Ask Paula: Am I Saving Enough For Retirement?
#440: An anonymous caller wants to retire and travel in 20 to 30 years. How does she know if she’s saving enough? Trace plans to take a mini-retirement next year. Where should she keep her savings unt...
10 Maj 20231h 1min
Banks Collapsing?! What’s Next? – Plus ENCORE episode with Financial Advisor Michael Kitces
#439: There are massive rapid changes unfurling in the financial world. This week’s biggest news: First Republic Bank collapsed; JP Morgan Chase acquired it. (As it happens, I was one of 12 people who...
4 Maj 20231h 33min
Life in Five Senses, with Gretchen Rubin
#438: “Do you want to save money? Or do you want to enjoy your life?” That’s a common question, but it’s strange. It assumes these ideas are opposites: frugality is synonymous with deprivation; spendi...
27 Apr 202348min
The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler
#437: Do you have a project you want to start … but you’re stuck in analysis paralysis? Do you feel like if you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself? Do you try to wind down after th...
19 Apr 202355min
Ask Paula: How Do I Pay for Grad School?
#436: Jeremy wants to attend graduate school. Should he take student loans or cash out his investment portfolio? Andy is wondering if the 4 percent rule stands up to high inflation. (There’s a shockin...
12 Apr 202359min
Ask Paula: How To Prepare for A Layoff
#435: Lee is 30 and facing a tech layoff. She can live for a year on her savings. She’s thinking about taking the rest of the year off. How should she prepare her investments? Stacy wants to buy an Ai...
5 Apr 20231h 11min
Tips for Tipped Workers, with Barbara Sloan
#434: The majority of financial advice is geared to people with 9-5 jobs: “Negotiate for a raise.” “Max out your 401k match.” “Budget based on your income.” Where’s the financial advice for peopl...
30 Mars 202348min
Ask Paula: Should I Quit My Cushy Job?
#433: Should “Walker,” an anonymous caller, give up a cushy job to take a year-long sabbatical in Europe? Blue wants to rent out his East Coast home, take a sabbatical from work, travel to the West Co...
22 Mars 20231h 14min
