1773: Ask Farnoosh (New!): Getting an 800+ Credit Score, Investing Pro Tips and Best Budget Tools
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Farnoosh celebrates the podcast's 10th anniversary and shares her personal journey from a hectic 2024, emphasizing a more intentional approach to 2025. Farnoosh answers listener questions on maintaining good credit, the impact of paying off car loans early, the pros and cons of canceling a department store credit card, and the cost of investment management fees. She also discusses helpful resources for those affected by California wildfires including:
- The Red Cross
- California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund
- World Central Kitchen
- Direct Relief
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jake here from High Performance. We're currently sponsored by Octopus Electric Vehicles. |
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| 0:35.5 | So many episodes 1773, Ask Farnoosh. |
| 0:40.2 | You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnoosh Karabi. |
| 0:45.1 | Each day, get a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:50.4 | authors, influencers, and from Farnoose yourself. |
| 0:54.4 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:58.1 | Sorry. |
| 0:59.0 | You're in the wrong place. |
| 1:00.4 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 1:03.8 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 1:06.6 | Welcome to So Money, everybody. |
| 1:08.3 | I'm Farnoosh Tarabi. |
| 1:09.5 | Happy New Year and welcome. Welcome to an especially |
| 1:13.0 | exciting milestone for all of us. We are entering the first decade, the 10th year of this podcast. |
| 1:21.9 | I was looking back at some of the episodes, dating all the way back to episode one. And I feel like I just had these conversations |
| 1:29.4 | with people like Queen Latifah and my old boss, Jim Kramer, and Barbara Corcoran, Tim Gunn, |
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