So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

 We're heading into day 3 of the So Money Year End Wrap. As a reminder. this is how it works. Each day I have a special theme and share some excerpts from some of my top interviews that correspond with that topic.Today’s theme is “Starting Your Own Business.” I know many of you are interested in this because I’ve asked, “What’s on your 2016 agenda, financially speaking, career-wise?” And many of you are interested in becoming your own boss. So this one’s for you.If you’ve been listening to the show for a while now you know I frequently interview entrepreneurs who have done some pretty amazing things with very few resources. I often get question on Ask Farnoosh episodes saying, “Hey, I want to be an entrepreneur. I want to be my own boss. How do I come up with the idea? Just the basics, the first step?” So in this episode we’re gonna hear from a few people including:Gerard Adams, Co-Founder of Elite Daily interviewed in episode 278Hannah Ouimet, Poshmark Entrepreneur & Founder of Hannah Beury interviewed in episode 184Bill Rancic, Winner of "The Apprentice" and Entrepreneur interviewed in episode 120Josh Altman, Bravo's Million Dollar Listing LA star interviewed in episode 273For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s theme is about “earning more.” Probably my FAVORITE financial topic of all. You might know that I’m not a fan of couponing or cutting out coffee. I get more excited about the things I can DO to bring in the money that’s going to help me live a more exciting life. There are two aspects of this earning more conversation. There’s earning more through an extra revenue stream or starting a business. And then there’s earning more on the job. You’d be shocked to know how few people actually ask for raises or ask for more money. In this episode we'll go back and hear from: Tim Gunn, Project Runway Mentor interviewed in episode 272 Lea Goldman, Executive Editor at Marie Claire interviewed in episode 309 Terri Trespicio, Branding Strategist interviewed in episode 271 Barbara Stanny, Money Coach and Author interviewed in episode 33 For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today marks the last week of 2015 and I thought what better way to close out the year than to reflect on some of the wonderful lessons my guests have shared with us this year on the show? It’s been almost a full year since the show launched and I’m so grateful to my guests and all of you who have taken the time to tune in and ask questions day in and day out.  In just the last month we’ve been featured in the Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine and on Marketplace Money, my favorite radio program. I’m excited to see what 2016 has in store, but so thankful for a wonderful 2015. This is how our year-end wrap episodes will work. Each day I’ll have a special theme and share some excerpts from some of my top interviews that correspond with that topic. Today’s theme is “Health & Wealth.” So often we hear from my guests about how important it is to keep your health in check and how that can translate into growing your wealth. In this episode we'll go back and hear from: Lewis Howes, Author of "The School of Greatness" interviewed in episode 277 James Altucher, Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author interviewed in episode 3 Dave Asprey, Author of "The Bulletproof Diet" interviewed in episode 11 Amie Valpone, Nutritionist and Founder of "The Healthy Apple" interviewed in episode 302 For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ladies and gentleman, this episode will forever be an absolute dream come true for me. The day that we had the Emmy Award-winning co-host of Lifetime’s mega-hit show Project Runway Tim Gunn. Tim is fashion royalty and he’s had a long lasting career as a mentor and educator with roles like  Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design, Fashion Dean at Fifth & Pacific and Chief Creative Director at Liz Claiborne Inc. He’s also a New York Times best-selling author. Most recently he has an upcoming show debuting November 12 called Project Runway Junior. This show will focus on up and coming emerging young designers aged 13-17. Tim will co-host alongside super model Hannah Davis, Kelly Osborne, designer Christian Siriano and executive fashion editor at Cosmo and Seventeen Magazines, Aya Kanai. Be sure to tune in on Nov. 12 at 9p ET. Takeaways from our time together: How Tim didn’t get paid when Project Runway first launched (season 1 AND 2). Nada. Zilch. His So Money moment after years of living paycheck to paycheck as a “pauper educator,” he describes. Receiving a $50,000 inheritance in the 1990s and how he used it strategically. Fun Fact: Tim and I actually used to live in the same apartment building together (though I was always too shy to say Hello. I blame my yoga pants.) For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest says he doesn’t like talking about personal wealth. He reveals this late in our interview, which kind of shocked me and made feel a bit bad because here I am digging into his personal finances. But he graciously makes an exception for us. My former boss and mentor Jim Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com and host of Mad Money on CNBC is on the show. We catch up on old times, chat about how and where he’s investing his money today, how he overcomes criticism and that time he got swindled by a friend…millions of dollars! For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Money is a taboo topic as we know, which is why so many of you come to listen to this show. Here, we go where most conversations DON'T. And when you’re in a relationship money is often the LAST thing you want to talk about. And so naturally, couples struggle to communicate about money and work on their financial issues. My guests today are dedicated to helping couples have better conversations on money and marriage. Derek and Carrie Olsen run the blog DerekandCarrie.com. Their new book, "One Bed One Bank Account," was released this year and they’ve spent most of 2015 traveling the country meeting with couples, sharing their advice and strengthening their own finances. Did you know Carrie’s home was almost foreclosed upon? They admit to almost going broke at one point but they’re soon ready to eliminate all their debt in the New Year. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest is the founder of Listen Money Matters, which is the “ultimate personal finance resource” as they call it on their website. Andrew Fiebert is also the host of the popular podcast operating under the same name. If you listen to this show and you love money and personal finance, I suspect you might know Andrew Fiebert’s voice and his show. You know, Andrew’s passion started with money when he took a job at an investment bank. And this bank no longer exists, the Lehman Brothers. There he was, a data engineer, right out of college. He became fascinated with getting the most out of his hard earned money and his wife, Laura, suggested that, “You know what Andrew? You should start a podcast.” She was onto something and here he is, hosting the show, working to educate the community that he’s created on personal finance. So naturally, I had to ask Andrew about the time that he worked at Lehman Brothers, the day specifically that it collapsed, what happened, what did he see, a scary time of course for everybody particularly for those working at the bank. And what happened on that infamous day. We talk about why he broke up with his original host of Listen, Money Matters, Matt Giovanisci. There are rumors and I wanted him to clear the air. What happened, why did you guys break up? Matt Giovanisci’s has been on this podcast. I didn’t asked him, but now I have Andrew on the call, I wanted to know what happened. Why are they no longer together? He’s never shared the story and he does with me. We also talk about taking Listen, Money Matters, which was a daily show to three days a week and now, to just one day per week. Can you imagine if So Money became one day a week? I don’t know if I could ever do that. I feel as though it would just be a show about nothing. I mean one is not enough but it’s proving to be just enough for him and his listeners. His audience really loves it. He hasn’t really noticed a falloff in listeners so kudos to him. I want to learn how he has managed to do that. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest you probably know him by his voice. He is the co-founder of The Art of Charm podcast, Jordan Harbinger. Once upon a time he was a Wall Street attorney and now he helps people with their communication skills and interpersonal dynamics. The movement started as a hobby with his The Art of Charm podcast 9 years ago – that was before podcasting was even really a thing. Now he gets about 2 million downloads on the show a month, runs a coaching academy and speaks at events across the country.Jordan gives a really candid interview. He shares the time his friends who were business partners at the time were stealing from him, why he is NOT paying off his student loans right away even though he could, and what he’d do if he had to start over from zero.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of Ask Farnoosh, I answer your biggest questions about contributing to a 529 and emergency fund while paying down credit card debt, keeping your family finances on track, making the leap to quit a job in order to pursue another opportunity and more.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest wears many hats... he's a certified financial advisor, syndicated radio host of The RichLife and bestselling author of the book The RichLife: Ten Investments for True Wealth. Beau Henderson writes and speaks internationally on the topic of creating financial success and living a fulfilled life.  He has helped more than 3,000 families discover their true relationship with money and has given them the tools to live a healthy, wealthy and fulfilled life.We discuss raising your financial IQ and the one discipline that guarantees success.For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.