1905: Ask Farnoosh: 50-Year Mortgage? Seriously?
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Farnoosh breaks down how much a 50-year mortgage would actually cost (spoiler: it's hardly a savings!) Plus: Getting your employer to help you with your down payment, helping your child become a millionaire, and splitting furniture costs with your partner when moving in together.
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| 0:00.0 | So Money episode 1905. Ask Farnoosh. |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnoosh Torabi. |
| 0:09.8 | Each day, get a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:15.1 | authors, influencers, and from Farnoose yourself. |
| 0:19.1 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:22.8 | Sorry. |
| 0:23.7 | You're in the wrong place. |
| 0:25.1 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:28.4 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:31.6 | Hello, everyone. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome back to So Money. |
| 0:34.7 | Ask Farnoche Friday, November 14th, 2025. Lots to dig into this Friday, |
| 0:41.4 | including this really wild idea that spread this week of a 50-year mortgage. Did you hear about this? |
| 0:48.1 | The White House has been floating this concept around. And on the topic of housing, we're going to get into some adjacent topics today. |
| 0:55.6 | We have a question from the audience about how to receive help from your employer when you |
| 1:02.3 | are house hunting. This might be an option to you that some companies offer. And how to split |
| 1:09.3 | costs with your partner when you're first moving in together? |
| 1:12.3 | A lot of couples are doing this. I did this with my husband before we got married. First, though, |
| 1:18.0 | I want to start with something personal and meaningful. This week, my team over at the Montclair pod, |
| 1:25.1 | so I started a new podcast this year. We collected our Signal Award. We were the |
| 1:29.8 | judges pick for one of the best local news podcasts in the country. We got the silver award in that |
| 1:36.1 | category. And this was a really huge moment for us as a hyper local news podcast. And so congrats to my |
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