Lately, have you been more intentional about the time you spend working? What about putting more effort into finding financial freedom?  SUBSCRIBE: New episode drops every Wednesday! Subscribe to HerMoney on Apple Podcasts so you never miss the latest These are two hot-button topics with Millennials these days, particularly with regard to the time we spend working — specifically, the four-day workweek. About a month ago, Bernie Sanders proposed legislation that could make this the new reality for all of us. He argues that, despite huge technological advances and increases in productivit ..read more

A recent essay in the Wall Street Journal made the case that women are both happier — but also overall but sadder — in our daily lives than men are. Why? We’re juggling countless competing priorities on our never-ending to-do lists, including managing our jobs, wrangling our kids’ schedules, and keeping up with everything at home. Betsey Stevenson, economist and professor at the University of Michigan, has conducted groundbreaking research in this field, and she joins us to unpack all the data — including numbers from the CDC that back this up. They recently reported that more women than ever ..read more

Navigating money issues with your family is hard. Navigating money issues with your family is even harder when you’re a first-generation American. First-generation children of immigrants face unique cultural and emotional barriers, and often find themselves at the intersection of building a financial life for themselves and supporting their parents financially. A recent survey from the Motley Fool found that the majority of first-generation Americans who provide support to their family members use a whopping 25% of their paycheck to do so.   SUBSCRIBE: New episode drops every Wednes ..read more

Think, for a second, about all of the things you do before you head to the gym or go out for a run. Do you wear special running shoes? How do you tie them? Do you give yourself a pep talk on days when you’re just not feeling it? Is there a certain playlist you always listen to? Dr. Michael Norton, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, says that while working out at a certain time of day may be a habit, all of the little things we do to get ready are rituals, and paying more attention to them can transform our lives — financially and in countless other ways.  SU ..read more

Money touches everything in our lives — including our health. And women know there’s one topic that has long been ignored in American society, to the detriment of millions of women: menopause.  It’s a big deal. By 2030, 1 billion women worldwide will have entered (or will be about to enter) menopause and on average, medical costs for menopausal women ages 45 to 54 are 47% higher than they are for women of the same age who don’t exhibit menopause symptoms.  SUBSCRIBE: New episode drops every Wednesday! Subscribe to HerMoney on Apple Podcasts so you never miss the latest Thankfully ..read more

Do you know not only how much of your money you spend on the clothes in your closet but also how much of your time you waste staring into the abyss of your wardrobe?  One study says that over the course of her life a woman will spend a full year in front of her closet from age 16 to 60 deciding what to wear. And this doesn’t include all of the other time we’re supposed to spend making our closets more manageable and our wardrobes more streamlined.  Here are a few helpful rules that come to mind: if you haven’t worn it in a year you should get rid of it. If you add something to your ..read more

Have you ever gotten a message on Facebook that looks something like this? “HEY GIRL, I HAVEN’T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE, YOU LOOK AMAAAAZING. DO YOU WANT TO LOOK EVEN BETTER AT YOUR NEXT EVENT? BUY MY MASCARA AND I’LL THROW IN A FREE GIFT. BUT HURRY, SALE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT.” Yeah…those messages.  While it may be easy to brush these off, roll our eyes, and hit delete, a surprising number of women in America are caught up in these businesses, known as multi-level marketing schemes, or MLMs.   SUBSCRIBE: New episode drops every Wednesday! Subscribe to HerMoney on Apple Podcasts so you ..read more

Think about the conversations you have every day. There are the ones you have with your friends over coffee to catch up on life, the ones you have with a family member while walking the dog, and countless others throughout your week. While it may not seem like it, every conversation (yes, even the mundane ones!) is a negotiation, and once we have the skills to know which type of conversation we’re in, we can use every single conversation to better connect with those around us.  SUBSCRIBE: New episode drops every Wednesday! Subscribe to HerMoney on Apple Podcasts so you never miss the lat ..read more

When we envision the type of person who falls for a financial scam, there are usually a few key characteristics that come to mind: They may be elderly, using a landline phone, or in a state of panic as the person on the other end of the line informs them that if they don’t hand over $10,000 immediately, they’ll be arrested. But those stereotypes are just plain wrong.  SUBSCRIBE: New episode drops every Wednesday! Subscribe to HerMoney on Apple Podcasts so you never miss the latest The Federal Trade Commission recently reported that younger adults, people ages 18 to 59, are 34% more like ..read more

We’ve been thinking a lot about “Peak 65” over here at HerMoney HQ. If you haven’t heard about it,  it’s the fact that more people are turning 65 starting this year than at any other point in history. That’s important because this age shift is going to have a huge impact on everything, including our economy, Social Security, the upcoming election, and especially on retirement. If you’re starting to think about retirement planning (or perhaps you’re in the midst of it!) you may be feeling surprisingly disempowered — despite the endless commercials showing golf courses, grandkids, sailboat ..read more