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February 11, 2019By Paula Pant

#177: Ask Paula and Joe: Should I Buy a House or Catch Up on Retirement Savings?

Imagine that your job is extremely well-paying, but you don’t enjoy it.

You’d like to switch employers, even though this will probably require a paycut. But before you make the switch, you want to accomplish two goals: buy a home and catch up on retirement savings.

Should you pursue both goals? Or should you defer the home purchase, given the potential future paycut?

If you decide to pursue both goals, which one should come first?

This is one of the five questions that former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I answer in this week’s podcast episode.

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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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