935: Ask Farnoosh: Financial Stress is Weighing on My Marriage. Help!

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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This Friday, Farnoosh answers your financial questions related to money and marriage. Specifically, how to work through the emotional stress that financial challenges create in your relationship. Also, how to ask for a raise when your company flat out rejects out and says they only give big raises for promotions? It's also 401(k) Day! Farnoosh shares her advice on investing in a workplace retirement account and how to best supplement retirement savings when your employer makes you wait 6 months until being able to participate in a 401(k) plan. Plus, sharing both a positive and critical review from listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Money episode 935, Ask Farnush.
0:03.6	You're listening to So Money,
0:06.6	with award-winning Money Guru Farnush Tarabi.
0:09.6	Each day, get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds,
0:14.8	authors, influencers, and from Farnus herself.
0:19.2	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:22.8	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
0:24.8	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:28.3	Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm your host Farnoosh Tarabi. It's Ask Farnoosh Friday. It's 401k day. Did you know this?
0:39.2	Did you know there's a day dedicated to workplace retirement plans. Yeah, National 401k Day is
0:46.5	observed Friday, September 6. It's been observed the first Friday after Labor Day since
0:51.1	1996.
0:53.7	There's a lot of articles about this.
0:56.4	I know because everyone's been calling me for comment.
0:59.0	And you know how I feel about 401k is, right?
1:01.8	If you've got one at work work especially if it comes with a
1:04.2	match invest invest ASAP take advantage of that match I remember my first 401k
1:10.3	wasn't back in on a night 2003 I opened up my first 401k at a job that was paying me very little and when they said
1:19.2	oh you know we have this 401k and you can contribute out of every paycheck for your retirement. I almost fell out of my
1:24.9	chair laughing because I was like you know how much you pay me right? It's not much left at the end of the
1:29.9	month for 401k contribution but our HR manager Mary in one of our early meetings she was like
1:37.8	listen we do a match here for every dollar we put in a dollar up to you know I
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