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Podcast: The Real Investment Show (Full Show)
Episode: 2-13-26 529 Leftovers, Retirement First, & the Real Cost of Cars
Description: What happens when the âperfectâ financial plan doesnât happenâyour kid skips college, your retirement clock is ticking, and the family budget gets ambushed by costs you never saw coming?
Jon Penn and Jonathan McCarty connect three real-world money stress points that are showing up everywhere right now:
1) The kid isnât going to collegeânow what about that 529?
2) Retirement vs. college: the household tug-of-war
3) Hidden car ownership costs: the budget killer after the dealership
0:00 - INTRO
0:21 - Market Futures & Precious Metals
2:33 - Rising Costs of automobiles & maintenance
5:27 - Rising Cost of Auto Insurance
10:45 - Kids' First Cars & Replacements
15:14 - What Happe...