1872: Ask Farnoosh: When Money Gets Messy: Family, Love, and Work Decisions
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
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🗓️ 29 August 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In this week's Ask Farnoosh episode, we tackle three major financial dilemmas from listeners: Setting Boundaries as a Daughter of Immigrants, Avoiding Financial Dependence on a Partner and Knowing When to Walk Away from a Business. Plus, a behind-the-scenes update on The Montclair Pod, and reflections on launching a new show 10 years after So Money.
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This episode aired originally on February 21, 2025.
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| 0:32.1 | So Money episode 1872, ask Farnoosh. |
| 0:37.2 | You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnoose |
| 0:41.3 | Karabi. Each day, get a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:47.5 | authors, influencers, and from Farnoose yourself. Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? Sorry. You're in the wrong |
| 0:56.8 | place. Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. Welcome to So Money, everybody. It is |
| 1:06.4 | Friday, which means one thing. It's time for Ask Farnoche. It is Friday, February 21st. And today we're |
| 1:14.4 | tackling audience questions about how to create some boundaries when you are the daughter of |
| 1:21.2 | immigrants and there is an expectation that you're going to support your family financially. |
| 1:27.2 | But of course, you also want to manage your |
| 1:29.6 | own finances and build wealth. How do you do it? Also, how to not become completely financially |
| 1:35.0 | dependent on a partner. One person in the audience is concerned about this as her boyfriend is in |
| 1:41.1 | active duty in the military. They may have to leave the country in the next few |
| 1:44.8 | years for her boyfriend's job. And if they do, she'll have to forfeit her job. And she's terrified. |
| 1:50.2 | And then how do you know when it's the right time to walk away from your business? When to sell it, |
| 1:55.1 | when to just say, I quit. You've got employees, so it's not that easy of a decision. I have some |
| 2:00.8 | advice, a sort of small |
| 2:02.3 | business closure calculus, if you will. First, though, how's your week going? Personally, in New Jersey, |
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