Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger

Imagine if you lived without the fear of not being good enough. If you didn't care how your life looked on Instagram, or worry about what total strangers thought of you. Imagine if you could let go of the guilt, and stop beating yourself up for tiny mistakes. What if, in every decision you faced, you took the bolder path? That’s the mission of our latest guest, Reshma Saujani , founder of Girls Wh...

If you're a regular listener you know that one of my pet peeves, maybe my #1 pet peeve, is when sales reps try to sell unnecessary products to their clients. Thankfully Bill from Buffalo has a good BS detector. Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for all my content: https://www.jillonmoney.com/ https://twitte...

Existing home sales in April were down 4.4 percent from a year ago, according to The National Association of Realtors, despite lower mortgage rates. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss how to know whether you're ready to buy a home and financial tips for first-time buyers. Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places...

You crave feedback. Your organization's culture is the key to its success. Strategic planning is essential. Your competencies should be measured and your weaknesses shored up. Leadership is a thing. These may sound like basic truths of our work lives today. But actually, they're lies. As strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Leadership and Team Intelligence head Ashley...

I love getting calls from young listeners who are already thinking in terms of retirement. That's the case with Chris from Texas, who wanted to run his game plan by us. Is there anything that he and his wife should be doing differently as they invest for their future? Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for a...

Almost two million Americans will graduate this year with a bachelor’s degree, but each student will have an average student loan debt of more than $33,000. I joined CBS This Morning to offer tips on what college grads and their families need to prioritize, and how it's "dangerous" for parents to dip into their own funds to help their kids pay down debt. Have a money question? Email me here . Plea...

Ask successful women what they want from their money and they'll tell you: independence, security, choices, a better world, and, oh yes, way less stress, not just for themselves but for their kids, partners, parents, and friends. That’s the gist of my conversation with Jean Chatzky , Financial Editor at the Today Show and host of the HerMoney podcast. In her latest book, Women with Money: The Judg...

Permanent life insurance can be a valuable tool in the financial planning process. But what if you have a policy and you're pretty sure you don't need it? You're young, no kids, etc. Should you surrender it? That's the discussion with Jess from Florida. Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for all my content:...

Today on the show I’m joined by Dave Stachowiak , a long distance friend of mine (we still haven’t met in person!) and host of the popular Coaching for Leaders podcast, a show aimed at helping you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations.  The workplace landscape is full of people wondering: What am I supposed to do to create a vision for my team? How do I get better feedback fr...

I'm all for owning real estate, but it's not something that makes sense in every situation. That's the discussion with Christine from New York, who with nearly $200,000 in the bank, is trying to decide if it makes sense to finally buy a home instead of being a renter. Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for a...

Why do some leap ahead while others fall behind in our chaotic, connected age? Henry Timms , the new CEO of Lincoln Center and co-author of New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You , joins us to explain. From the rise of mega-platforms like Facebook and Uber to the unexpected emergence of movements like #MeToo, the book touches on a variety of example...

So often you'll hear me recommend basic term life insurance. It's almost always the right call when there's a need for basic, cheap insurance. But what happens when the term is about to end? Do you still need the coverage? Should you renew? That's the discussion with Greg from Minnesota. Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me a...

April might have been financial literacy month, but we celebrate financial literacy all year round on the Jill on Money podcast. To help us break down the ABCs of financial literacy, we’re joined by Nan Morrison , President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Economic Education . The Council for Economic Education’s mission is to teach K-12 students about economics and personal finance....

Due to a variety of IRS rules and regulations, it's not always possible to max out your workplace retirement plan, even if you have the cashflow to do it. That's what happened to Joe from Texas. So what should you do in such a situation? Here's a hint...all is not lost! Have a money question? Email me here . Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for...

On the latest episode we’ve got David Klein and Kelly Peeler from CommonBond , a company that positions itself as a place for simpler, smarter student loans for a brighter future. While taking out loans for business school, co-founder David found himself asking a lot of questions: Why is the process so confusing? Why is the customer service so bad? Why are the interest rates so high? Isn’t there a...

How much does one need saved for a comfortable retirement? You'll often hear 1x your salary by 30, 3x by 40, etc. Are these rules of thumb reliable? Or is each individual case different? That's the discussion with Sam from California who is wondering if he'll ever have enough saved. Have a money question? Email me here . We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Co...

Millennials want to learn how to start investing. The problem is that most have no idea where to begin. There's a significant lack of information out there catering to the concerns of new millennial investors, such as:Should I invest while paying down student loans? How do I invest in a socially responsible way? What about robo-advisors and apps, are any of them any good? Where can I look online f...

You've done a great job of saving and are now retired. All is good, right? Except if you're worried about preserving your assets. That's the conversation with Leath from North Carolina. Have a money question? Email me here . We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for all my content: https://www.jillonmoney.com/ https://twitter.com...

There is less than a week left for many people to meet the April 15 deadline. Massachusetts and Maine residents have until the 17th. The IRS reports the number of returns is down 1.4% compared with this time last year. The average refund dropped $20 to just under $2,900. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what last-minute filers need to know. Have a money question? Email me here . We love feedba...

Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how our latest guest, Julie Zhuo , felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. It’s also why she felt compelled to write her first book, The Making of...

Even if you're in good financial shape, it's not uncommon to feel like you're treading water. In fact, I think it's quite natural to feel that way, so I definitely don't think Lisa from Minnesota is on her own as she tries to navigate the emotional rollercoaster. Have a money question? Email me here . We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at the...

When fast-scaling startups and global organizations get stuck, they call our latest guest, Aaron Dignan . In his recently released book, Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization? , Dignan reveals his proven approach for eliminating red tape, dissolving bureaucracy, and doing the best work of your life. He’s found that nearly everyone, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, points t...

What should the priority be in regards to our personal finance game-plan? Should we be focusing on one thing specifically or doing a little bit of everything? That's the discussion on the latest call of the week with Joe from Minnesota. Have a money question? Email me here . We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . Connect with me at these places for all my conten...

Since 1973, our productivity has grown almost six times faster than our wages. Most of us rank so far below the top earners in the country that the "winners" might as well inhabit another planet. But work is about much more than earning a living. Work gives us our identity, and a sense of purpose and place in this world. And yet, work as we know it is under siege. Joining us today to discuss is El...

While it's true that interest rates for savings accounts and CDs are on the way up, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a good excuse to keep 200k sitting in the bank. That's the discussion with Jackie on the latest call of the week. Have a money question? Email me here . We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts . "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.j...