102: Understanding How Your Personal Money Story Shapes Your Financial Future with Jean Chatzky

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

BiggerPockets

Investing, Education, Business

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Jean grew up in a family where money wasn’t a big issue. Her parents saved for big purchases like vacations, but frugality was part of her everyday life. She graduated from college without any debt, and soon found a job - that she immediately regretted accepting. She moved quickly to change course, and ended up in a job that paid less than half of that first one - but was so much better for her. A freelancing side job to supplement her income evolved into a full-time Journalism career with Smart Money magazine, which led to a 25+ year stint with the Today Show as their financial editor. But Jean wanted more. She created HerMoney, a place for women to learn about how to properly handle their finances. Jean knew that your money story is the root of your relationship with money. She created a place and space for you to recognize your money story - and figure out how to apply deep-seated lessons learned consciously and subsconsiously - to lead your best financial life! In this Episode We Cover: Jean's journey with money Her financial position before and after college How her financial habits changed The importance of prioritising decision making Her job on Smart Money Magazine What she learned in reporting women with money On HerMoney Happy Hour The outcomes of the conversations at Happy Hour that might surprise men The reason why couples are reluctant to talk about money How to start the conversation with a partner who doesn't want to talk about money The first thing a woman needs to do to start changing her financial situation The importance of prenup Links: BiggerPockets Money Podcast 04: Eliminating Over $30,000 in Debt Through Extreme Organization with Former State Trooper Rosemarie Groner BiggerPockets Money Podcast 24: Getting Financially “Naked” with Your Significant Other — With Erin Lowry BiggerPockets Money Podcast 81: The Basics of Investing with Erin Lowry from Broke Millennial BiggerPockets Money Podcast 39: From “Bad with Money” to Intentional Saving and Spending with Jamila Souffrant BiggerPockets Forums Modern Love - The New York Times Scott's Email Connect with Jean: Jean Chatzky's Website HerMoney HerMoney Newsletter HerMoney Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bigger Pocket's Money Podcast, show number 102, where we interview Gene Tatsky from her money and get her story of financial independence and tips for women to manage their money on their own as well as with their partner.
0:14.0	Until we understand our money stories, until we deal with them and the fact that they are
0:20.0	never going to go away, we may need strategies that help us work around them. We can't move
0:26.4	forward.
0:28.4	Hello, hello, hello, my name is Mindy Jensen and with me as always is my fantastic co-host Scott Trench.
0:34.0	Scott and I are here to show you that wherever you are in your journey you can begin
0:38.4	rapidly moving towards a position of financial freedom capable of generating a great income, saving a huge
0:44.4	percentage of that income, and setting yourself up to make larger and larger
0:48.1	investments. That's right, whether you want to retire early and travel the world would go
0:52.0	on to make big time investments
0:53.5	and assets like real estate or start your own business will help you build a
0:56.7	financial position capable of launching yourself towards your dreams. Today we've got a
1:01.2	very special guest the famous and wonderful Jean Chatsky.
1:06.0	Jean is the award-winning financial editor of NBC's Today Show as well as the best-selling
1:11.2	author of 11 books including her her most recent, Women with Money,
1:15.0	The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating
1:16.5	The Joyful, Less Stress, Purposeful,
1:19.0	and Yes, Rich Life You Deserve.
1:21.0	What if you could buy your dream vacation property, make some serious side income, and do none of the work?
1:27.8	With today's show sponsor Summer, your dreams are coming true.
1:31.6	Summer takes the headache out of owning a vacation rental by designing,
1:34.9	furnishing, managing, and maximizing your investment for you. And that's not all. With summer, you can
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