Meet Keely
Age: 25
Salary: Base + Commission
Keely’s main concerns, in her own words:
I just turned 25 a month ago and it made me really think about where I want to be financially by 30. I am making between 60,000 and 70,000 a year (salary +commission),and just recently paid off my car loan. I have been living off of my base salary of 40,000 so I can put all commission checks straight towards my debt. I am now working on student loans which are currently at 38,000. I was feeling pretty good about money… then I got engaged. So now I have a wedding and a house to plan for which is really freaking me out (please don’t tell my fiancé. My fiancé does pretty well for himself, he owns 8 houses that he rents out, makes over 100,000 a year and has some other investments and no debt (yet wants to marry ME – LOL). Anyways, I need to figure out the best way to attack my debt, my wedding, and a house, while also saving for my future. (However I would not like to go back to my college diet of Ramen Noodles).
Please help! Thank you!
What we cover on the episode:
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paying for a wedding
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saving v. paying off student loans
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how to deal with retirement worries
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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.