What happens when a bride and her mom spend $70,000 on a wedding and everything goes wrong? Here’s a bigger question: What happens when you spend more to get a bigger, better experience and it completely goes awry? Is it better to “super size” your spending to find more joy? We’re all about the correlation between happiness and spending on today’s episode. We’re shaking things up with today’s roundtable guest because joining us in today’s discussion is Bobbi Rebell, host of the Financial Grownup podcast AND co-host of our very own Money in the Morning show. Plus, we’ll call up Paula Pant of Afford Anything, and Len Penzo from LenPenzo.com.

After a crazy Game of Thrones meets Len Penzo inspired trivia from Doug, we’ll answer a voicemail during the Magnify Money call. Reed asks about an article he’s read on retirement. According to the piece, there’s a lot of “front-loaded” spending in retirement, which could drain cash savings a lot quicker than expected. We’ll give our take on retirement, spending, and planning in our response to the piece.

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<6:36> Headlines

• Wedding Regrets Two Years Later (Here Every Cent Counts)

Our Contributors

Bobbi Rebell

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Paula Pant

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Paula Pant

Check Out Paula’s site and amazing podcast: AffordAnything.com 

Follow Paula on Twitter: @AffordAnything

<24:29> Doug’s Trivia

• How much would it cost to buy your own entry-level bunker?

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• Reed calls in asking about an article he’s read about retirement. Apparently there’s a lot of “front-loaded” spending in retirement, and cash could be drained quicker than expected. What’s our take on the article?

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