EP78: Avoiding Credit Card Traps

Welcome back to Roadmap to Retirement, this episode I will be answering recent client questions:

  • What to do if you’re spending more in retirement (first verify if it’s sustainable, then budget, cut expenses, or add part-time income)
  • How to help an elderly mom after a pension ends (consider selling the home or a reverse mortgage)
  • Ways to tackle credit card debt (lower-rate loans, possibly a 401(k) loan and fixing the underlying income/expense or emergency-fund issue)
  • Planning a “retirement” that’s really a second full-time career (adjust investments, taxes, and health insurance)
  • When to involve adult children (beneficiary meeting sooner is better)
  • How much cash to keep (about 3–6 months’ expenses, start small if needed).

Come back soon for another episode!