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Speaker 1: Not in an expertise type of way, in a girlfriend,

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Speaker 3: Like say, soomtie, who is listening to your phone conversation

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Speaker 1: Yes, But like at the end of the day, you

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Speaker 1: got to be grown and you know, seek out professional advice.

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Speaker 2: All right, So I'm a bad advice one.

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Speaker 1: Okay. So Hi, my name is C, and I want

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Speaker 1: to thank you for all the great advice that you give.

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Speaker 1: C's question is what Tod be wise to withdraw from

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Speaker 1: I was laid off over a year ago and finally

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Speaker 2: I'm forty six and I'm.

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Speaker 1: Really trying to be debt free by fifty minus the mortgage.

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Speaker 1: I'm trying not to depend on credit cards cash only,

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Speaker 1: Any advice will gladly be appreciated, and I know I'll

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Speaker 3: I just feel like she's in a really good spot.

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Speaker 1: Now here's the thing. So I agree with me at first,

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Speaker 1: So I wouldn't want you to make a withdrawal because

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Speaker 1: Would miss out on the potential gains at that money

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Speaker 1: I agree with Manny that yes, you know, taking on

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Speaker 1: What does that look like if I'm taking that a

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Speaker 2: Do I roll it over? Then take that a loan?

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Speaker 1: That would be like the only kind of like component

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Speaker 1: Know, eleven thousand dollars in credit card debt after all

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Speaker 3: See, I'm so glad that you made that point, because

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Speaker 3: they offer loans. I don't know exactly, and to look

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Speaker 3: She only has the withdrawal option. So let's go back

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Speaker 3: Your point about having to take out more than eleven

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Speaker 2: That you're going to end up the penalty. What is

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Speaker 3: It's ten percent?

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Speaker 3: About a third, you know, you could be looking at

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Speaker 1: Because it's not really just a let's just say fifteen

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Speaker 2: So it's a lot of money.

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Speaker 1: It's almost like you ever hear old people say, don't

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Speaker 1: pay for your credit card debt? Absolutely, but you might

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Speaker 1: is there another favorite options?

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Speaker 2: Yes? Like, for example, are there options like?

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Speaker 1: Credit unions are our favorite place for people to borrow

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Speaker 2: So do you do?

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Speaker 1: I don't know how this credit card is. Is it

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Speaker 2: Is that a possibility? Yeah? Absolutely?

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Speaker 3: Or get a zero percent if your credit is still good,

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Speaker 3: if you've been making your payments on time, it should

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Speaker 3: could you qualify for a zero percent balance transfer credit

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Speaker 3: zero percent? And then since you're now employed, you could

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Speaker 3: I think you mentioned the credit you know, getting a

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Speaker 3: a debt consolidation loan where you could just pay that

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Speaker 2: It in stall.

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Speaker 1: As a house, if you have a house, you might

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Speaker 2: That's not my favor. I'm not gonna lie.

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Speaker 2: How I don't know you know what it is?

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Speaker 1: So share this podcast in your group, chat with at

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