HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Good wife, good mother, good daughter, good sister, good friend, good worker. Isn't enough enough already? Tiffany Dufu, author of, "Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less," says yes. She talks about letting go of those unrealistic expectations and balancing your best self. In Mailbag, credit score changes and when to see a financial planner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Turn your business idea into a reality with coach Christy Wright, author of the book "Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves." In Mailbag, we speak with Joe Saul-Sehy, host of Stacking Benjamins, about investing on a dime, down payments for a first home and high-interest savings accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Stanford University, students wait in line for professor Bill Burnett's course-turned-bestseller, Designing Your Life. You don't have to. Burnett says that if you want to improve your relationships at home and at work, you have to face your problems head on, including the money ones. In Mailbag, negotiating at work, investing beyond your 401(k), and getting a prenup. Learn more about your ad ch...

Calling all broke millennials: This week Erin Lowry is here to help you set your priorities straight, get a budget, and tackle your debts. In Mailbag, using credit card points, and staying sane during rocky markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Financial aid expert Kelly Peeler helps us parse those maddeningly complex financial aid offers, and offers tips on how to negotiate for more. In Mailbag, how to start investing, med school debt, target date funds, and buying your first home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motivational coach Jen Sincero shares the secret sauce that allowed her to triple her income in three months, with tips from her new book, You Are a Badass at Making Money. In Mailbag, student loan defaults, employer pensions and public vs. private school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How kids can understand the value of a dollar, when we rarely touch one. Financial literacy expert and best-selling author Beth Kobliner discusses her new book, Make Your Kid A Money Genius (Even If You’re Not). In Mailbag, when to take Social Security, when to start a college savings plan for a newborn and how to get the family back on track after a job loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Betty Liu, Bloomberg anchor and founder of Radiate, Inc., is here to teach us all how to negotiate and get the best, most lucrative job offers that we can. In Mailbag, when to keep a credit card open, financial prep for having a baby and how best to start a college fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hogan, and trusted voice on retirement, says retirement isn’t an age, it’s a financial number. He explains how to calculate and achieve it, and how it can be as simple as saving $10 a day. In Mailbag, when to close store credit cards, and how to become a financial planner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-sabotage can be one of the most damaging behaviors in our lives, especially when it comes to our money. Thankfully, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen helps us all get self-sabotage to stand down. She says giving up isn’t failure if it moves us forward — cutting our losses is sometimes the best choice. In Mailbag, what to do with unused gift cards, how long you need to keep the paperwork...

Women are living longer than ever before, and since your health and financial life are critically intertwined, I joined forces with Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic to help us all "AgeProof" our lives. In Mailbag, questions about health spending accounts, how to dig out of a personal family debt crisis, how to get ready to buy a home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Money and sex. They're the two things couples fight about most and talk about least, so we're turning up the heat with love and relationships expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz, from Married At First Sight, She says there are ways to keep your relationship on track even when your finances are in flux. In Mailbag, financial infidelity and kids paying for college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Investing isn't hard, but that first step can be. But women are actually better investors than men. This week we're cutting the excuses with Kathleen Murphy, the President of Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments. Murphy breaks down how and why to start investing in your 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and beyond. In Mailbag, questions on gift cards, how long to save paperwork for taxes and whet...

If you, your adult kids or your friends are single and looking, it may be time to run the numbers. "Date-onomics" author Jon Birger says the "man deficit" is a real thing, but there are ways to increase your odds, and we've got 'em. In mailbag, finding the right financial planner, and paying your mortgage with a points-earning credit card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Do you feel like your business idea is an impossible dream? It doesn't have to be. Kathryn Finney, founder and managing director of digitalundivided, a social enterprise that supports women of color entrepreneurs, shares her advice for how to start and grow a business. In Mailbag, we talk risk tolerance for saving for a home and for retirement, and how freelancers can save. Learn more about your a...

Remote work. Digital nomads. Fun office spaces. Jennifer Berrent, Chief Culture Officer at WeWork takes us through how she creates a culture and work space that reflects the needs of a dynamic workforce in it, and how you can do the same. In Mailbag, we talk paying off credit cards and emergency funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Mailbag-only episode, we cover teaching kids about money, saving for college, life insurance, online wills, splitting the dishes in divorce, HSAs, tax deductions for home offices and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Work-life wellness expert Samantha Ettus offers strategies for letting go of guilt, and for releasing your inner badass. In Mailbag, we talk about allowances for kids, how much to start investing, and how to get a raise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiffany Aliche, "The Budgetnista," is famous for saving $40,000 in two years on a $35,000 salary, and she used that money to buy a house and secure her own financial future. Now she's helping others do the same. In Mailbag, who pays for a wedding, spouses who hide debt, and the best budgeting apps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Spend less, save more." That's always an important goal, but next year, with interest rates inching up, it's more important than it has been in a while. Liz Weston, who literally wrote the book on how to get your credit score into tip-top shape, is here to help us do just that. We also discuss how to hire a financial planner and how to maximize your Social Security. In Mailbag, we talk negotiatin...

Women are better investors than men. This week we tell you why and share secrets for investing success, courtesy Dr. Daniel Crosby, psychologist and bestselling author of "The Laws of Wealth." In Mailbag, we talk HSAs and credit counseling services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling frantic this holiday season? Do you feel like you spend way too much time trying to be perfect at everything you do, only to disappoint the ones you love — and yourself? "Present Over Perfect" author Shauna Niequist joins us to discuss. In Mailbag, where to put money when saving for a home, and the best insurance for you and your family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Millennials have had it rough, with a recession and a mountain of student debt, but it's time they got their financial acts in gear. Financial expert Stefanie O'Connell shares how to do just that, and how she lived on $225 a week. In Mailbag, how to add a second credit card to your wallet and Roth 401(k)s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Peeler, CEO and founder of NextGenVest (a company that hooks incoming students up with money mentors) breaks down the process of applying for student aid, choosing a college and even the question of whether you can negotiate for more money from a school you really want to attend. We also talk FAFSA, and the best credit cards for students. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Money-saving tips and tricks for the holiday season, with consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow. A rundown on “bargain brain” and the allure (and danger) of the outlet mall. Plus, best times for you to shop for pretty much everything on your list. In Mailbag, how to safely close credit cards you’re not using, and paying down student debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices