1803: Ask Farnoosh: How Will Interest Rates Affect My Money? How Can I Stay Involved If I Don’t Manage Money in My Relationship??

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

This week on Ask Farnoosh, I’m sharing highlights from a financial literacy workshop I hosted at the Bloomfield Library, where I met incredible women navigating major financial crossroads—some filled with uncertainty, others with courage and clarity.

In this episode, I answer:

What to do when your parents disapprove of your marriage because you earn more than your partner and have taken on a traditionally “masculine” role.
How to stay financially informed and empowered even if your spouse handles most of the household finances.
Whether a newly single mom who recently lost her partner should sell her home and move to a more affordable area—and how to approach that big decision with confidence.

Plus: A quick breakdown of the Fed’s latest interest rate decision—what Chair Jerome Powell said, why rates are holding steady, and what it means for your mortgage, savings, and debt.

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0:40.6	So Money episode 1803 Ask Farnoosh.
0:45.1	You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnoose Torabi.
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1:08.7	Welcome to So Money.
1:14.2	Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm your host Farnoche Tarabi. It is Ask Farnoche Friday, and we have a bunch of questions. I've actually rounded up
1:20.4	some of the questions from a financial workshop I hosted last weekend at the Bloomfield Library in
1:26.5	New Jersey. Lots of interesting, important questions about
1:30.3	being the breadwinner in your marriage as a woman, how that impacts your relationships,
1:35.3	not with your partner necessarily, but with family and external culture. They've got opinions
1:40.7	and you want to create boundaries. How do you do it? Also questions about real
1:44.4	estate and how to be a proactive financial player in your marriage if you're not the person who's
1:50.5	actually managing a lot of the money. More on those questions soon. But first, I just wanted
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