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Ask Paula: The Hidden Cost of Student Loan Forgiveness
#484: Kristen’s financial advisor charges a 1.3 percent fee on her investments. They also sold her term life, whole life, and long-term disability in…
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01/24/2024
Thriving in a High-Pressure World, with Jennifer Breheny Wallace
#483: Competitive. Results oriented. Driven to be the very best. These are a few ways to describe achievement culture. Achievement culture can also b…
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01/18/2024
Ask Paula: Should We Drain Our Brokerage to Make a HUGE Down Payment?
#482: A caller named “M” wonders if liquidating stocks for a larger down payment makes sense in a high-interest rate environment. An anonymous caller…
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01/10/2024
What’s In Store for 2024? Bitcoin, Home Buying, and Kiyosaki’s $1.2 billion in debt
#481: Predicting the stock market is a terrible idea. But we can look at economic indicators and upcoming events to get a big-picture, 30,000-foot vi…
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01/05/2024
Your Blueprint for Life's Toughest Challenges, with Hal Elrod
#480: The death of a sibling. Being declared dead after a head-on collision with a drunk driver. Suffering financially during the Great Recession. CA…
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01/04/2024
Ask Paula: Is Mom Getting Ripped Off by Her Investment Advisor?!
#479: Nicole’s 78-year-old mom is paying huge fees for low returns. How can Nicole help her mom make better investments? Paul is a single dad, worrie…
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12/27/2023
Buy the Damn Guac, with Jamila Souffrant
#478: Ever skipped that extra drink, pricey cheese, or a night out for the sake of your wallet? If this feels familiar, then you’ll appreciate today’…
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12/20/2023
Ask Paula: Investing for the Future vs. Paying Down the Past
#477: Kayla is torn between paying off a loan early or catching up on missed retirement contributions. Josh wants to retire early and meets the thres…
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12/13/2023
Astronaut's Guide to Taking YOUR Moonshot, with Mike Massimino from NASA and Big Bang Theory
#476: Mike Massimino stared in disbelief at his TV. The date was July 16, 1969, and he marveled as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.…
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12/06/2023
Tribute to Charlie Munger, The Man Who Taught Warren Buffett How to Invest
#475: Born in 1924, Charlie Munger was raised during the Great Depression. At the time of his death on Tuesday, his net worth was estimated at $2.6 b…
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12/01/2023
Surviving a $35,000 Credit Card Scam, Job Loss and Foreclosure, with Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista
#474: When Tiffany Aliche was in her 20’s, she fell victim to a credit card scam. A crafty swindler convinced her to take out a cash advance against …
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11/29/2023
Ask Paula: How to Pay Off a $8,000 Medical Bill Without Going Broke
#473: Sarah has cash to pay a $8,000 medical bill but she’s reluctant to drain her savings. Should she sign up for the hospital’s interest-free payme…
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11/24/2023
Happiness Habits, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks
#472: Imagine this: You’re a teenage musical prodigy, a world-class classical French horn player. You drop out of college at age 19 and spend your tw…
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11/15/2023
Ask Paula: I Came Into A Lot of Money. What Should I Do With It?
#471: Bob split a $350,000 windfall between savings and paying down his mortgage. But now he’s wondering if he made a good choice. Can Paula and Joe …
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11/08/2023
The GDP Grew 4.9 Percent, Unemployment is at a Near-Record Low … and Everybody’s Stressed About Lay…
#470: The economy is booming. GDP grew 4.9 percent last quarter, the fastest rate of growth since 2021. Consumer spending jumped 4 percent. Unemploym…
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11/03/2023
Ask Paula: Feeling FOMO About Your Home Equity? Here's What to Do
#469: Lindy feels like her $300,000 of accumulated equity could be put to better use. But she doesn’t want to buy more real estate right now. What’re…
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11/01/2023
How MICE Impacts Your Money, with Bryan Kuderna
Money management is all about setting priorities. Maybe you have the twin goals of sending your kids to college while also saving enough for retireme…
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10/26/2023
Ask Paula: Use One Debt to Pay Off Another?
#467: Should Knoxville use a higher-interest Home Equity Loan (HELOC) to pay off a lower-interest 401k loan? Joelle’s tenant is interested in a rent-…
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10/18/2023
How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington
#466: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported in 2022 that medical debt is the most common reason to get a debt collector call. A Census Bu…
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10/12/2023
Good News for the Economy; Bad News for the Markets
#465: The Fed is holding interest rates steady for now. The jobs report is better than expected. Stocks and bonds are both going down. What's going o…
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10/06/2023