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So a question is, is I am being told by my ex-wife that I should cash out my 401K to purchase a home.

And the reason being is when we divorced about eight years ago or so, she basically took half my 401k and parlayed that

into purchasing a home. Five years later, sold that home for a good profit. And so now,

and then bought another one. And so she's saying, hey, you know, you need to get out of stop renting

and you should really put some of that money into real estate. I'm so confused. Why would anyone

ask their ex-wife for financial advice? Well, I saw what she had done with...

No, you didn't.

You saw what she said she did.

When she cashed out half of that 401K, she got charged the 10% penalty plus her tax rate.

She borrowed this money at 35% interest.

By the time she flipped this house and made money, she didn't even make money.

She's so full of crap, she's a Christmas turkey.

I see that, you know, with the house that that was purchased and sold, I mean,

you didn't see all the penalties and taxes she paid on the stupid withdrawal from the 401k that negated any profit that she made on the flip.

Yeah, that is true.

Okay, because this woman talks out of both sides of her head.

That's why she's called the ex-wife.

Yeah, although she is in the house and I'm still renting.

So I got to.

Yeah, and what she paid for it was a dear price.

Yeah. And sadly, it's probably so mathematically challenged she doesn't even realize it.

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