Monthly Archives: October 2017

Celebrating National Credit Awareness Month with Chase Slate

Did you know that October is National Credit Awareness Month? In celebration of this, and as part of my brand partnership with Chase Slate, we did a fun money-minute video addressing credit, debit and splurges. Plus, find out who has a better credit score: Me or Tim? And, did I always want to be a financial expert? Check […]

Mint Money Audit: Affording Life After Grad School

With a brand new PhD under her belt, our latest Mint audit recruit, Renee, is ready to take on the real world with gusto. The 34-year-old is eager to buy a home and ramp up her retirement savings. She currently lives in San Francisco and has just started a full-time earning $87,000 a year (before […]

#OwnYourFuture at S.H.E. Summit 2017

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with former So Money guests Bobbi Rebell and Amanda Steinberg as part of the #OwnYourFuture panel at S.H.E. Summit 2017, a global leadership conference. During the panel we discussed how to earn more, the #1 question to ask your human resources team at work if you hope to get a raise, and how to gain 2 hours […]

The Most Enterprising Woman In The World

Many of you have said that your favorite So Money episode was the one where I got the chance to interview my parents. Through that conversation we learned how my mother and father got their footing in America after leaving Iran in the late 1970s, the financial values they instilled in us and how growing up […]

I can’t believe I said that (+ a new So Money record)

Question for you: What’s the worst advice you’ve ever received? That’s a tough one, right? My dear friend and #NoLimits podcast host Rebecca Jarvis asked me this question on her show this week. And I fear I may have veered off into #TooMuchInformation land. I found myself talking about things I never expected to share so […]