HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Mailbag-only episode on financial planners, retirement specialists, HSAs for long-term care and when to pull your credit report in the home-buying process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A chat with Gianna Wurzl and Ashley Sumner, founders of Quilt, the new female-only coworking start-up that enables women to work out of one another’s homes. We talk purpose, passion, productivity, matchmaking and why working with other women helps you achieve your personal and professional goals. In Mailbag, credit cards in college, tax scams, and the cost of assisted living. Learn more about your...

You've all heard the joke, right? Well, we're not laughing, and neither is Joanne Lipman, author of the new book by the same title. (Subtitle: What Men Need to Know (And What Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together.) She's got actionable solutions for closing the salary gap, and tips for how to stand up for yourself and inspire more men to do so for you. In Mailbag, budgeting for healthcar...

David Bach, author of the bestseller "Smart Couples Finish Rich" answers all of your questions on how to handle volatile markets (and trying to time them). We also discuss whether to dip a toe into Bitcoin or one of the other cryptocurrencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, psychology experts and wife-and-husband duo Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and James Pawelski discuss their new book, Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts. The Pawelskis have clued into the fact that how we behave with money can make a big difference in the success or failure of our relationships. Whether you're single, dating, married, divorced or...

This week we're talking power, purpose and legacy with Pattie Sellers, founder of Fortune Magazine's Most Powerful Women (MPW) franchise and SellersEaston Media. You'll learn the importance of knowing and sharing your story for personal and professional success, and how the "good girls" in us could be holding us back from making important jumps. In Mailbag, extended warranties for new cars, repaym...

Closing the gender pay gap is Mika Brzezinski’s mission. As co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and the force behind the “Know Your Value” movement, she shares proven how-to strategies for all women, in every industry. In Mailbag, personal loans, prepaying mortgages and 529s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel H. Pink, author of “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing," says timing is a science — not an art. He shares how we can make systematically better decisions at work, at school, at home — and for our wallets. In Mailbag, retirement catch-up moves and when to take a severance package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At AARP's Family Caregiving summit we had some amazing conversations with bestselling author Lee Woodruff (who cared for her husband, ABC's Bob Woodruff, after he suffered a traumatic brain injury while reporting in Iraq), Sheila Lirio Marcelo, CEO of Care.com (who founded the site as a young working mother with two young children and ailing parents) and actress and activist Holly Robinson Peete (...

When the worst headache of her life turned into a near-death experience, CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson was forced to stop and reevaluate how she manages her family and career. She’s healthy now, and here to share how she managed, with everything from emergency savings to estate-planning. In Mailbag, lifestyle inflation and how to control it when you receive raises or...

Jill Martin and Joy Bauer are my NBC TODAY sisters, and for the past few years, we’ve teamed up for segments to help you with your money, health and organization-related resolutions. And that’s exactly what we’re doing in this episode. In Mailbag, estate planning with a parent and how to handle your 401(k) when your company goes Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Know your worth and then add tax.” Robin Arzon, lawyer-turned-health-and-wellness-influencer, is the bestselling author of “Shut Up And Run,” and the VP of Fitness Programming for Peloton. She gets us focused on our health and wealth so that we can make this year our best one yet. In Mailbag, 401(k) rollovers, financial considerations for caregivers and how to prioritize credit card debt with bui...

Are you happy at work? Does your job excite you? Does it make you feel fulfilled? Does it make you feel like you have a purpose? This week Kathryn Minshew, CEO & founder of TheMuse.com, tells us how to find more joy and fulfillment in our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2006 to 2011, Sheila Bair steered the agency through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and was the woman responsible for the successful safekeeping of $6 trillion of Americans’ savings. Her leadership earned her the nickname the “new sheriff of Wall Street.” We discuss the lessons all of us can take away from the last rece...

With over a million charities in the United States alone, figuring out where to direct your money can be an overwhelming decision. How will your donation line up with your values and goals? How will it change the world? They're big questions, but we've got answers from Katherina Rosqueta, executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. In Mailbag, questions on car deals, 401(k) roll...

Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, wealth psychology expert and author of the book “Breaking Money Silence,” says that in a world where money can grant self-worth, power, respect, freedom and even love, there can be prices to pay for money silence. In Mailbag, we talk building money confidence, choosing an online bank and picking the right credit-monitoring service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Before you do any shopping this week — either in-store or online — take 35 minutes to listen to this episode. We're with Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He discusses his book, Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter, and answers: Why does paying for things often feel like it causes actual pain? When is a sale not really a s...

A follow-up chat with fellow financial journalist Stacey Tisdale. We discuss feminism, race, resilience and entrepreneurship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Mailbag-only episode, we're talking about taking on a mortgage in retirement, buying a new car, using rewards credit cards strategically and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we shut off the lights and can’t shut off our brains, what should we do? This week, we sit down with Nancy H. Rothstein, The Sleep Ambassador, to discuss why our sleep is suffering, how to turn it around and why doing so is in our finances’ best interest as well. In Mailbag, we talk personal loans, where to keep emergency savings for the best returns, and traditional and Roth 401(k)s. Learn m...

Raising a child isn't cheap, and one study estimates the lifetime costs of treating and caring for an individual with autism can be $2.4 million. Judith Newman is the author of To Siri with Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines, and she shares her story. In Mailbag, we talk taxes, investing in retirement and how to dodge bank fees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Buying health insurance has never been more complicated, and we know you've probably got questions. So, with the help of Nate Purpura, VP of Consumer Affairs at eHealth.com, we've got answers on open enrollment and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last few years, Dr. Nancy Snyderman lost her father, left her job at NBC News, let go of her identity as a journalist, and had to figure out who she was without all of them. She talks about the importance of knowing herself at her core as work identities come and go. In Mailbag, caretaking and credit reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conversations are essential to our survival, yet we’re having less of them and getting worse at them. Celeste Headlee is the author of “We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter,” and she shares five ways we’re holding ourselves back from being better communicators. In Mailbag, credit freezes and the FAFSA and consolidation loans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

In this Mailbag-only episode, we discuss short sales and reverse mortgages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices