What Jean Chatzky has said about Personal finance
3 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 29, 2026
Jean Chatzky, Financial journalist, founder of HerMoney, former Today Show financial editor and author of The Forever Paycheck; this label also carries a brief Tony Robbins show-intro clip, has been quoted on Personal finance 3 times in 1 episode of Habits and Hustle, most recently on September 29, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Chatzky argues that personal finance is not complicated and that people who make it seem so are likely selling something.
“And if anybody is trying to make you feel like it's rocket science, they are probably trying to sell you something”
Habits and Hustle: Episode 593: Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating Money (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 4:32
Chatzky says the one thing everyone should do this month is map where their money is going.
“Map where your money is going. It's not fun, but it will give you control over where you want your money to go”
Habits and Hustle: Episode 593: Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating Money (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 19:00
Chatzky argues that stocks are an easier way to build wealth than real estate, which effectively becomes another job.
“if you buy real estate, then you're giving yourself another job. You're becoming a landlord in many, many cases unless you just buy a REIT”
Habits and Hustle: Episode 593: Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating Money (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:13
Episodes
Episode 593: Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating MoneyHabits and Hustle · Sep 29, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Jen Cohen talks with financial journalist Jean Chatzky about simple wealth-building habits, credit cards, retirement income, teaching kids about money and financial autonomy in relationships.
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