018: Automate Your Savings with the TODAY Show’s Jean Chatzky
Jean Chatzky is an award-winning financial journalist, author, motivational speaker, and host of the Her Money podcast.
Jean is the TODAY Show’s financial expert and has appeared on Oprah, Live with Regis and Kelly, and The View, among others.
Jean blogs at jeanchatzky.com. I’ve had the honor of having Jean keynote FinCon, podcast live from the stage there, and she’s always so gracious with her time.
In this episode, Jean shares the different savings and retirement accounts that she automates, the mistakes she dealt with coming out of college, why she felt inauthentic early in her career, the deal she cut with her kids to pay for college after her divorce, and much more.
There’s a bonus at the end of this episode. Jean has a new book out, Age Proof. And I ask her some questions related to health & wealth that are specifically tailored to you, the Masters of Money audience. Be sure to stick around for that.
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Show Notes
- 1:50 The #1 thing Jean does to impact her finances
- 3:10 The importance of automating your savings
- 4:15 How successful was Jean at saving before automatic savings?
- 4:55 When did Jean decide to master her money?
- 6:30 How being a money reporter on television changed how Jean dealt with money
- 8:50 How do those not in the financial field continue to learn about money by asking good questions?
- 10:15 Financial goals after divorce
- 11:20 Saving for College with 529 plans
- 15:15 Balancing saving for college with saving for retirement
- 16:15 Employee retirement vs. independent saving
- 17:25 How Jean kept her living expenses low to save more
- 18:18 What area of personal finance does Jean still struggle with?
- 20:00 What recent financial goals has Jean set for herself
- 20:20 Jean’s new book, Age-proof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip, and where the idea for the book came from
- 21:50 Jean’s advice for young families
- 23:10 Should homeownership still be a goal for families?
- 25:45 Did writing the book Age-proof change Jean’s ideas on the 4% rule?
- 27:41 How does Jean feel about her current financial state looking back over the years?
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Links/Terms/Concepts from the Show
- Morningstar
- New York State 529 College Savings Plan
- Wells Fargo
- Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley)
- SmartMoney (now Marketwatch Personal Finance)
- Money (Magazine)
- Her Money Podcast
- Age Proof
- Getting Started Financially After a Divorce
- 4% Rule
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