The Post Money Plan

 

 

In a two-part series, Dallas Post interviews a retired couple to get the view point of how a financially conscientious couple has approached their personal finances over the course of their lives.

 

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In Part 2, Dallas speaks with Larry – the husband – who gives his perspective on how the couple handled their approach to finances and planning for retirement.

 

In the interview, Larry touches on:

-Observing family that ended up living paycheck to paycheck

-The value of frugal spending

-Only buying what you can truly afford

-Avoiding debt

-Planning/budgeting for the unexpected

-The value of saving early and constantly

-Preparing for retirement from Day 1

-The benefit of investing

-The importance of collaborating with your spouse regarding finances

 

In Part 1, Dallas spoke with Loretta – the wife – who provided her perspective on the same set of questions.

 

 

 

In a two-part series, Dallas Post interviews a retired couple to get the view point of how a financially conscientious couple has approached their personal finances over the course of their lives.

 

-Content Level: Beginner-

 

In Part 1, Dallas speaks with Loretta – the wife – who gives her perspective on how the couple handled their approach to finances and planning for retirement.

 

In the interview, Loretta touches on:

-The challenge of saving when you feel like you don’t have much money

-Only buying what you can truly afford

-The value of saving no matter how much you make

-The impact of starting to save early

 

In Part 2, Dallas will be speaking with Larry – the husband – who will provide his perspective on the same set of questions.

 

 

 

In response to the memo issued by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the planned phase out of government contracts to private prisons, we discuss the merits (or lack thereof) as well as the moral considerations of private prisons.

 

-Content Level: Beginner-

 

The episode is co-hosted by Dallas Post – the founder of The Post Money Plan as well as Stephen Ngao – a Fund Manager for a university Department of Medicine and Abe Elsayed – a financial analyst at telecommunications company.

 

More details on the official memo can be found here:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/blog/phasing-out-our-use-private-prisons