617-Friday Q&A: Giving Money to Poor People, Contributing My Salary to my Wife's 401(k), Protecting Investment Accounts, Buying Term Life Insurance while FI, etc!

1:45 - How can I give nice gift to people who are poorer than I am without creating a power imbalance?

15:20 - Can I contribute my salary into a 401(k) plan for my wife in order to maximize our retirement account contributions?

28:05 - How can I protect my non-qualified investment accounts that are exposed to the claims of creditors?

44:30 - I don't "need" term life insurance because I'm financially independent. Should I still buy some?

51:00 - I'm following Dave Ramsey's baby steps and am almost out of debt; should I store up my emergency fund in a Roth IRA?

56:00 - I want to buy an investment that will pay for my new car instead of just burning all my cash on the car. How do I do that?

(For the context of any time-relevant comments relating to current events, this Q&A was recorded on 12/19/2018.)

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583-Mega Friday Q&A: (two days early) Richest Man in Babylon, Children and F.I., Invest All at Once, Preparing for Marriage, What's Next, Etc!

Today we have a mega, 2-hour Q&A show. We cover a bunch of really interesting questions:

  • How Do We Follow the Guidelines from The Richest Man in Babylon?
  • I've Reached F.I. Now How Can I Help Children Do the Same?
  • Should I Invest My Cash All At Once or Over Time?
  • How Do I Prepare My Finances for Marriage?
  • We're Out of Debt and Have Money In the Bank. What Now?
  • I'm F.I. and Sold My House. What Should I Do With the Cash?
  • How Can I Help Young Men?
  • I'm Now an Empty Nester. Should I Buy a House for Security?
  • I'm In Graduate School. Should I Get Life Insurance?
  • What Should I Do With an Old Life Insurance Policy?
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