Ep 189: Mitch Albom On Love, Loss And Giving Back

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Author and journalist Mitch Albom has penned some of the most influential books of our time — Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, and Finding Chika. Mitch sits down with Jean to talk about some of his charitable work, and offers his thoughts on the most precious thing you can ever give someone, as well as what we can all do with our money to make us happy. In Mailbag, saving in your 401(k) vs. paying down credit card debt, 401(k) loans, and how to invest or sell stock options provided by your company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
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0:24.0	Her money comes to you through PRX. Hey everyone I'm Jean Chapsky and I am very excited to be in the studio today with Mitch Album, who I'm sure all of you know because
0:48.6	you've read Tuesdays with More, you've read the five people, you meet in Heaven, You've read Have A Little Faith,
0:55.1	And the Time Keeper, and you will be reading if you haven't already finding Chika. We decided to do this show for Thanksgiving because
1:07.0	Mitch who made his way as a successful sports journalist and turn to writing books is a philanthropist of incredible
1:19.9	measure.
1:20.9	He's founded eight charities in the Detroit area, my place of birth where he lives
1:26.1	with his wife Janine, and it was through one of these charities that he first met Chika,
1:32.2	a Haitian girl who was born three days before the devastating
1:35.8	earthquake that hit there in 2010, and was brought to the orphanage, the Have Faith Haiti Mission, that is run by a foundation that
1:46.4	Mitch started in Port of Prince.
1:49.7	So today we're going to talk about giving back, we're going to talk about Chico. We're going to talk about this beautiful new book,
1:55.4	the proceeds of which all go to this orphanage.
2:00.4	Mitch, welcome.
2:01.6	Hi, Jean, thanks for having me in here.
2:03.0	Thank you so much for being here and happy Thanksgiving.
2:06.0	Yeah, same to you.
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