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Ask Paula: Help! I Can Only Save $200 a Month
Episode 304
#304: Paige and her fiancé have two autumn 2021 goals: save for a wedding and an emergency fund. There’s one problem: they only have around $200 per …
5 years, 3 months ago
A World Without Email, with Cal Newport
Episode 303
#303: Can you imagine living in a world without email? Most of us can’t - how would we get work done? - but this is what Cal Newport advocates for in…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Financial Benefits of Optimism, with Michelle Gielan
Episode 302
#302: Did you know that optimists worry about their finances 145 fewer days than pessimists? They’re also more likely to save money, and are 7x as li…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ask Paula: How Can I Reach FIRE in 11 Years?
Episode 301
#301: Amelia is worried that she and her husband are under-insured. Should her husband get a short-term disability policy, even though it’s expensive…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Two-Fund Investment Portfolio, with Paul Merriman
Episode 300
#300: Here’s the deal: Target Date Retirement Funds are simple, automated, easy. The problem? What’s simple might not be optimal. Investment expert P…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ask Paula and Joe: Should I Sell My $575,000 in Tesla Stock?
Episode 299
#299: Chris bought Tesla a few years ago and Jinko Solar eight months ago. Both of these have gone up in value by a lot. What tax strategies can he u…
5 years, 4 months ago
How to Talk to Friends about Money, with Erin Lowry
Episode 298
#298: Money conversations with friends, family members, or significant others are unavoidable. Most of us dread these conversations - they’re awkward…
5 years, 4 months ago
PSA Thursday Part II: Let the People Trade!
Episode 297
This morning, almost every major brokerage halted trading on the most volatile stocks, including GameStop, BlackBerry, Bed Bath & Beyond, Nokia, and …
5 years, 4 months ago
PSA Thursday: Wall Street Bets, GameStop, and the Rise of Meme Stocks
Episode 297
If you blinked, you missed the biggest stock market story since the crash of March 2020. It’s a story that led GameStop, a brick-and-mortar company t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ask Paula: Should I Househack or Pay Off My Student Loans?
Episode 297
#297: George is torn between paying down his student loan debt (which he deferred) or buying a househack. Which is better for his long-term goal of r…
5 years, 4 months ago