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HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Mailbag: “I did everything right in my career, so why am I miserable?”

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Are you climbing the wrong ladder? Feeling stuck in a job that looks great on paper but drains your soul? In this Mailbag episode, Jean Chatzky and executive coach Keren Eldad tackle your biggest career and ambition dilemmas—whether you're burnt out in your 30s, reentering the workforce in your 40s, or wondering what’s next at 55. Mailbag Questions: [01:00] “I Did Everything Right… So Why Am I Miserable?” [05:30] “Am I Too Late to Catch Up?” [10:00] “I’m 55, Bored, and Not Ready to Retire” [14:30] “How Do I Avoid a Life of Regret?” Looking for more financial confidence? 🚀 FinanceFixx – Our 4-week or 8-week coaching program to get your finances on track! 📈 InvestingFixx – A club for women ready to grow their wealth  Have a question for us? Write to us (or send us a voice note!) at [email protected]. While you’re at it, join the HerMoney community! For the latest episode drops and financial news-you-can-use, subscribe to our newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Investing right now feels scary. The markets are swinging wildly. Headlines are nerve-wracking,

0:06.1

and making smart money moves can feel overwhelming. But here's the good news. Our investing

0:13.2

fix portfolio, the portfolio that was built by my all-women investing club, investments chosen by our members, it's holding strong.

0:24.5

Why? Because we invest with strategy, with confidence, and with a community that helps us

0:31.6

navigate the ups and downs together. In our last session, two new stocks were pitched for the

0:37.3

group to vote on and to add to

0:39.3

our portfolio. And if you join us for our next meeting, you can see which stock made the cut. You can

0:46.2

even cast your own vote the next time around, and the best part your first month is completely

0:51.4

free. Investing fixes where women come to build wealth together without

0:57.5

the Wall Street jargon. Join us today at investingfix.com. That's fix with two X's and let's grow

1:04.1

your portfolio, one smart decision at a time. The answer always lies within discovering who you are and what you want to do

1:12.8

and then your audacity to do that on purpose. And if that means changing industry, maybe it does.

1:18.6

But otherwise, it's just different places, different faces. But the only thing that really

1:22.1

needs to change is you. Hey, everybody, I'm Gene Chatsky. Thanks so much for joining us on Her Money for a special

1:29.3

mailbag chat with executive coach and author Karen L Dodd. I hope that you all caught our earlier

1:36.4

episode with Karen where we talked about her new book, Gilded, all about escaping the trap of

1:43.3

empty ambition, particularly as it relates to our careers.

1:48.0

We've heard from so many of you who are facing pressures, various pressures in your working lives,

1:55.4

your home lives. Today, Karen is going to tackle your biggest questions about success, fulfillment, and finding a way to want more in your careers without it taking more from you. Karen, thank you so much for being with us, for giving us your time. Thank you so much for having me. It's a joy to be here. All right, you ready to

2:18.7

dive on in? Let's do it. Our first question comes from Britt. She says, I'm in my early 30s,

2:25.3

and I feel like I've done everything, quote, unquote, right. I got the degrees, landed the high-paying

2:31.3

job, and basically checked all the boxes, but instead of feeling

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