Feeling financially stretched? When you’re trying to save, pay off debt, prepare for a possible layoff and help family, figuring out what to prioritize can become its own source of stress.Following my appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, I’m expanding on the questions we prepared for the segment, including everything we didn’t have time to discuss on television.We explore:<ul><li>Savings versus debt: Where should your next dollar go, and how does the answer change if your job feels uncertain?</li><li>Emergency funds: Is six months of expenses really a rule? How to set a starting goal you can actually reach.</li><li>Job insecurity: What to find out now about severance, health insurance and your household expenses.</li><li>Retirement contributions: When a temporary reduction may make sense and how to plan for restarting.</li><li>Investing and borrowing: The risks of relying too heavily on employer stock and what to consider before taking on another loan.</li><li>Helping family: How to support adult children or aging parents without jeopardizing your own stability.</li></ul>Plus, a look at the midterm elections through a personal finance lens and an update on the So Money reboot. I’ve recorded my first conversation in the new studio, and we went straight into breadwinner fatigue. Yes, the woman who wrote <a href="amazon.com/When-She-Makes-More-Navigating/dp/0142181927/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.57jaoFGGudfRFHlTspuBdZUHPpIkaIaCIz0LMzA0-t8F1_8d0epg4U6WuP4LGrOR9Z35L3ehQlxawDMWYzRjYCKlkBCZsx9_x8Fv0eQpPzM8Wlnfp4amwoMhD10I6sOk5J_9UsJCsJF6l01IFPw9kxwU0fXCUJrzRtra38DLAQzNKg3XSjLrz_yNnlIR4vor48Qwjg2XbuPM1yTOc0YOqPVNfPqlLRjNgwvcD3RL-TI.VT0GJZSV033GJUu-BDkPW7mj341SvFFa6n4FKc-oe2A&dib_tag=se&hvadid=694144784820&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9003498&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=1125032902866682066--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1125032902866682066&hvtargid=kwd-314446964147&hydadcr=9998_13532526&keywords=when+she+makes+more&mcid=c271a8ba57013159a3ecbc0f30454f2e&qid=1793989062&sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When She Makes More</a> has additional thoughts.How&#39;s midlife going? <a href="https://www.jotform.com/build/262556781257063" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out Farnoosh&#39;s survey</a> and help shape the podcast in 2027.

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