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Even though we more or less know we are on track for retirement and financial independence, we're still wondering what else we should be thinking about that we are not currently doing.

Status: Married couple

Age: 30s

Income: About $400k combined

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I joined CBS Mornings Saturday to discuss the key issue of finding a work-life balance, the central theme of my new book, "The Great Money Reset: Change Your Work, Change Your Wealth, Change Your Life."

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When meeting with my advisor through my company’s retirement plan, I learned that I have a separate after-tax option. Should I be using it?

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We're in our early 20s and want to buy a house in a few years, so how do we juggle between saving for a down payment and saving for retirement?

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As a college student in my early 20s, and getting ready to start grad school, how should I be investing some money that I have accumulated?

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With a new job that's paying me $50k more than I was making, how should I be allocating the newly found cash flow?

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It's been on my goal list to make a big move by the time I turn 30, and this summer feels like the perfect time (for many reasons) to finally take a risk. Can I do it?

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As we start a new year, what financial goals should we be setting for ourselves? Should we toss more money into the 529 plans? Or open a taxable brokerage account? 

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With some extra income from a part-time job, where's the best place to be investing that money?

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After finally settling into some more consistent jobs, what should we be doing now to set ourselves up for the future?

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As a member of the military, I'm facing a couple different bonus options. Which one should I choose?

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With new jobs and much higher incomes, we find ourselves with a lot of extra cash flow. What should we be doing with it?

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After new jobs and raises, we feel like now is the right time for a financial checkup.

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We're in our 30s and trying to figure out if we're on track to eventually have the financial independence we're craving.

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I'm 24 years old and already trying to get a sense of how secure my financial future is looking.

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I am helping my 78 year old mother-in-law get her finances organized, and part of the equation is gold, namely 250 coins that were once buried in the yard. Help!

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I recently joined CBS Mornings to talk about how to budget for raising a child, as well as the benefits you need to consider as a parent, like life insurance.

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With the goal of being financially independent in about ten years, I'm looking to maximize my retirement savings and optimize deductible business expenses in my new venture. Am I on the right track?

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With $3,400 in excess monthly cash flow, what should we be doing with the funds? Saving for retirement? Pay off debt?

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With a bigger home in our future, I'm wondering if it's better to have a larger down payment or should we look to maximize our debt payoff?

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