HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Anyone who tells you women don’t need financial advice specifically for them is wrong. Women, whether they’re the caretakers, the breadwinners, or both, face a unique set of financial challenges. That’s where HerMoney comes in. In her frank, often funny, but always compassionate way, Jean Chatzky takes every audience of women through the steps they need to take today to live comfortably (and worry-free) tomorrow, offering the latest research, expert tips and personal advice. Want more money news when you need it? Get the latest and greatest updates on all things investing, budgeting, and making money. Subscribe to the HerMoney newsletter at HerMoney.com/subscribe!

Episodes

Mailbag with Beth Pinsker: RMDs, Medical Bills, and Family Loans

November 21, 2025 • 21 mins
In this Mailbag, Jean is joined by financial planner and author of My Mother's Money, Beth Pinsker, to answer your real-life questions about caregiving, estate planning, and financial decision-making for aging parents. Whether you’re currently managing someone else’s money or prepping your own, this episode is packed with compassionate, practical advice to help you protect your finances and your peace of mind. Mailbag Questions: ...
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Ep 502: Financial Caregiving 101: What You Need To Know Before You or Your Parent Gets Sick

November 19, 2025 • 33 mins
When you're suddenly put in charge of an aging parent’s finances, the emotional toll is heavy, and the financial fallout can be even heavier. In this episode, Jean Chatzky is joined by certified financial planner and MarketWatch columnist Beth Pinsker, author of My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving. Together, they unpack Beth’s personal journey of managing her mother’s finances through illness, surgery, and estate se...
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A Week In Her Wallet: What It Really Costs To Travel Full-Time For Work On A $150K Salary

November 14, 2025 • 39 mins
This week on A Week In Her Wallet, we head to Atlanta to follow Kristen, a 40-something clinical researcher who earns about $150K a year and travels nearly full-time for work. She walks us through a week of thoughtful spending, including a $1,300 mortgage payment, $500 toward her HELOC, a $150 yard sale win (promptly spent on music festival tickets), and the small joys that keep her grounded when she’s on the road so much. 💬 In ...
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Ep 501: Why AI Won’t Get You Hired — But Your Network Will with LinkedIn’s Catherine Fisher

November 12, 2025 • 32 mins
The world of work is changing fast. AI is reshaping how we do our jobs, learn new skills, and even how we write our resumes and cover letters. But the most trusted source of career advice isn’t AI. It’s people. In this week’s episode, Jean sits down with LinkedIn Career Expert Catherine Fisher to talk about why networking is still the ultimate career superpower. Catherine shares why it’s less about jobs disappearing and more about...
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A Week In Her Wallet: How One Couple Manages $200K in Income, a Toddler, and Four Pets

November 7, 2025 • 37 mins
This week on HerMoney’s special series A Week In Her Wallet, we meet Kaitlyn from Madison, Wisconsin. She’s a full-time state program manager with a side hustle, a toddler, three cats, and a dog — so life is full, to say the least. Kaitlyn and her husband bring in just under $200K per year and manage their money through shared accounts and regular “budget nights.” As Kaitlyn tracks her spending for a week, she shares her candid vo...
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EP 500: Is 2025 the Next 1929? Andrew Ross Sorkin on Bubbles, Crashes, and What’s Coming

November 5, 2025 • 47 mins
This week, Jean sits down with Andrew Ross Sorkin, bestselling author of Too Big to Fail and the brand-new 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—And How It Shattered a Nation. Andrew shares why the patterns of 1929 are repeating themselves, from the rise of new technology and market euphoria to record consumer debt and risky new financial products entering retirement accounts. Jean and Andrew break down what’s happ...
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Your Money Map Replay: How to Prepare for Rising Healthcare Costs in 2026

October 31, 2025 • 42 mins
With healthcare premiums expected to spike and enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire, millions of Americans may be facing a serious coverage crunch. In this timely episode of Your Money Map, Jean Chatzky is joined by retirement experts Marcia Mantell and Jae Oh to break down what’s really happening with the ACA, Medicare, and employer-sponsored insurance, and how you can protect your wallet. We dig into: How the government shu...
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Mailbag: What To Do Financially After a Cancer Diagnosis

October 30, 2025 • 13 mins
Today we’re giving you a first look inside our brand-new Patreon-exclusive Mailbag series — and this one’s powerful. A listener, a single mom of a toddler, just received a cancer diagnosis. She reached out with urgent questions about how to manage her finances during treatment: Are cancer insurance payouts taxable? Should she prioritize paying off IRS debt or building savings? How can she prepare for unpaid leave while...
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EP 499: Estate Planning Is an Act of Love: Here’s How to Start

October 29, 2025 • 41 mins
What happens to everything you've worked so hard for — your home, your savings, your family memories — after you're gone? If your answer is “I’m not sure,” the time to start planning is now. In this empowering episode, Jean sits down with Heather Winston, Certified Financial PlannerTM professional of Principal Advised Services, LLC and Assistant Vice President at Principal Financial Group®, to talk all things estate planning; what...
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The Scripts You Need When Talking To A Financial Advisor

October 24, 2025 • 37 mins
If you’ve ever felt intimidated walking into a meeting with a financial advisor or unsure if you’re even asking the right questions, this episode is for you. Jean sits down with Pam Krueger, investor advocate and founder of Wealthramp, to walk through actual word-for-word scripts that you can use when meeting with an advisor for the first time, reassessing a current relationship, or navigating retirement planning. Together, Jean a...
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EP 498: The Personal Finance Tips That Really Matter, According to Carl Richards

October 22, 2025 • 38 mins
We’re more financially informed than ever, thanks to FinTok, money podcasts, and yes, even chatbots. But when it comes to having real conversations about money with the people closest to us? We still freeze. This week, Jean sits down with Carl Richards — New York Times “Sketch Guy” columnist, CFP®, and author of the new book Your Money: Reimagining Wealth Through 101 Simple Sketches — to talk about why personal finance is more emo...
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A Week In Her Wallet: A Divorced 47-Year-Old Bringing In $10K A Month

October 17, 2025 • 33 mins
Jennifer, 47, lives in Maryland, with her partner of 12 years. She’s the Vice President of Communications for a consulting firm. Her partner is a teacher and voice actor, and together they make about $300,000 a year. In this week’s A Week In Her Wallet, Jennifer tracks seven days of spending that include thoughtful gift-giving, a haircut she happily budgets for, a hefty mortgage payment on her beach home, and a few well-earned ind...
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EP 497: All the Cool Girls Get Fired: Reinventing Your Career After 40

October 15, 2025 • 38 mins
Have you been laid off, or are you worried you might be? This week, Jean is joined by Laura Brown (former Editor-in-Chief of InStyle) and Kristina O’Neill (former Editor-in-Chief of WSJ. Magazine), authors of the bold and unfiltered new book, All the Cool Girls Get Fired: How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top. Both women hit the top of their industries… and then got let go. Now, they’re helping other women, especially...
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Mailbag with Morgan Housel: “I maxed out my retirement contributions this year. What should I do next?”

October 10, 2025 • 17 mins
On this special HerMoney Mailbag episode, Jean Chatzky is joined by Morgan Housel, bestselling author of The Psychology of Money and The Art of Spending Money, to answer real questions from the HerMoney community.  From investing a lump sum at midlife to managing fear around paying off debt, Jean and Morgan dive into the emotions and strategy behind smart money moves. What You’ll Hear In This Episode: Should I use my saving...
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EP 496: The Psychology of Money and the Art of Spending, with Morgan Housel

October 8, 2025 • 33 mins
Morgan Housel, bestselling author of The Psychology of Money, is back with a brand-new book: The Art of Spending Money. In this episode, he sits down with Jean Chatzky to talk about what truly makes us feel fulfilled when we spend, and why we often get it wrong. Together, Jean and Morgan unpack the emotions that drive our financial behavior, from fear and guilt to FOMO and dopamine addiction. You’ll learn why saving money can beco...
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Mailbag with Kerry Hannon: “I have $11,000 to invest in retirement. Is an ESG fund a good idea?”

October 3, 2025 • 15 mins
In this special HerMoney Mailbag episode, Jean Chatzky is joined by Yahoo Finance senior columnist and author Kerry Hannon — and she’s tackling your most pressing retirement questions. In this episode, Jean and Kerry dive into: Whether to cash out a paid-up life insurance policy How to invest in ESG funds without overpaying on fees What to look for in a financial advisor before you retire How to know if and when you’r...
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EP 495: Kerry Hannon on Debt, Downsizing, and Designing Your Ideal Retirement

October 1, 2025 • 32 mins
The oldest members of Gen X are facing retirement, and many are feeling unprepared. Traditional pensions disappeared just as Gen X entered the workforce. 401(k)s weren’t mainstream until much later. And along the way, they endured the tech bubble, the Great Recession, and a pandemic. No wonder headlines call Gen X “the forgotten generation” and warn of a retirement crisis. In this episode, Jean sits down with author and Yahoo Fina...
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Your Money Map Replay: Is Retirement Really in Crisis? What The Data Says with Andrew Biggs

September 26, 2025 • 33 mins
We’ve all heard the same story: Americans are facing a retirement crisis. But what if that’s not the whole truth? In this special replay of Your Money Map, Jean Chatzky sits down with Andrew Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Real Retirement Crisis: Why Almost Everything You Think About the U.S. Retirement System Is Wrong. Together, they unpack what the latest data really tells us about ret...
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EP 494: How Emotional Labor Is Costing Women Thousands — And What to Do About It

September 24, 2025 • 38 mins
Raise your hand if you feel like you’re running on empty. If you’re juggling work, home, relationships, and still coming up short. You’re not imagining it: the pressure to have it all is very much alive in 2025… but let’s be honest, it was never realistic to begin with. In this episode, Jean sits down with Dr. Corinne Low, Wharton professor and author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Ou...
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A Week In Her Wallet: A 49-Year-Old On A Weight Loss Journey

September 19, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on A Week In Her Wallet, we’re diving deep into what it really means to spend with intention. Meet Amy, a 49-year-old higher education administrator living in Tennessee with her partner. She's in a season of transformation; focused on her health, reevaluating her habits, and redefining what “worth it” means when it comes to her wallet. From zero-spend weekdays and resisting fancy lattes to a boutique shopping spree that ...
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