Farnoosh, she reflects on recent fina...

1940: The Science of Making Work Fair

Sometimes making work more fair doesn’t require a sweeping policy change or a million-dollar program. Guest Siri Chilazi is a researcher at Harvard wh...

1926: The Hidden Cost of Competition. Is it Worth It? (Encore)

Imagine a world where you were no longer expected to compete. That’s the world today’s guest, Ruchika T. Malhotra, invites us to imagine—and to start...

1938: Ask Farnoosh and Georgia Lee: Taxes, Values and Policy (Encore)

**This episode is a replay. It first aired on November 7, 2025.**
We’re doing something a little different this week. My guest is my friend and...

1937: The January Financial Wrap: Lessons to Carry Us Into the Year

January always asks big questions of our money—and this one felt especially heavy. In this solo episode, Farnoosh takes a step back to reflect on what...

1936: How to Pay for College Without Ruining Your Financial Life

College today can easily cost six figures — even at public universities — and yet so many families still feel completely in the dark about how to prep...

1935: Ask Farnoosh: How to Navigate Student Loans, Home Buying, and Investing Decisions

On this episode of Ask Farnoosh, we kick things off with a very real reminder that homeownership is never just the mortgage. A burst hose, unexpected...

1934:  Launching Kids in an Expensive World. How to Raise Financially Independent Young Adults

We are talking today about parenting boundaries, money, and what it really means to raise independent kids in a world that feels more expensive, more...

1933: The Housing Affordability Crisis, Explained. Who Can Still Buy a Home?

If you’ve been scrolling listings at midnight, doing mental math on mortgage calculators, and wondering, “Wait…how is anyone actually buying a house r...

1932: Ask Farnoosh: Should You Downgrade Your Life to Upgrade Your Finances?

This week on Ask Farnoosh, we’re zooming out—on money, career, and life—and talking about the moments when endings, uncertainty, and discomfort can ac...

1931: The New Rules of Retirement Planning. What Actually Matters Today

Today we’re talking about the future. Not just retirement as a number on a spreadsheet, but retirement as a real phase of life—one that we’re all head...