1/21/25: With nearly half of Americans carrying credit card balances month-to-month, here's some tips on how to pay down debt.
1/20/25: We have the opportunity to buy into our family farm. Currently it is owned by my father/uncle/aunt and my uncle wants to sell his share. Should I buy him out?
1/17/25: Given the unprecedented and potentially volatile environment we're entering in 2025, should I leave my money where it is? Should I pull some out of the market to build up my emergency fund just in case?
1/16/25: With over two million in tax-deferred accounts, and now that we're both retired, we feel now is the time for Roth conversions. How much should we do and how fast should we do it?
1/16/25: I'm a 30-year-old physician in residency training and I have reached some significant financial goals in the last year, and I'm wondering what I should be doing with my extra cash flow?
1/15/25: Am I correct to treat my pension like "cash" and then put 100% of my other assets in riskier holdings?
1/14/25: If I max out traditional contributions to my 401(k), it will lower my AGI and I'll be eligible to make Roth IRA contributions for me and my wife. Does that make sense? Or should I forget about the Roth IRAs and stick to the Roth 401(k)?
1/14/25: What's your financial goal for 2025? Saving more money? Paying off debt? Going all Roth all the time?
1/13/25: My wife and I are retired and we're trying to decide if we should start collecting Social Security and let our investments grow or should we take money from our brokerage account and do Roth conversions?
1/10/25: My husband and I have been eyeing a new subdivision in the suburbs and have fallen in love with one of the floorpans that would give us the space we need for our young family. Can we afford it?
1/9/25: Will upgrading our house blowup our longterm financial plan?
1/9/25: As a career government employee, should I take my pension and do a career reset?
1/8/25: At 55 and approaching retirement, are we on the right track?
1/7/25: As I plan ahead for my financial future, am I doing it in the right way?
1/7/25: Once a piece of property is sold, where's the best place to park the proceeds?
1/6/25: With a history of financial anxiety, am I on the right trajectory?
1/3/25: With the market going gangbusters, why aren't the 529 plans growing?
1/2/25: With a big military pension on the horizon, am I saving too much in my retirement plan?
1/2/25: After doing it on my own for many, many years, is there any reason why I would need a formalized financial plan?
12/31/24: After avoiding the issue for a while, I'm now trying to get my financial life in order.