Ep. 512: The refilling of the emergency fund is the key to success
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame, Kristen, Pete, and special guest L.A.-based comedian Danny Dunn (actually related), discuss various financial topics. Click the PLAY…
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Ep. 511: Did Aaron just come-up with a compelling reason for a 401k loan?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete consider whether or not the dreaded 401k loan is justified by emailer Aaron’s latest case use….
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Ep. 510: The personal finance fantasy draft
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, Ben, and Pete put together personal finance fantasy teams. We draft strategies in 9 different areas of…
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Ep. 509: Kristen, what debts would you take on?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete discuss what types of loans they’d actually sign-up for. Click the PLAY button below for the…
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Ep. 508: Signs your financial stability is starting to crumble
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss how they know their financial stability is starting to suffer, and what they do…
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Ep. 507: Why homeowners insurance and auto insurance premiums are climbing
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss the harsh reality many people are facing — skyrocketing insurance rates. Is there a…
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Ep. 506: Kristen and Pete’s battle royale over hot button issues
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete “debate” each other, as Dame watches-on with glee. Click the PLAY button below for the rest…
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Ep. 505: When sitting on a giant chunk of money is the right answer
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete answer an email question which wonders what to do with an extra $250,000. Yeah, we know…
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Ep. 504: Pete actually has a personal finance issue
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame, Kristen, and Pete discuss Pete’s financial conundrum. Click the PLAY button below for the rest of the show!…
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Ep. 503: It’s time to ask your advisor what you’re doing wrong
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame, Kristen, and Pete discuss why you should convince your financial advisor to be harder on you. Click the…
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Ep. 502: The Supreme Court live stream reporting episode
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete did their best to update live stream viewers in real time about the US Supreme Court’s…
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Ep. 501: What does it mean to financially “win the game”? And is it realistic?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame, Pete, and Kristen spend an entire episode on one very long email. The email eventually asks about “winning…
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Ep. 500: It’s kinda episode 850, but whatever
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame, Pete, and Kristen celebrate their 500th episode. There are special guests, special moments, and of course technical difficulties….
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Ep. 499: Do 401k loans ever make sense?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not a 401k is ever justified. Click the PLAY button below for the…
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Ep. 498: Why renters are giving up on homeownership
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete discuss why 66% of renters have given-up on the idea of home ownership. Do their reasons…
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Ep. 497: These are the financial metrics we dislike
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete debate financial metrics. Which ones are helpful and insightful? And which ones can you lead…
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Ep. 496: The popular expenses we just don’t get
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete take a look at the popular expense categories which just don’t make any sense to…
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Ep. 495: Evaluating homeownership standards
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete take a look at home income, downpayment, and other factors impact your ability to buy a…
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Ep. 494: Is your benefits package any good?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame and Pete discuss what makes a good benefits package. And yes, we talk about hybrid work. Click…
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Ep. 493: Wait, Apple’s a bank now?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not Apple’s foray into banking will be a success or not. Click…
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Ep. 492: The dynamics of 1 and 2 income households
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame and Pete discuss the dynamics of having two working incomes versus one, in a two person household….
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Ep. 491: Do secured credit cards make sense for young people?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not a secured credit card makes sense for a college student. Click the…
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Ep. 490: How to help your parents with their finances
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss the proper way to give support to your aging parents. Click the PLAY button below…
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Ep. 489: Is the banking system really melting down?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not the bank meltdown will directly impact most people. Click the PLAY button…
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Ep. 488: Is the new 529 rollover rule helpful?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not the 529 rollover rule is helpful or not. Click the PLAY button…
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Ep. 487: What’s the biggest threat to your financial stability?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss each major threat to financial stability, for ever generation. Yes, it gets cranky. Click…
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Ep. 486: What if my employer doesn’t match?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss whether or not you should bail on your company’s 401k if they don’t match….
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Ep. 485: The financial regulations we would change
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss what financial regulations they change, if they were somehow mystically able to make financial…
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Ep. 484: Where does financial confidence come from?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss what they do with their emergency funds. Then later in the show, they explore…
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Ep. 483: Should you hire a friend as your financial advisor?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss whether or not you should hire a friend to run your finances. Click the…
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Ep. 482: Hills we’re willing to die on — boy that escalated quickly
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete each reveal the personal finance hills they’re willing to die on. Everything was going just…
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Ep. 481: Should you pay cash for a house by liquidating investments?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete read the world’s longest email, and answer whether or not a guy should sell this…
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Ep. 480: 2023 stock market predictions
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete make their 2023 stock picks. ****This is not investment advice. Picks are for entertainment purposes…
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Ep. 479: End of 2022 extravaganza
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete put a bow on 2022 and look forward to 2023. Special appearance by Ted Dunn….
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Ep. 478: Who will be the most impacted by the fed’s actions?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete debate what demographics of people will be the most severely impacted by the Fed’s fiscal…
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Ep. 477: Expenses retirees regret
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete talk about the various expenses retirees end-up regretting. Click the PLAY button below for the…
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Ep. 476: Are these popular money tips actually just myths?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete explore popular pieces of money advice. And we ask the question of whether or not they’re…
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Ep. 475: What is your dominant money behavior?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, we talk the four dominant money behaviors. You can determine your dominant behaviors right here. Click the PLAY button…
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Ep. 474: Would you rather — the financial addition
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, we play everyone’s favorite game — Would you rather. It’s an illuminating conversation which touches on the complexities of…
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Ep. 473: Common insurance mistakes to avoid
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, we discuss everyone’s least favorite topic — insurance. We know this topic isn’t fun, but we did our best…
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Ep. 472: How to use behavior modification tactics to better your finances
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, we discuss various ways to use behavior modification tools to make good financial ideas stick. Click the PLAY button…
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Ep. 471: Dame flees the hurricane
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete talk money. Then Dame shows up late to tell us how he barely escaped the hurricane….
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Ep. 470: Can a single income under the age of 30 really afford a house?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame, Pete, and Kristen debate whether a young person can actually afford to buy a house in 2022. Click…
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Ep. 469: The relationship between urgency and regret
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss how fickle we can be when it comes to urgency, and how our inaction is…
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Ep. 468: September Stock Market Checkin
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete review their 2022 stock picks. Who’s losing, and why is it Pete? Click the PLAY button…
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Ep. 467: How much effort should you put into retiring your parents?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode we tackle on awesome question from a listener in regards to helping her mom retire. Does it ever make…
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Ep. 466: The day student loans were forgiven
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode we talk about the biggest personal finance news story in years — Student Loan Forgiveness. What’s good about it,…
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Ep. 465: Should you ask for details of your inheritance now?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode we explore whether or not asking your family about your inheritance makes sense. Click the PLAY button below for…
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Ep. 464: How long will the recession last?
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode we explore how long we think the recession will last. Click the PLAY button below for the rest of…
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Ep. 463: I would never…
We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen introduced us to a game of “I would never.” It became the whole show. Click the PLAY button…
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