Jean Chatzky

@JeanChatzky75k followers

Award-winning financial journalist. NYT & WSJ Best-selling author. Co-founder & CEO of @hermoneymedia & host of the #HerMoneyPodcast.

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1	Nov 1, '17	By the time you’re 30, aim to have 1x your annual income set aside for retirement. At 40, 3x; at 50, 6x; at 60, 8x; and by retirement, 10x.	271×	0	3k	836	18
2	Apr 24, '18	Do you think #personalfinance should be taught in schools?	14.8×	0	516	10	0
3	May 25, '22	As the daughter of teachers, I could not agree more. @soledadobrien	9.8×	0	415	47	3
4	Nov 15, '21	Calling all #artists, #smallbizowners & #freelancers! I'm LIVE w/ @AbundanceBound & @alincome. We're talking retirement planning for non-traditional earners & we'd love	8.8×	0	284	70	10
5	Jun 5, '20	The data is clear: A college degree can position you to earn more over your lifetime, but it often means taking on student loans. There are ways to limit costs, guaranteeing a stro	8.4×	0	322	22	7
6	May 17, '19	Q8: Do you like the idea of a credit like score that lets you know where you stand? #ad #ProtectYourRetirement #RISEscore	7.9×	0	299	26	2
7	Mar 13, '20	Suggestions, please. My husband and I are going to watch a different comedy (movie) every night til life goes back to normal. We started with Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (	7.3×	0	137	7	7
8	Sep 13, '18	A good reminder from @tferriss: "What you don’t do determines what you can do." Check out his list of the nine habits you should stop right now.	7.1×	0	223	50	20
9	Nov 4, '18	Get this -- 95% of teenagers said they would value #personalfinance programs being taught in schools. I say it's about time!	4.9×	0	137	38	1
10	Sep 8, '17	Go to to see if you're a data breach victim. Yes? Put fraud alerts on accts at all three credit bureaus.	4.1×	0	74	63	0
11	Apr 15, '18	"It's not your salary that makes you rich; it's your spending habits." (Quote attributed to chess master Charles Jaffe)	4.0×	0	101	48	4
12	Nov 25, '16	National Dog Show winner Gia is wearing her best collar for #blackfriday @TODAYshow	3.8×	0	159	20	0
13	Apr 23, '18	Wow! 95% of teenagers said they would value #personalfinance programs being taught in schools, according to a survey by @AIG & @JA_USA #education	3.8×	0	83	48	1
14	Jun 19, '20	Once you have your college savings— and your child’s college acceptance letters — there’s often a lack of knowledge about the best way to use those funds to maximize tax advantages	3.8×	0	143	15	5
15	Jul 15, '20	Two children in pursuit of a college degree? Here are ways to maximize college funding strategies. #ad @CollegeAveLoans	3.6×	0	148	13	3
16	Feb 12, '19	7 million Americans -- a record -- are now 3 months late on their car payments says @washingtonpost Can we please open our eyes to the fact that Americans are struggling.	3.6×	0	100	26	1
17	Feb 5, '18	Nobody puts Eli in a corner. Best commercial of the game #SuperBowlSunday	3.6×	0	152	14	0
18	Dec 27, '22	This quote boils down (almost) all personal finance advice to one sentence. Follow this philosophy and you're in pretty good shape.	3.5×	11k	73	10	5
19	May 11, '19	How is it possible my baby is graduating college? #Syracuse	3.3×	0	162	0	0
20	Jun 26, '20	Figuring out how much money is reasonable to borrow for college is frustrating and the answer is actually a question: How hard is it going to be to pay back your student loans? Her	3.2×	0	124	9	3
21	Oct 24, '22	View post on X	3.1×	0	113	18	2
22	Jul 22, '18	Yesterday my husband spent an hour cleaning and fiddling with our gas grill to get it working better. He didn't Google for instructions. And yet, today Amazon is pitching him parts	3.1×	0	96	12	0
23	Sep 2, '21	~4 in 10 people can’t correctly identify how much their partner earns. We need to be talking about money more to achieve healthier relationships, with our partners + our money. On	2.9×	0	110	19	0
24	Jul 19, '18	I’m excited to announce that I've acquired @DailyWorth! DW was founded by @AmandaSteinberg & she did an incredible job creating a guide for women who want to master their finan	2.9×	0	91	15	2
25	Dec 2, '17	Getting dressed to go to dinner and my husband says Seinfeld wore this shirt. Should I change? #puffyshirt	2.9×	0	97	2	0
26	Jan 14, '19	Things I'm loving in the headlines this week: A newly introduced South Carolina bill that would require high school students to take a course in personal finance in order to gradua	2.8×	0	90	19	0
27	Nov 1, '17	Do you have a substantial—& separate—pot of cash for emergencies? A 3-6mo emergency fund is ideal, but $2,000 is a good first benchmark.	2.5×	0	57	22	0
28	Jun 16, '18	A $1K contribution to a newborn's account every year through age 19 would grow to $2.2M by their 70th birthday.	2.5×	0	59	23	6
29	Apr 12, '18	When the product is free, you are the product. That's the important takeaway from the whole frightening Facebook mess.	2.5×	0	79	25	0
30	Jul 25, '18	New #HerMoneyPodcast epi! You may know @danicamckellar from "The Wonder Years" but did you know she is a mathematician who has her own theorem? We spoke w/ Danica about her latest	2.4×	0	102	11	1
31	Oct 16, '17	"It's not your salary that makes you rich; it's your spending habits." (Quote attributed to chess master Charles Jaffe — & still relevant!)	2.4×	0	77	24	0
32	Dec 11, '18	Today I met Jack Pearson in real life. Who else is a fan of @NBCThisisUs? @MiloVentimiglia	2.4×	0	106	4	0
33	Apr 8, '18	It's not that money is THE thing. It's that money is the thing that allows you to do and accomplish everything else that you want to accomplish.	2.4×	0	87	17	0
34	Jan 3, '18	In 2018, divide to conquer. Create a separate savings acct for each goal — whether it's a vacation, down payment or getting ahead on holiday gift savings for next year.	2.3×	0	72	21	0
35	Sep 26, '18	So excited to be back at #FinCon18 repping @AARP and my new company @HerMoneyMedia. ! Come say hi.	2.2×	0	80	16	0
36	Aug 8, '22	Great list of 15 tips to build resilience. My fav: Control what you can control. We were just talking about this on #everydaywealth @soledadobrien⁩	2.2×	0	54	11	20
37	Feb 23, '21	I already like Mike Richards better on @Jeopardy. Am I alone?	2.1×	0	84	2	0
38	Nov 8, '17	The way I save for every goal? In a separate account specifically for that goal. It's called "mental accounting," and it works.	2.1×	0	71	14	0
39	Jan 21, '22	@soledadobrien The “written instructions” are key. We lost my stepdad a few months ago and he laid out everything. It’s been a huge relief. Passwords, people! @GaubatzM @FantasyGho	2.1×	0	82	13	0
40	Jul 18, '18	#WednesdayWisdom	2.0×	0	56	21	1
41	Apr 14, '20	I colored my hair AND cut my bangs -- admittedly needed a glass of wine to do both. But in the end, not a disaster, though you notice, no picture attached.	2.0×	0	96	1	0
42	Mar 18, '20	The New York Times @AndrewRossSorkin who chronicled the 2008 crisis weighs in with a plan that makes sense to me: This Is the Only Way to End the Coronavirus Financial Panic	2.0×	0	42	21	8
43	Oct 6, '20	A2: COVID-19 testing is important, but what you really want to focus on is your use of healthcare. That information will help you figure out if you belong in a PPO, HMO or a HDHP w	2.0×	0	48	12	12
44	Jul 19, '18	A 4-Day Workweek? This company tested it and found workers more productive in 32 hours than 40. Working mothers everywhere are not surprised.	2.0×	0	58	19	0
45	Apr 22, '19	Huge congrats to @JennaBushHager on the baby news-- so happy I get to see her on the next hour of @HodaAndJenna and give her a hug and...oh yeah...some tips on spring cleaning your	1.9×	0	102	1	0
46	Oct 1, '22	View post on X	1.9×	0	74	8	1
47	Aug 18, '20	You’ve settled on a school, lined up financial aid, factored in your savings… and it’s still not enough to get you or your kid through college. Here’s how to navigate your borrowin	1.9×	0	75	4	5
48	Jun 30, '18	If you have any downtime w/your teen this summer, sit down and explain how credit card interest works—& why it's vital to only charge what you can fully pay off.	1.9×	0	60	21	0
49	Apr 20, '20	Sometimes there are no words	1.9×	0	66	4	0
50	Jun 12, '20	I don’t feel like running today — and my running partner blew me off. But I’m heading out anyway because I know I’ll feel better when I get back.	1.9×	0	88	1	0
51	Nov 5, '18	A good reminder as we head into the holiday shopping season.	1.8×	0	43	21	0
52	Jun 16, '22	I know that during times like these, many of us default to a position of wanting to do something — literally anything — to gain back some modicum of control over our money and futu	1.8×	0	69	13	0
53	Dec 29, '15	Cleaning out your closet for the New Year? Here's how to make money doing it @TODAYshow: !	1.8×	0	54	21	0
54	Sep 13, '22	They’re right. @karenfinerman @soledadobrien	1.8×	0	63	9	1
55	May 16, '19	Join us Friday 5/17 at 2pm EST for the #ProtectYourRetirement Twitter chat with @alincome! We'll discuss solutions for the challenges we all face when thinking about #retirement. A	1.7×	0	56	14	1
56	May 17, '19	Q6: Have you heard of the RISE score? #ad #ProtectYourRetirement	1.7×	0	55	12	1
57	Jul 9, '18	Heading to @TODAYshow to talk about student debt — now $1.5 trillion — and how to keep a lid on yours. Join me in the 8 am hour!	1.6×	0	58	12	0
58	Jan 11, '17	Yes we did. Yes we can. Thank you, President Obama #ObamaFarewell	1.6×	0	66	10	0
59	Mar 13, '20	I know it's only March, but could we please make Dr. Anthony Fauci Person of the Year? So transparent and reassuring amidst the chaos. What do you say @TIME?	1.6×	0	72	4	0
60	Oct 14, '18	A 4-Day Workweek? This company tested it and found workers more productive in 32 hours than 40. Working mothers everywhere are not surprised.	1.6×	0	45	20	0
61	Dec 28, '15	Download these money apps to help you achieve your 2016 financial resolutions @TODAYshow: !	1.5×	0	51	16	0
62	Sep 28, '18	I sat down with @Investopedia during #FinCon18 to discuss the biggest money mistakes young people make. Check out the video and tell me -- what's the biggest financial mistake you'	1.5×	0	42	17	1
63	May 1, '22	A little more than halfway through the #broadstreetrun Beautiful day in #philly	1.5×	0	70	1	1
64	May 27, '18	Starting your first job soon? Start a retirement account now, even if you can only save a little to start. It'll help build habit & put compound interest to work.	1.5×	0	52	11	0
65	Apr 3, '20	For all you non sewers out there (like me) these instructions for mask making actually look easy -- and the mask itself looks pretty great.	1.5×	0	42	10	5
66	Jan 28, '16	.@MarthaStewart liked my dress. #ICanDieNow @TODAYshow #starttoday	1.4×	0	59	8	0
67	Nov 9, '16	On what is shaping up to be a very rocky financial day: Don't panic. Breathe. Remember the long term. Control what you can control.	1.4×	0	40	16	0
68	Nov 8, '20	I’ll miss you #AlexTrebek — thank you for keeping me company while I cooked dinner and sipped a glass of wine. #Jeopardy	1.4×	0	73	0	0
69	Oct 7, '16	My son received his first paycheck. Him: "I got paid!" Me: "Congrats!" Him: "You know what sucks?" Me: "What?" Him: "Taxes."	1.4×	0	44	8	0
70	Sep 29, '18	What are you doing Tues Oct 2 @ 3:00pm ET?! Join me (& Teddy 🐶 if he's available) for the #ProtectYourRetirement Twitter chat w/@alincome! I'll be answering your questions on	1.4×	0	53	9	0
71	Jul 9, '18	Monday morning food for thought.	1.3×	0	42	15	0
72	May 26, '18	Remember this when you see all of those Memorial Day Weekend sale signs: Don't let the word "SALE" get your pulse going. No purchase is so urgent, no bargain so rare, that you don'	1.3×	0	47	8	0
73	Nov 2, '17	A rule of thumb I try to live by: When it comes to your money, make the decisions that are right for you and your family — not anyone else.	1.3×	0	46	9	0
74	Sep 26, '18	It’s amazing to see how much #FinCon18 has grown over the years @ptmoney! Thanks for everything.	1.3×	0	59	5	0
75	Jun 2, '18	Save enough upfront before you spend. If you spend only what's left, no matter what, you've already met your savings goal for that month.	1.3×	0	46	10	0
76	Mar 12, '20	A very wise member of my @HerMoneyMedia facebook group put it this way: Think of your 401(k) [and other retirement accounts] like your face. Don't touch it.	1.3×	0	43	13	0
77	Nov 21, '17	#BlackFriday offers making your head spin? Slow the pace. It's going to be a long holiday season, and the deals will keep on coming. Sleep in instead.	1.3×	0	43	7	0
78	Jan 11, '17	If you're tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try talking with one of them in real life -- @POTUS #ObamaFarewell	1.2×	0	40	10	0
79	Jul 17, '20	You’ve settled on a school, lined up financial aid, factored in your savings… and it’s still not enough to get you or your kid through college. Here’s how to navigate your borrowin	1.2×	0	36	6	0
80	Jul 2, '19	"My parents did not immigrate here and work their asses off for 20 years so I could retire in my 30s. I’m here to work, to change the future of my family." A compelling article abo	1.2×	0	44	7	1
81	Nov 10, '21	Why do we so often praise women for being “resilient,” when we should actually be looking to dismantle the systems that have forced them to be resilient in the first place? On this	1.2×	0	42	7	2
82	Aug 27, '18	Get this -- 95% of teenagers said they would value #personalfinance programs being taught in schools. I say it's about time!	1.2×	0	38	12	0
83	Apr 15, '20	And today, I cut my husband's hair. I think I am now qualified to go out and reopen the country.	1.2×	0	45	4	0
84	Oct 6, '17	Six words to close any deal: "Can I get that in writing?"	1.2×	0	43	6	0
85	Jul 22, '22	📍Lake Moraine	1.1×	0	50	4	0
86	Sep 1, '18	I can't keep up with the amount of Labor Day sales emails I've been getting. Anyone else? Nothing wrong with a good sale, but remember just because it's "on sale" doesn't mean it's	1.1×	0	49	5	0
87	Mar 30, '18	Happy Passover. #JustSaying	1.1×	0	50	3	0
88	Mar 26, '19	Tune into @TODAYshow in a few mins! I’m talking #WomenWithMoney!	1.1×	0	48	4	0
89	Dec 21, '18	ICYMI: This week on #HerMoneyPodcast, I chatted with @JillianMichaels about aging, health and stress. Tune in here: @HerMoneyMedia.	1.1×	0	42	9	0
90	Feb 14, '21	❤️Happy Valentine's Day! Every year I'm more convinced that focusing on your finances is one of the best forms of self-love. Agree?	1.1×	0	52	2	0
91	Jan 11, '17	Crying along with Sasha and @JillBidenVeep as President Obama pays tribute to @MichelleObama Anyone else? #ObamaFarewell	1.0×	0	47	3	0
92	Mar 18, '20	Late in the day getting to last night’s comedy: My Cousin Vinny. Joe Pesci and @marisatomei still great almost 30 years later. People say I look like her. What do you think?	1.0×	0	44	1	0
93	Jan 24, '18	Morning early birds! I'm heading to @Todayshow for a segment on #saving MORE. Join me around 8:30 EST.	1.0×	0	44	4	0
94	Aug 29, '20	The view off my roof. #lbi	1.0×	0	53	0	0
95	Aug 1, '23	What an honor to be included on this year's #ForbesOver50 list! Thank you @ForbesWomen and congratulations to all of the inspiring women on the list!	1.0×	3.2k	44	4	0
96	Aug 3, '20	Sunday on LBI. Xox	1.0×	0	48	1	0
97	Dec 7, '20	I don’t really want to eat this right now. I just wanted my house to smell like a bakery.	1.0×	0	43	0	0
98	Jun 10, '20	Right from the garden. Wishing I could send a bunch all of your way.	0.9×	0	46	0	0
99	May 13, '20	Is anyone else looking at their nails -- clean, short, filed -- and thinking: I might not go back?	0.9×	0	43	1	0
100	Sep 9, '18	Proud Jewish mother moment: When your daughter makes her own chicken soup, brisket and kugel -- at college! L'shana nova @JuliaChatzky xox	0.8×	0	41	0	0

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