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🗓️ 3 June 2024
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0:00.0 | Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today. My wife and I have |
0:08.3 | $15,000 in student loans. Oh my God. And she's a first year resident physician. We currently make |
0:17.0 | $120,000 per year and have $70,000 in savings. |
0:22.1 | Based off of our income now, we don't have to pay interest on those student loans. |
0:26.6 | And I'm wondering, is it irresponsible to prioritize further saving, investing, and retirement |
0:32.8 | planning? |
0:33.4 | Yes. |
0:33.7 | I think that my wife isn't intending. |
0:35.1 | Yes. |
0:35.5 | Okay. |
0:36.2 | You need to clear up a stupid debt. |
0:40.2 | As fast as you can. |
0:42.8 | And you need to use a bunch of that $75,000 to do it today. |
0:46.6 | Should we mobilize that immediately? |
0:49.3 | Yes, today. |
0:50.9 | Okay. |
0:51.6 | Yeah, I'd take almost all that money and throw it at that student loan today. |
0:55.0 | And let's get rid of it. |
0:56.4 | Here's how I know that. |
0:58.4 | How old are you, Matthew? |
1:00.2 | We're both 28. |
1:01.4 | Okay. |
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