Monday Feb 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Welcome to NerdWallet s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. This week s episode starts with a discussion of the recent $1 billion Powerball lottery and the many
Welcome to NerdWallet s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions.
This week s episode starts with a discussion of the recent $1 billion Powerball lottery and the many decisions the winner has to make now.
Then we pivot to this week s question, from Mike in Columbia, Missouri. He says, When my wife and I met, neither of us had a ton of savings and I was carrying some debt. After years of work, we have no debt other than a mortgage and a good cushion in the bank. We ve also had career success that led to big raises in recent years. I feel like the habits that got us here are not necessarily the habits that we need now. It doesn t feel like a good use of our extra funds for it to be sitting in a savings account.
Monday Feb 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Welcome to NerdWallet s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. This week s episode starts with a discussion of the recent $1 billion Powerball lottery and the many
Welcome to NerdWallet s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions.
This week s episode starts with a discussion of the recent $1 billion Powerball lottery and the many decisions the winner has to make now.
Then we pivot to this week s question, from Mike in Columbia, Missouri. He says, When my wife and I met, neither of us had a ton of savings and I was carrying some debt. After years of work, we have no debt other than a mortgage and a good cushion in the bank. We ve also had career success that led to big raises in recent years. I feel like the habits that got us here are not necessarily the habits that we need now. It doesn t feel like a good use of our extra funds for it to be sitting in a savings account.
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February 1, 2021 11:00 AM Liz Weston
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Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions.
This week’s episode starts with a discussion of the recent $1 billion Powerball lottery and the many decisions the winner has to make now.
Then we pivot to this week’s question, from Mike in Columbia, Missouri. He says, “When my wife and I met, neither of us had a ton of savings and I was carrying some debt. After years of work, we have no debt other than a mortgage and a good cushion in the bank. We’ve also had career success that led to big raises in recent years. I feel like the habits that got us here are not necessarily the habits that we need now. It doesn’t feel like a good use of our extra funds for it to be sitting in a savings account.
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December 14, 2020 11:00 AM Sean Pyles
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Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions.
This week’s episode starts with a discussion of the $300 tax deduction for charitable contributions made in 2020, and how to make your donations go further.
Then we pivot to this week’s question from Chris, who asks: “Should I empty my savings account and pay off most of my student loan debt before the 0% interest period from the CARES Act expires in January? Or should I just pay it off in monthly installments? My naive, idealist thinking is making me worried that the Biden administration may dissolve some student debt, and I would have lost some money if I pay off the loans.”