Tag Archives: Farnoosh Torabi

How To Spend Less, Save More, And Clean Up Your (Financial) Act

There’s almost nothing less fun than looking over your bank statements and realizing you spent $150 on lattes last month. That’s probably why so many of us avoid looking at our statements at all, unless something’s obviously wrong—we’d rather not be reminded of the damage we’re doing.

Mint Money Audit: Managing Money When You Make Enough

Anna’s email requesting help with her finances began with a unique confession: Farnoosh, my money problem garners little sympathy,” the 32-year-old wrote. “My issue is that I make too much of it. Now, THIS is interesting, I thought. I immediately followed up with many questions.

Smart Tips for Starting a Business from the Co-Founder of a Cupcake Empire

In the January 2018 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine I ask Baked by Melissa cofounder Melissa Ben-Ishay how she started her cupcake empire—and how you can cook up a business plan of your own.

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 […]