In this Mailbag-only episode, we discuss short sales and reverse mortgages.

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Being a mother is hard. Going at it alone? Even harder. Emma Johnson is the author of the book “The Kickass Single Mom,” and we discuss her journey, operating from a place of confidence and the importance of financial independence.

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This week, we’re talking with “professional oversharers” Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer — Cat & Nat. They head up a rapidly-exploding online community of like-minded moms, and are known for saying what you’re thinking. We discuss how the besties-turned-business partners handle money both personally and professionally. In Mailbag, buying a home with a VA loan and finances for couples who aren’t planning on tying the knot.

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Like a fine wine, Hoda Kotb keeps getting better with age. She takes us through the pain points of her 40s — cancer and divorce — and how all of them made her fearless. She also tells us how in her 50s, she's in a job she pushed for, and in a relationship that makes her happy. She's living her life by her own rules and sharing how you can do the same. In Mailbag, credit cards and credit scores.

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Starting a new job, buying a house, getting married, getting divorced, having a baby or having a baby move back home — all of these events not only shake up your life, but your finances, too. Fidelity's senior vice president of Thought Leadership, Jeanne Thompson, takes us through the research on how not all events are created equal when it comes to the impacts they have on your physical and financial health.

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Long before “Catch Me If You Can” was made into a movie, Frank Abagnale was one of my go-to sources on all things identity-related. In the years since, he’s consulted with companies, governments and organizations big and small about how to keep their data (and yours) safe. He tells us what we need to do now to protect against identity theft.

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When it comes to long-term success, how you fail is more important than the failure itself. This week, author and educator Rachel Simmons gives us a private lesson on failing well, and a look at the culture of mean girls and why it's important to surround yourself with women who help you shine. In Mailbag, we talk investing in a bull market and 529s.

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Gretchen Rubin, author of The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better, on how people respond to internal expectations (the ones you set for yourself) and external expectations (the ones others and society set for you). How to break habits and make new ones. In Mailbag, flat-fee real estate agents and credit cards for recent grads.

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Admit it. You've thought about starting a business, launching a side gig or taking that brilliant idea of yours and seeing if it actually has legs. JJ Ramberg, host of Your Business on MSNBC and founder of Goodshop.com, helps female entrepreneurs make it happen. In Mailbag, pensions, free FICO scores and investment moves to make in college.

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Alice Finn's career has taken her from NASA to wealth management, and in her book, Smart Women Love Money, she lays out the only five things you need to do to guarantee financial success. In Mailbag, questions about maximizing a post-divorce nest egg, and paying off debt.

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