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Tag: student loans

December 17, 2018By Paula Pant

#167: Ask Paula – Should I Pay Off Student Loans While in School?

Angelisa is a college senior with $30,000 in student loans. She has a part-time job, from which she’s saved $2,500. Should she keep saving money, or should she get a headstart on paying down her student loans while she’s in school?

Mackenzie is also a college senior with some student loans. She recently received a settlement from a car accident. Should she invest this money? If so, how?

Franchesca is 35 and is carrying $212,000 in debt, mostly student loans. Could she reach financial independence, even with a late start?

Erica wants to make environmentally-friendly investments. How should she approach this?

Caroline is 42 and has started making after-tax (non-Roth) 401k contributions. Is this a good idea?

An anonymous listener is curious about podcasting. How did I get started?

I answer these six questions on today’s podcast episode, alongside former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy. Enjoy!

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February 12, 2018By Paula Pant

#116: Ask Paula – Help! I’m Underwater on My Car!

Stacy and her boyfriend would like to downsize to one vehicle. But they’re collectively $14,500 underwater on their car loans.

Stacy owes $11,000 on her car, but its trade-in value is $7,200. She’s paying a 12.74% interest rate and her payoff date is 2021.

Her boyfriend is in worse shape. He owes $18,500 on his […]

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January 29, 2018By Paula Pant

#114: Ask Paula – How Should I Invest $100K in Real Estate?

This week, I answer five questions about real estate investing from the audience.

Joelle asks:
I own a home outright on the West Coast. I’m thinking about taking out $100,000 from my home equity, and using this money to buy a rental property.

I found a community out east where I can buy a […]

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October 9, 2017By Paula Pant

#98: Ask Paula – The Side Hustle Episode

How much money should you invest in a side hustle or side business?

How do you know if your side hustle idea is viable?

What if you want to start 5 or 6 side businesses? Should you lump these together under a common business umbrella? Or should you separate them out?

These are the questions […]

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May 8, 2017By Paula Pant

#76: Ask Paula – How to Handle an Inheritance, Should I Invest in Properties or Start a Business, and More

This week, my buddy Joe Saul-Sehy joins me to answer another round of listener-submitted questions.

Our first question comes from Hillary:
She’s a recent college graduate in an entry level job. She’s saved up an emergency fund, but keeps depleting it as things pop up. She’s also going to law school in a year and […]

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April 24, 2017By Paula Pant

#74: Ask Paula – How to Repay $50k in Student Loans on a $31k Income, What’s the Deal with Bonds, and Do I Really Need Insurance?

This week, my friend and former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy joins me for another round of Q&A in our (newly!) biweekly segment called Ask Paula!

Kicking off today’s episode, Nicky asks:

I’m young and healthy. My car is old and not-worth-much. And my personal property isn’t exactly fancy-pants.

Do I *really* need health, auto and […]

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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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February 15, 2016By Paula Pant

#12: Ask Us Anything – Student Loans, Tax Hacks, Time Management and REITs

Welcome to our first “Ask Us Anything” episode.

Jay and I tackle your most pressing money and business questions, including:

Q1: I need expensive prescription medication for a chronic condition. If I retire early, I’ll lose my health insurance. Help!
Q2: I’d like to invest in REITs. Are these worthwhile?
Q3: How […]

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