In this special HerMoney Mailbag episode, Jean Chatzky is joined by Yahoo Finance senior columnist and author Kerry Hannon — and she’s tackling your most pressing retirement questions.

In this episode, Jean and Kerry dive into:

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The oldest members of Gen X are facing retirement, and many are feeling unprepared. Traditional pensions disappeared just as Gen X entered the workforce. 401(k)s weren’t mainstream until much later. And along the way, they endured the tech bubble, the Great Recession, and a pandemic. No wonder headlines call Gen X “the forgotten generation” and warn of a retirement crisis.

In this episode, Jean sits down with author and Yahoo Finance senior columnist Kerry Hannon to talk about her new book with co-author Janna Herron, Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future. Together, they dive into why retirement feels so daunting for Gen X, what makes this generation uniquely scrappy, and how to turn worry into optimism.

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We’ve all heard the same story: Americans are facing a retirement crisis. But what if that’s not the whole truth?

In this special replay of Your Money Map, Jean Chatzky sits down with Andrew Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Real Retirement Crisis: Why Almost Everything You Think About the U.S. Retirement System Is Wrong. Together, they unpack what the latest data really tells us about retirement savings, Social Security, and how financially secure today’s (and tomorrow’s) retirees actually are.

Spoiler alert: There’s more good news than you might expect.

Jean and Andrew discuss:

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Raise your hand if you feel like you’re running on empty. If you’re juggling work, home, relationships, and still coming up short. You’re not imagining it: the pressure to have it all is very much alive in 2025… but let’s be honest, it was never realistic to begin with.

In this episode, Jean sits down with Dr. Corinne Low, Wharton professor and author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. Corinne blends personal experience, economics, and deep research to reveal why the invisible load women carry is still so heavy, and what we can do about it.

Together, Jean and Corinne dig into:

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This week on A Week In Her Wallet, we’re diving deep into what it really means to spend with intention. Meet Amy, a 49-year-old higher education administrator living in Tennessee with her partner. She's in a season of transformation; focused on her health, reevaluating her habits, and redefining what “worth it” means when it comes to her wallet.

From zero-spend weekdays and resisting fancy lattes to a boutique shopping spree that lifted her spirits, Amy's week is a powerful reminder that every purchase tells a story.

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When it comes to money, most of us know the basics. We’ve read the advice: build an emergency fund, stick to a budget, invest for the future. But what if we’re still struggling to feel confident or in control? What if our emotions — fear, guilt, shame — are silently running the show?

That’s where financial therapy comes in. This week, Jean sits down with Erika Wasserman, certified financial therapist and author of “Conversations With Your Financial Therapist,” to pull back the curtain on why our money beliefs run so deep, and how we can start to change them.

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This week, we're spending seven days inside Shannon’s wallet, a 41-year-old teacher, mom of two, and money-minded multitasker who lives in a suburb of Washington, D.C. With summer break just beginning, Shannon uses her time off to reflect on her relationship with money, childhood financial trauma, and the emotional tug-of-war between responsible budgeting and spontaneous joy.

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Have you ever dreamed of walking away from your job — not forever, but just long enough to breathe, explore, rest, or chase a big, bold adventure? This week, we're talking about a radical reframe: What if we didn’t retire once at 65… but instead took many retirements throughout our lives?

Jean sits down with Jillian Johnsrud, author of Retire Often: How Anyone Can Take Multiple Career Breaks To Unlock Adventure, Advance Their Career, and Find Financial Freedom. By 40, Jillian and her husband had taken more than a dozen mini-retirements; all while raising six kids, building a real estate portfolio, traveling the world, and staying financially afloat.

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This week, we’re continuing our special series A Week In Her Wallet, where we follow real women from our community as they track their spending for seven days — and reflect not just on what they spent, but why.

Our guest is Kathi B, a 48-year-old school counselor from outside Philadelphia. She's a mom of two teenagers, wife to another educator, and (like many of us) trying to stay on top of both everyday expenses and life’s little curveballs, especially during the summer.

In this episode, Kathi opens up about:

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Are you doing everything right at work, meeting deadlines, showing up, delivering results, and still feeling stuck? This week, we’re welcoming back one of our favorite voices on workplace equity, Minda Harts, to dive into a topic that impacts every professional woman: trust. Trust at work isn’t just about your manager believing in you. It’s the key to feeling valued, getting promoted, and even building long-term wealth.

 ✨ Plus, stick around for a special segment with Armoire CEO Ambika Singh, who shares how fashion rental can cut the cost (and the guilt) of getting dressed. Sign up here for up to 60% off your first month of membership + two free bonus items!

In this episode, we discuss:

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