"I’m 50 With No Retirement Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck"

19 January 2026 · 2h 6m

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"I’m 50 With No Retirement Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck"

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Ken Coleman and George Kamel answer your questions and discuss:

“How do I stop living paycheck to paycheck?”
“Should we pay the student loans my mother-in-law is supposed to pay?”
“Should we buy a home when we move to a different state?”
“How much should we be spending on a vacation?”
“We have a collection company coming after us for money we don’t owe. How should we handle this situation?”
“Why won’t my wife live in an RV with me?”
“I am under contract for a house with leased solar panels. Should I back out of this deal?”
“Should we keep helping our daughter financially after her divorce?”
“Should I buy a new truck or keep my old one?”
“My husband doesn’t want to use our savings to pay off our home”
“Can we afford a $500k house?”
“Is my sister still responsible to make payments towards renovations on a home we co-own?”
“How can I get out of $434,000 of debt?”
“How fast should I be saving my fully-funded emergency fund?”
“Should my husband change careers to make more money?”

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