Encore: The #1 Thing You Should Ask Yourself Before You Buy a Home
This week we meet a 38-year-old father based in Queens, New York, who has spent tens of thousands of dollars on home repairs and renovations...
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Money Confidential, a new podcast from Real Simple, explores the many aspects of money: making it, saving it, investing it, giving it, spending it and—sometimes, hardest of all—talking about...
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20 of 84 episodesEncore: How Can I Afford to Buy a House as a Single Person?
Buying your first home is already a major money milestone—but having to do it on your own in an uncertain housing market can make it feel ev...
Encore: How to Buy a House – Without Regretting It
This week we’re revisiting conversations we’ve had with four past expert guests about the most common things people overlook when purchasing...
Encore: I Want to Buy a Home. Will Home Prices Ever Return to Normal?
Real estate prices are extremely high, and now mortgage rates are also rising. Has first-time homeownership ever felt more out of reach? On...
Encore: Is Now a Good Time to Buy a New Home?
Is it possible to take on major financial responsibilities such as buying a new home while you’re still paying down debt? Is now even a good...
Encore: The Stock Market Keeps Dropping. Should I Change How I’m Investing?
Is now really a good time to be investing? With prices going up and the stock market falling, how should you adjust your financial plans and...
Encore: I Have an Emergency Fund and Save for Retirement. What Should I Do Next?
Once you’ve paid off your debt, established an emergency fund, and started investing for retirement, you’ve got your financial fundamentals...
Encore: I Make $40,000 a Year and I Feel Stuck in My Career. What Should I Do Next?
It’s frustrating when you’re not getting what you want out of your career, whether it’s money, meaning, or in the case of this week's listen...
It’s Expensive Being Single! How Can I Manage the Rising Costs?
The wealth gap between young married couples and their single counterparts has more than doubled since 2010. It’s expensive being single, an...
I Want to Retire in Five Years, but I Have $150,000 in Debt
More than half of American workers say they’re behind on their retirement savings, and 46% expect to retire with debt. Stefanie interviews J...
How Can I Build Wealth as a First-Generation American?
In this episode, Stefanie talks to a listener who is the first in her family to live, work and build her wealth in the United States, and th...
Can I Use Inflation to Negotiate a Bigger Raise?
As prices rise on everything from food to housing, your paycheck may not be going as far as it used to. So how can you or should you bring u...
The Stock Market Keeps Dropping. Should I Change How I’m Investing?
Is now really a good time to be investing? With prices going up and the stock market falling, how should you adjust your financial plans and...
How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby?
What’s the real cost of having a baby? And how can you prepare for it? Host Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez interviews Reshma Saujani, founder...
Encore: I Just Got Divorced. How Do I Rebuild My Finances?
Alicia, a 49-year-old school psychologist and mother of two children, is juggling multiple money goals following her recent divorce: furnish...
I’m Getting Married; Should I Combine Finances With My Fiancé?
It’s one thing to split expenses, but when you get married, what should you combine? What should you keep separate? And beyond the budget, w...
I Have an Emergency Fund and Save for Retirement. What Should I Do Next?
Once you’ve paid off your debt, established an emergency fund, and started investing for retirement, you’ve got your financial fundamentals...
How Can I Afford to Buy a House as a Single Person?
Buying your first home is already a major money milestone—but having to do it on your own in an uncertain housing market can make it feel ev...
Encore: I Want a Prenup. How Do I Ask for One Without Offending My Partner?
When Julia’s marriage ended she did not expect to lose half of her savings. Now that she’s thinking about getting remarried, Julia wants to...
We Have Nearly $500,000 in Student Loan Debt; Will We Ever Get Ahead?
Student loan debt can make you feel like you’re never going to get ahead, especially when your total student loan balance is hundreds of tho...