Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAsk Paula: How to Pay Off a $8,000 Medical Bill Without Going Broke
Episode 473
#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…
2 years, 7 months ago
Happiness Habits, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks
Episode 472
#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…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ask Paula: I Came Into A Lot of Money. What Should I Do With It?
Episode 471
#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 …
2 years, 7 months ago
The GDP Grew 4.9 Percent, Unemployment is at a Near-Record Low … and Everybody’s Stressed About Layoffs
Episode 470
#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…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ask Paula: Feeling FOMO About Your Home Equity? Here's What to Do
Episode 469
#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…
2 years, 7 months ago
How MICE Impacts Your Money, with Bryan Kuderna
Episode 468
Money management is all about setting priorities.
Maybe you have the twin goals of sending your kids to college while also saving enough for retiremen…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ask Paula: Use One Debt to Pay Off Another?
Episode 467
#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-t…
2 years, 8 months ago
How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington
Episode 466
#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…
2 years, 8 months ago
Good News for the Economy; Bad News for the Markets
Episode 465
#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…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Science of Friendship (and How It Improves Your Net Worth), with Dr. Marisa Franco
Episode 464
#464: More than ever, most people's lives are packed to the brim with activity. We are trying to fit in demanding jobs and families, commuting and a …
2 years, 8 months ago