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January 10, 2022By Paula Pant

#350: Ask Paula: How Much Should We Spend on a Wedding?

Anonymous and her husband have set themselves on the path of saving for retirement. But an old mistake haunts them: a financial planner convinced them to buy a mix of whole and term life insurance, which costs them $700 per month. Do they need whole life insurance, and where else can they save their money?

Mike has $60,000 in cash earning one percent interest. He has plans to buy a home and get married in three to five years. Where else can he put his cash to earn a little more? Is the stock market too risky for such a short time horizon?

Anonymous and her future husband are wondering: what’s a realistic amount to spend on a wedding?

My friend and former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy joins me to answer these questions on today’s episode. Enjoy!

Do you have a question on business, money, trade-offs, financial independence strategies, travel, or investing? Leave it here and we’ll answer them in a future episode. 

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January 15, 2018By Paula Pant

#112: Ask Paula – How to Convince a Spouse to Invest in Low-fee Index Funds?

How can I convince my spouse to invest in low-fee index funds? How should my fiancé and I combine our finances? If I’d like to invest in rental properties, should I also buy stocks?

Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy joins me to tackle these audience questions and more.

Thomas asks:
My wife is suspicious […]

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November 6, 2017By Paula Pant

#102: Ask Paula – Should I Sell My Rental Property & Invest the Proceeds in the Market?

This week, I’m back to answering questions posed by listeners of the podcast.

Wally asks:

Should we continue to rent out our home, or should we sell it? We bought a home in California but have since moved to New York and have been renting there. After all expenses on the rental are accounted for, […]

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December 5, 2016By Paula Pant

#54: Ask Paula – Automating Savings, Starting a Blog, Emergency Funds, Investing in Real Estate Confidently, and More

It’s the first Monday of the month, which means I’m fielding questions from the audience.

We start with a question from Nicole.

She’s a new listener, and she’s stuck in a confusing situation.

You see, Nicole is self-employed. She’d like to save a percentage of her income — but she doesn’t get regular paychecks. How […]

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September 5, 2016By Paula Pant

#41: Ask Paula: Investing, Rebalancing and Renovating

Mollie, a podcast listener, is making smart money moves.

She’s getting the maximum match on 403b contributions. She’s saving for a downpayment on a home. Her husband opened a Roth IRA.

What’s next?

After listening to the Jim Collins episode, Mollie wants to open a Vanguard account.

How can she balance this with other […]

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July 4, 2016By Paula Pant

#32: Ask Paula: The Market Might Drop Soon. Should I Sell?

In this week’s episode, Paula takes your calls:

Should you sell your stocks, given that we might be heading for a market downturn? What are the downsides of index funds? Should you invest in out-of-state rental properties, and if so, how can you figure out where to look? How should you manage money from […]

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June 7, 2016Written By Paula Pant

Revealed: Our Bottom-Line Results from the Last Two Months …

Let’s open the books … again.

Every month I reveal my income, expenses and bottom-line results from my real estate investments.

This month’s update is long overdue (it’s a 2-for-1!) because I’ve been trying (unsuccessfully) to write a deep-dive lesson to accompany this article.

I don’t want to merely publish numbers; I want to add insight like “how […]

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May 9, 2016By Paula Pant

#24: Ask Us Anything: Betterment, Wealthfront, Robo-Investing … What’s the Deal?

You ask. We answer.

In this week’s episode, Jay and I tackle listener-submitted questions, such as:

Investing:

What’s the deal with robo-advisors? Should I invest with one? Betterment, Wealthfront … what’s the deal with these companies? Index funds vs. rental properties — what’s better for tax breaks? […]

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March 7, 2016By Paula Pant

#15: Ask Us Anything – Stocks, Student Loans and Tax Refunds

It’s time to open the mailbag. Here are a few of the questions we tackle in today’s episode:

Q1: Should I pay off student loans? Or should I invest for retirement?
Q2: Should I buy stocks? Or should I dollar-cost average into the market?
Q3: I want to build an online business. […]

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May 15, 2015Written By Paula Pant

“I Want to Create Passive Income, But I Don’t Know Where to Start” — Part II

This is Part II of the Passive Income for Beginners series. Start by reading Part I here.

When I quit my 9-to-5 job, I had no concept of passive income.

Like most people, I conceptualized money in terms of time: “they pay $25 per hour” or “she makes $60,000 per year.” When I quit […]

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