Hour 1: Aired on Monday, September 26, 2016
- Dave talks about upcoming events, as well as Rachel Cruze’s new book, Love Your Life, Not Theirs, and her upcoming segment on Rachel Ray.
- Nancy (Haiti) and her husband are saving for college for their kids, and for retirement. How can they be generous and save at the same time?
- Joe (Miami, FL) asks whether he should pay off his mortgage, HELOC, or car first? He has $10,000 in cash.
- Jeff (Los Angeles) was asked to be a guardian and take custody of a friend’s child in the case of their death. Should he do this?
- Dave offers advice for Tim from Twitter who would like to become a financial coach.
- Dave talks about Foundations in Personal Finance, the money class for high school students, as well as open job positions.
- Dylan and Amanda (Madison, WI) give their debt-free scream. They paid off $21,000 in credit card, student loan, and Volkswagen debt in six months.
- Mike (Akron, OH) asks if he and his wife should take out a loan to fix the house or drastically drop the price on the house and sell it without making a profit.
- Dave answers the Blinds.com question of the day. JoNell asks, “How long does it take to have no FICO score once all debts/credit cards/loans have been eliminated?”
- Nicole (Boise, ID) needs advice on the best way to save for her kids' college. She has $10,000 and $4,000 saved so far.