The Pete the Planner® Show

The Pete the Planner® Show


Latest Episodes

Ep. 319: I’ll pay for college if you get good grades
July 16, 2019

An emailer wants to know if his self-created “merit” based college funding idea makes sense for his sons.

Ep. 318: Children with special needs and ABLE accounts
July 09, 2019

Pete and Damian discuss ABLE plans and how they can help families with children with special needs.

Ep. 317: Wiping out all student loan debt and starting over
July 02, 2019

Pete and Damian discuss the proposals to wipe out student loan debt. Are they realistic? Are they fair?

Ep. 316: Why our financial lives are more complicated than they used to be
June 25, 2019

Whether you realize it or not, our financial lives have changed drastically in the last few decades. We used to not be charged with dealing with our pasts and our futures. Today we are.

Ep. 315: Should your college degree be on your balance sheet?
June 18, 2019

Alvaro from Colombia emails to see whether or not a degree belongs on a balance sheet. Pete, Damian, and Phil Schuman, Director of Financial Literacy at Indiana University, weigh in.

Ep. 314: Credit advice that I hate
June 11, 2019

Nothing drives me crazy quite like bad advice about repairing credit. It can ruin a person’s financial life. Chad Meadows joins me in studio while Damian is on vacation.

Ep. 313: Do you really need disability insurance?
June 04, 2019

This week we tackle the world of disability insurance. Also, we discuss my nightmare flight.

Ep 312: Now an elderly mom is mooching
May 22, 2019

Last week, 50 year olds were mooching off of their parents. Now, elderly parents are mooching off their 50 year old children. It’s all spinning out of control!

Ep. 311: When 50 year olds mooch off their elderly parents
May 14, 2019

We celebrate Mother’s Day 2019 with lots of family financial awkwardness.