Jean Chatzky: 'Financial Stress Is a Big Topic in Need of More Oxygen'

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is personal finance expert, Jean Chatzky. She is the CEO of HerMoney.com and host of the podcast "HerMoney with Jean Chatzky." Jean has served as the financial editor of NBC's TODAY show for the past 25 years and she is also the financial ambassador for AARP. She has written several best-selling personal finance books. Her latest is <em>Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve</em>. She holds a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania.</p></p><p><p> </p></p><p><p><strong>Background</strong></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.jeanchatzky.com/about/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.jeanchatzky.com/books/" target="_blank">Books</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.hermoney.com/" target="_blank">HerMoney</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.hermoney.com/t/podcasts/" target="_blank">HerMoney Podcasts</a></p></p><p><p><strong>The Pandemic and Personal Finances</strong></p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.savvymoney.com/blog/debt/should-you-save-more-right-now-in-the-pandemic-or-pay-down-debt/" target="_blank">Should You Save More Right Now (in the Pandemic) or Pay Down Debt?</a>” by Jean Chatzky, savvymoney.com, Dec. 8, 2020.</p></p><p><p> “<a href="https://www.hermoney.com/save/budgeting/four-secrets-to-mastering-your-money-even-in-a-pandemic/" target="_blank">Four Secrets to Mastering Your Money (Even in a Pandemic)</a>,” by Jean Chatzky, hermoney.com, Nov. 6, 2020.</p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/03/pdf/gender-equality-and-costs-of-unpaid-caregiving-gammage.pdf" target="_blank">The Hidden Costs of Unpaid Caregiving</a>,” by Sarah Gammage, Naziha Sultana, and Manon Mouran, imf.org, March 2019.</p></p><p><p> “<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/7-personal-finance-concerns-these-uncertain-times-plan-action-each-ncna1160811" target="_blank">7 Personal Finance Concerns in These Uncertain Times--and a Plan of Ac