I’m always available to answer your questions via email (from time to time, I’ll feature a question on The Pete the Planner Radio Show). I love financial wellness questions. Sadly, they excite me. Tyler, a 22 year old listener/reader, recently dropped me this great question.
Dear Pete
I’m 22. I feel like my whole life is in front of me. In fact, my whole financial life is in front of me too. The goods is I have no student loans. I just got a job. I’m about to move out of my parents’ house. I’m starting from ground zero. What should a 22 year old do to build their financial life?
Tyler
I answered this question on my radio show recently. Here’s the answer. Oh, and here’s the Ideal Household Budget I mentioned in my answer. I touch on budgeting, saving, and making a smart housing decision in relation to your place of employment.

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.