Ep 520: Why Smart, Hardworking Women Are Struggling With Money Right Now And What To Do About It

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

You're earning more than you ever have. You're doing everything you were told to do. So why does it still feel like you can't get ahead? This week, Jean sits down with Hanna Horvath, CFP, personal finance journalist, and writer behind the Substack Your Brain on Money, to talk about why so many women are struggling with money right now, and why it probably has a lot less to do with your choices than you think. In this episode, you'll learn: Why GDP being up and your life feeling hard are not contradictory, and what's actually driving the disconnect The concept of mattering, and why losing your sense of economic contribution can feel like an identity crisis The four money behaviors that show up when economic anxiety takes hold Why community investment is one of the most underrated strategies for financial resilience The one question to ask yourself before every spending decision Join InvestingFixx, our twice-monthly women-only investing club. Your first two classes are always free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.2	Every week, I sit down with people who actually make movies, music, and
0:39.1	media happen. Executives from Sony, Universal, Apple, NBC. Together, we cut through industry
0:45.5	jargon and hype to show you how the business is built, what's key to making everything
0:49.8	come together, and why it matters to you. From iTunes impact on the music industry to the
0:55.0	advent of AI, from the Taylor Swift ticket sales fiasco to Bad Bunny's mediarch rise, we break down
1:01.5	the stories, the numbers, and the negotiations that shape the industry. I've been in the trenches
1:06.4	of the entertainment industry for several decades with leadership roles at companies like Sony,
1:10.7	Paramount, and Jive Records. My guests and I are going to provide the same thoughtful,
1:15.1	concise insights that I'm trusted to bring on TV networks like CNN and NBC surrounding the
1:21.2	industry and its culture-defining moments. We'll touch on the business of music, filmmaking, and
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1:54.9	We're in a very consumerist economy right now,
1:58.4	and a lot of that is driven by aspiration.
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