1862: A Financial Plan for Non-Earning Partners

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What happens when you devote your life to raising a family—stepping away from the workforce, supporting your partner’s career, managing the household—only to realize one day that you have no financial autonomy? That you’ve been left in the dark about your own future?

In this episode, we’re joined by Anna Goff, a former stay-at-home mom turned fierce financial advocate, who opens up about her own journey through marriage, motherhood, and an eye-opening divorce. Anna’s story is raw and revealing, and it underscores a reality too many women face: being financially vulnerable in a relationship, especially without a paycheck of their own.

We unpack what true partnership looks like, how to create transparency around money before it’s too late, and the exact steps Anna recommends for any caregiver or non-earning partner to protect themselves—emotionally, legally, and financially.

Anna also shares details about her accessible and deeply practical course, Protect Yourself Without a Paycheck, designed for women navigating these exact challenges.

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1:13.1	involved. Now on with the show. So Money episode 1862, a financial plan for non-earning partners.
1:23.6	You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnush Karabi.
1:28.5	Each day, get a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnoose yourself.
1:37.7	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
1:41.5	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
1:43.8	Seeking profound ways to live a richer,
1:45.9	happier life. Welcome to So Money. I didn't have a credit card at that point. I didn't,
1:54.2	like, we had a joint account, but no money went into it. If it did, it was like his allowance for me.
1:59.9	And I actually found I went back to Colorado to do
2:02.8	makeup for a wedding and flight got canceled, baggage got lost, things like that. And I was without
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