So money episode 1227, ask for news.

It's Ask for News Friday. Welcome to the show everybody. I'm

Farnoosh Tarabi July 16th, 2021. Hope you're having a great

Friday. I am at the beach actually with my family. We've been

at the beach all week. Wanted to make sure that I did record a

fresh episode of Ask for News before I left for vacation. The

questions have been piling up. And I want to make sure we don't

fall too far behind. We have questions about how to apply for

mortgage when one spouse, namely the husband is out of

work, risks to closing old credit cards, even though you're not

really using them anymore, the best investing books in my

opinion, and whether or not to go in on a home purchase with

someone that you are just dating seriously, but just dating

more on my thoughts in just a moment. First, let's review the

week in case you miss any of the episodes this week. We heard

from Jordan ship hero on Monday, who is a multi bestselling

author, his latest book is called Father Figure, how to be a

feminist dad. Jordan spent many years researching this book. He

is himself a father. As Jordan writes, gender norms are changing

and old economic models are facing disruption. As a result

parenthood and family life are undergoing an existential

transformation. And he has a lot of stories and advice in his

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