Hey everyone welcome back to Finance Friday another special edition of

Money Girl where I answer your burning money questions. Today've got three excellent questions about reducing

taxes and saving more money. I think you're going to love it. The first is from

Carrie who says love your podcast. Can you clarify whether investing in a Roth IRA and I bonds

helps your taxes by reducing your taxable income or are pre-tax retirement assets such as a 401k the only way to bring your taxable

income down? The second comes from Jenny who says I love your podcast. My fiance and I both qualify to contribute to our Roth IRAs. Once we

get married, can we still contribute to them if we file taxes separately, or do we have to file jointly.

And number three comes from Lisa F from Houston, Texas who says,

love love your podcast.

Thanks so much for being a wonderful, informative resource for everyone, but especially for women.

I'm about to be a retired school teacher and must stretch my pennies.

Once I spend all my flexible spending account or

FSA funds, what medical expenses can I deduct on my tax return? Thank you so much

for your kind words and your questions.

Carrie, Jenny and Lisa.

I'm going to answer them today so you have more clarity on terrific ways to

reduce your taxes and keep a lot more of your hard-earned money.

Welcome back everyone and thanks for joining me.

I'm Laura Adams, an author, financial spokesperson, money speaker, founder of the Moneystack newsletter, and writer and host of the Money Girl

Podcast with 43 million downloads.

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