As my daughter goes off to college in the Fall, I want her to have a credit card for unexpected or emergency expenses that may arise. We have always used credit cards for convenience only and always pay off the…
We’re back with the second installment of our Expert Series on RePete! This week we’re joined by Phil Schuman, Senior Director of Financial Literacy at Indiana University and our partner in MoneySmarts U, to dive into what a soon-to-be college student…
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This week on The Pete the Planner® Show, Pete and I are back answering more of your money questions! The first in the lineup? A question about quarrels over money between two honeys. Financial conversations are usually about as awesome…
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We’re back with another RePete! This week’s question of the week: what lessons did you learn from your parents? Over the course of this episode, Pete and I realize a lot of lessons we’ve learned from our parents that we apply…
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This week on The Pete the Planner Show, Pete and I are back answering more of your money questions. To kick off this episode, we’re joined in studio by Christy Fogg from Journey to Joy Counseling! Why has Christy graced us with her…
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We set up college accounts for both of our kids when they were born. They were originally UGMA’s but then we transferred them to 529 accounts. My oldest will be starting college in August. She has an academic scholarship so…
Imagine setting your financial goal, aggressively saving for it, and achieving it. But now… you’re not sure how to more evenly spread out your savings. You and your husband both contribute to your retirement fund(s) and have an emergency fund fully…
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I need help! I am a single mom with two jobs, probably the worst credit in the world and zero money saved in either my bank account or retirement. Money got extremely tight recently and closed out my retirement account…