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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. Read more and get additional financial resources: https://johnsonbrunetti.com/mailbag-student-loans-unemployment-taxes-and-couples-planning/ What we discuss on this show: 2:57 – 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? 5:14 – 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? 7:38 – 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?