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How to Money · September 7, 2026 · 55m

Ask HTM - Buying With Other People's Money, Vanguard Digital Advisors, & Money Gear 7 Celebrations #1189

Show Notes

Joel and Matt answer listener questions in this Q&A episode. They cover financing a home with other people's money, managing an inherited $300,000 401k, using a Vanguard digital advisor, celebrating a mortgage payoff milestone, and the backdoor Roth IRA strategy.

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Highlights

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Ask HTM: Using Other People's Money for a Home
A listener asks if financing more of a new home is the best way to get the lowest rate.
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Ask HTM: Inherited 401k Windfall
A listener with a $300,000 inherited 401k asks how to efficiently drain it and invest for the long haul.
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Ask HTM: Vanguard Digital Advisor
A 29-year-old in Brooklyn saving for a house asks if a robo-advisor is necessary.
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Celebrating Money Gear 7
The hosts celebrate a listener who turned a 30-year mortgage into a 12-year payoff, reaching Money Gear 7.
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Ask HTM: Backdoor Roth IRA
A high-income earner asks if a backdoor Roth IRA is worth pursuing.
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