1965: Ask Farnoosh: Smart Moves After Debt, Student Loans, How to Invest Through the Noise

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

It’s spring break, and while I’m taking a little time offline with family, I didn’t want to leave you hanging. In this episode of Ask Farnoosh, we’re revisiting some listener questions from earlier this year—straight from the January mailbag—but don’t worry, these topics are just as timely and relevant today.

We’re covering:

How to navigate student loans—especially when family is involved
What to do with extra cash once you’ve paid off debt
How to approach investing when the market (and headlines) feel uncertain

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0:00.0	So Money episode 1965, Ask Farnoosh.
0:04.5	You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnoosh Karabi.
0:09.3	Each day, get a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds,
0:14.6	authors, influencers, and from Farnoose yourself.
0:18.8	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:22.4	Sorry.
0:23.2	You're in the wrong place.
0:24.7	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:28.0	Welcome to So Money.
0:31.2	Welcome to So Money, everybody.
0:33.0	Friday, April 3rd, Good Friday.
0:35.6	Hope you're all having a wonderful end to your week. This is Ask Farnoush
0:39.1	Friday and it's spring break for us. So I'm taking a little bit of a pause this week, spending
0:44.4	some time offline with my family. But I don't of course want to leave you hanging today. So we're
0:50.4	still going to dive into a lot of your questions from the mailbag, though from earlier
0:54.2	this year back in January. But let me tell you, they're just as relevant now as they were a few
0:59.9	months ago. We're going to be talking about navigating student loans, family financial dynamics,
1:05.1	what to do with extra cash once debt is behind you. And should you downgrade your life to upgrade your finances?
1:14.8	Before we get into it, a quick look at what you might have missed this week on So Money,
1:18.7	all fresh episodes. On Monday, we sat down with Che Wong, serial entrepreneur and founder
1:24.0	of a new company called Pelgo, which is helping everyday workers reskill and stay sane
1:30.3	in the AI economy. So we talked about what it means to reskill right now. What are the jobs
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