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This week on the Pete the Planner Show, Pete and Damian haven’t the foggiest about what’s going to happen! Hey, it happens to all famous people.
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No time to listen? BUMMER. Here’s some of what happened and when:
Show Notes:
NET WORTH AVERAGE / MEDIAN BY AGE: [2:32]
- “What is net worth?”
- Damian: “It’s what’s left over. …after calculating assets minus debts.
- It should really go up all the time.
- There are many ways to make your net worth go up: pay down debts, save money, invest money, your investments going up in value, etc.
- Ages of Americans and their net worth:
- <35 years old: $76,300 (average) — $13,900 (median)
- 35 – 44: $436,200 (average) — $91,300 (median)
- 45 – 54: $833,200 (average) — $168,600 (median)
- 55 – 64: $1,175,900 (average) — $212,500 (median)
- 65 – 74: $1,217,700 (average) — $266,400 (median)
HOW TO INTERVENE WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS STRUGGLING WITH MONEY: [27:05]
- Billy is struggling. Dave is the friend who notices.
- Pete: Dave’s job isn’t to solve Billy’s problem. Listen empathetically, instead. Validate their feelings (“Yeah, I would feel that way, too.”)
- Damian: Encourage Billy to find someone to talk to. People just need to be heard a lot of times.
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Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner® is an award-winning financial mind and a former comedian. He’s a USA TODAY columnist, author of ten books, and is the host of the popular radio show and podcast, The Pete the Planner Show. Pete is considered one of the foremost experts on financial wellness in the world, but he’s just as likely to talk your ear off about bass fishing.