Welcome to the Jill on Money Show. It's Monday, April 25th and through Mark's magic of technology.

I am not here. It's so great. Thanks, Mark. Thanks for figuring this all out. You know, it was

pre-pandemic that Mark figured out how we could do the show remotely. And I'm so lucky that I

work with someone who is that smart and that prepared. I doubt we'll ever go back into a studio, Mark.

What do you think? Those days are over. It's over. But it doesn't mean we shouldn't see the problem

is that I got, you know, you get used to all these different things. But now I actually have to make

the the trek down to see you and the golden child Theo. And we just saw each other last week.

We've seen each other twice this this month, yeah. That's right. And I'll do it again in May because

there's going to be a wedding. And then also Jackie wants to see Theo. So we're going to do a separate

trip. Okay. So this is the program that takes the mystery out of your financial life. And we do

that by answering your financial questions. It's very easy to do. All you need to do go to our website

jillonmoney.com. And then you click on the contact us button. And of course, let us know if you

would be willing to come on the air. That is what Julie did. Julie's on the line from Minneapolis.

Hello, Julie. How can we help you today? Hi, Jill. Yeah. I just I've been listening to your

program for a really long time. And my favorite ones are the sessions when people are asking for

your advice and input. Are am I ready for, you know, retirement? Or am I in a good position? So

I finally knew your I said I'm going to write in and see if I can get on the program. And I just

wanted to give you a little bit of background about myself. I have two, you know, her kids getting

ready for college. I'm turning 50 in June. I very much just want to understand if I'm on track,

if from your vantage point, to do all the things I'm probably going to have to do in the next

couple of years on the way to retirement. All right. So Julie, you said you have two younger

kids who are getting ready for college. What are the ages of those younger kids? I have a senior

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