Ask HTM - Unnecessary Credit Cards, Creatively Funding Grad School, & Dropping Car Insurance To Save #982

How to Money

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Business, Investing, Education

4.5 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it!

1 - How necessary is a credit card to get by in life?

2 - What are some creative ways to pay for graduate school as I’m interested in a mid-life career shift?

3 - Does it make sense to switch to Roth contributions since my wife will be retiring soon?

4 - Should we drop full coverage insurance on our cars in order to beef up our savings?

5 - Cash gifts to small kids: cash in jars, earmarked in my HYSA, or their own savings account?

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