Ep 502: Financial Caregiving 101: What You Need To Know Before You or Your Parent Gets Sick
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 settlement. Even with decades of experience writing about money, Beth found herself caught off-guard by just how complicated — and expensive — caregiving can be without the right documents and conversations in place.
What You’ll Learn:
The most overlooked (and affordable) legal documents everyone needs
The difference between joint accounts, POA, and transfer-on-death
How to prep for financial caregiving before a medical emergency
The unexpected costs of not planning ahead — and how to avoid them
How to be “the person who gets called” in a crisis — and what to ask in advance
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A Week In Her Wallet: What It Really Costs To Travel Full-Time For Work On A $150K Salary
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 this episode:
Why she bought a home on her own at 30
How she’s navigating a HELOC payoff
The hidden costs of business travel (and the perks)
Her favorite splurges and values-based spending
What she’s learned from tracking her money for one week
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Ep 501: Why AI Won’t Get You Hired — But Your Network Will with LinkedIn’s Catherine Fisher
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 tasks evolving, what skills are becoming even more valuable now, and how women can use their networks to stay confident, connected, and ahead of the curve.
We’ll cover:
How to approach AI with curiosity and use it to your advantage
Simple ways to keep your professional relationships alive (even when you’re busy)
How to make networking feel authentic instead of awkward or transactional
The top three profile changes to help you stand out on LinkedIn today
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A Week In Her Wallet: How One Couple Manages $200K in Income, a Toddler, and Four Pets
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 voice notes about side gig deposits, why she swears by a monthly cleaning service, and how her love for thrift stores led to a once-in-a-lifetime vinyl record player find. Her week is about much more than transactions; it’s a journey of intentional joy, family memories, and budgeting for what really matters.
💡 Listen in to hear:
Why she happily spends $150 a month on house cleaning
How she and her husband use “funding pots” to budget for travel, gifts, and daycare
The thrift store jackpot that brought her to happy tears
Why they’re winding down their bartending side hustles
A powerful mindset shift around spending money on experiences over things
How they navigate toddler expenses on a budget — and with intention
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EP 500: Is 2025 the Next 1929? Andrew Ross Sorkin on Bubbles, Crashes, and What’s Coming
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 happening in the markets, what’s fueling the AI-driven investing mania, and what you should be doing now to protect your financial future.
Plus, don’t miss our Insurance Mailbag! Jean and Kathryn tackle your real-life insurance questions, whether you’re downsizing your home, passing down family valuables, or just making sure your coverage fits your next chapter.
You’ll learn:
Why history says optimism can be dangerous (but useful)
How today’s “buy now, pay later” mindset mirrors 1929’s credit explosion
What risks may be hiding in your 401(k)
Whether crypto and private equity belong in retirement portfolios
And how to build a portfolio that can actually weather a crash
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