Does knowing that you have an awesome pension down the road give you permission to pull back a bit on your current savings rate? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
With employees now spending more and more time working from home, is it a good idea to splurge on a home office? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
How do you get a boat load of extra cash flow? You pay off $600,000 in student loans, that's how! Boom! That's what our latest caller did, $600k in student loans. Incredible. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
32-years-old and absolutely crushing it with a boat load of money sitting in cash, what should my next move be? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
The wish list includes fencing in the yard, a second bathroom and another bedroom. Should we do a cash-out refi to pay for it? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
I hate debt so I'm hell-bent on paying down the mortgage with my surplus cashflow. Am I making a mistake? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
I'm in my 40s with a pretty good amount of money saved, should I be looking to buy long-term care insurance? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Where should you be parking the proceeds from a recent home sale? Well, that depends, will you be looking to buy another house in the near future? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
After helping your parents figure out their finances, it's time to focus on yourself. Should you be making your 401(k) contributions pre-tax or Roth? And what's the best way to finance an upcoming renovation project? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Your home value has exploded over the last year, leaving you eligible for a line of credit, should you use it to finance an upcoming remodeling project? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
My parents have an annuity that's coming up for renewal, should they keep it or is there a better option? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
With a new baby, and two working parents, is it a good idea to have mom move in with us full-time and help with child care? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
What steps can I take at 37 to make the dream of retirement at 60 a reality? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I'm all for making some extra cash on the side, but should you be chasing high-dividend paying ETFs to basically function as your side hustle? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
You would like to buy an apartment but you don't know when, or if, that will ever happen. With all the uncertainty, should you be focusing on the cash down payment, or investing in a brokerage account? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Kids are on the horizon, but probably not for a few more years, should you already be contributing to a 529 plan? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Now that you've added a baby to the mix, what's the priority? Saving for retirement or throwing a bunch of money into a 529 plan? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
When it comes to debt, there's "good" debt and "bad" debt, and not all debt should be keeping you up at night. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
In your 20s, recently married, new homeowners, contributing to your retirement plans, is there anything else you should be doing to ensure you're on the right track? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
If you're finding the current real estate market completely bonkers, does it make sense to keep renting and hope that things eventually settle down? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
If you're being pitched a financial product, and deep down inside you have a funny feeling, odds are you should probably listen to your gut. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aunt Jill gets to play marriage counselor yet again! In the latest relationship, we have a wife who wants to use a bunch of cash to pay down the mortgage and a husband who thinks they're better off investing the cash and using it for college education. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/ad...
Congrats on the wedding! Forget the honeymoon, it's time to figure out your finances as a couple :) Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Yes, the housing market is beyond stupid right now, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't get in on the action. That said, you want to make sure you're doing it from a position of strength, not weakness. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Two new programs aim to give consumers greater access to credit cards and mortgage refinancing. On this episode I explain how they work and who would benefit most. Plus Mark and I talk credit, automatic payments, and reselling handbags on the web. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
After paying off $150,000 in student loans you suddenly find yourself with some serious extra cash flow. What should you do with it? Buy a house for yourself or perhaps an investment property? Or just invest it? Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Saving for retirement is a lot like an annual checkup with your doctor, in that it's something you want to do once a year, and you certainly don't want to wait until it's too late. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
After a crazy year, which consisted of job changes, moves and various real estate transactions, a 30-something finds himself with 120k in cash and not sure what he should be doing with it. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
The nation added a better-than-expected 850,000 jobs in June, though the overall unemployment rate edged up slightly to 5.9%. I joined CBS This Morning: Saturday to talk about the jobs numbers and the ongoing economic recovery. Mark and I also chatted about the heightened importance of having a proper work-life balance. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...
Millions of families will receive monthly cash payments thanks to the new Child Tax Credit plan. In this episode I'll explain who qualifies and how much they'll get. Mark and I also do a little asset allocation for one of our faithful listeners. Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on money dot com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
