So Money with Farnoosh Torabi - 1269: Ask Farnoosh: Can I afford to leave my rent-controlled apartment? How to play retirement savings catch-up? How to maximize tax deductions?

1269: Ask Farnoosh: Can I afford to leave my rent-controlled apartment? How to play retirement savings catch-up? How to maximize tax deductions?

10/22/21 • 25 min

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To buy or rent a home in Santa Monica? What tax deductions can I bank on this year? Smart to ditch roommates for my own place and pay double? How to play retirement savings catch-up? Farnoosh answers listeners questions. To purchase the 2022 So Money Page-a-Day calendar, visit www.pageaday.com, search for So Money and use the code SOMONEY for 20% off.

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1268: Adventures of Woman in Tech with Author and Early Google Employee Alana Karen

What's it like to be a woman navigating a career in tech? Alana Karen was a very early Google employee and has stories to tell. Her book, Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay, aggregates hundreds of stories on this topic, as well.

More about Alana: She is an award-winning tech leader, author, and speaker whose work impacts many of our everyday lives. From Google Search to Ads, Fiber to Google Grants and beyond, Alana has been leading the charge to develop, scale, build and drive team and product development that has seen a rippling industry impact. Alana has spoken at conferences and summits on technology, leadership, DEI, talent and innovation. She lives with her three children, husband, two dogs, and a cat in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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1270: The connections between race and money (and how to talk about it) with author Celeste Headlee

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Celeste Headlee is the author of SPEAKING OF RACE: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism—and How to Do It (on-sale 11/2), In our conversation we talk about the importance of connecting the dots between privilege and wealth, how to actually ask questions about race without sticking your foot in your mouth, the role of social media in furthering discussions about race. And celeste’s own challenges growing up as al light-skinned Black Jewish American, and having to defend this time and time again. Plus: I share some of my curiosities about my own race.

More about Celeste: She is a self-described “light-skinned Black Jew” who has had to defend or define her race since childhood. In her career, Headlee has made it a priority to talk about race proactively but what she discovered is that those exchanges have rarely been productive. While many people say they want to talk about race, the reality is, they want to talk about race with people who agree with them. Now, using science, research and lived experience SPEAKING OF RACE provides insight and advice for how to have meaningful and impactful conversations about this crucial subject. This is the book for people who have tried to debate and argue with friends and have gotten nowhere; those who have stopped talking to a neighbor or dreaded a holiday dinner; and anyone who wants to better understand race and effect meaningful change as a society. Learn more here.