Mailbag: Student Loans, Unemployment Taxes, and Couples Planning

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">This year has led to some unique financial planning conversations so it’s no surprise that we’ve gotten a lot of questions. Let’s take this episode of the podcast to get to three topics that listeners have asked about that others are likely facing as well.</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Read more and get additional financial resources:</strong> <a href= "https://johnsonbrunetti.com/mailbag-student-loans-unemployment-taxes-and-couples-planning/"> https://johnsonbrunetti.com/mailbag-student-loans-unemployment-taxes-and-couples-planning/</a> </span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">What we discuss on this show: </span></strong></p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><strong>2:57</strong> – Mailbag Question #1: I have $16k remaining on a student loan for my daughter. I can pay it off but it’s currently not accruing any interest and payments are temporarily suspended because of the pandemic. Should I just let it sit there for now?</span></p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><strong>5:14</strong> – Mailbag Question #2: I was furloughed for about 4 months this year. I received unemployment during that time and I just realized I didn’t have taxes withheld from it. Will I have to pay penalties on this?</span></p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><strong>7:38</strong> – Mailbag Question #3: My husband isn’t great with money so I handle all the bills and the decisions for our retirement accounts. As we get closer to retirement, should I make him get more involved?</span></p>