Ep 240: Why You Should ‘Die With Zero’

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We love saving money, but how much is too much? Bill Perkins, author of ‘Die With Zero’ argues that the more time and money we can invest in our experiences during our lifetime, the richer our lives will be. Bill makes the case that we should all be spending more of our time and money exploring the world, savoring our relationships, and pursuing our dreams. In Mailbag, we take questions from a listener who is worried that all she does is “work and save,” a woman who wants to diversify her investments, and a listener who is curious how filing taxes with her partner may impact his public service loan forgiveness. In Thrive, every financial document to gather in the event of an evacuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:05.0	Wow, I wasted all this money trying to be an insurance agent of a client of one,
0:11.0	and therefore I spent hours of my life for nothing to earn money to have
0:15.8	numbers on a screen and I watched my life pass me by.
0:18.9	That cabin where I could have had all those dinners and family experiences and the life I wanted to have I let that go by so I can be an insurance agent for myself.
0:30.0	Her money is supported by Fidelity Investments.
0:33.0	You work too hard for your money to let it sit on the sidelines.
0:36.5	Fidelity can show you how to demand more from your money every day.
0:40.5	Visit fidelity.com slash Her Money to learn more.
0:45.0	Hey everyone, it's Jean Chatsky.
0:48.0	Thanks so much for joining us today on Her Money.
0:52.0	So if you're a regular listener to this show you know how it goes. We do the
0:57.3	interview then we do the mail bag then we do the thrive and today we are shaking it up because I got a letter from a
1:06.1	listener Laura in Sacramento that was so on point for the discussion that we're going to be having today that I wanted our
1:16.6	guests to hear it and so I'm going to read it first and here's what Laura said.
1:20.8	Hi Jean, I am a huge fan of yours. Thanks for all you do to help women
1:25.8	understand and manage our money. I'm going to share lots of details about my
1:30.3	situation. I hope it gives you the information you need
1:33.4	to help me and your listeners.
1:35.8	Here are some facts.
1:37.2	First, I'm almost 50, living in California,
1:40.7	married with two sons in college.
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