He was a spender, and she was a saver. It almost broke their marriage.

For thirty years people have handed me their tax documents and their secrets in the same folder. Today I handed Juliet mine. I'm Ralph Estep Jr, licensed public accountant, and this is the episode where I said out loud what almost happened to my own marriage over money. My cohost Juliet and I go live Monday through Friday, 11:30 to 12:30 Eastern, on Becoming Financially Confident.

Three things landed in your mailbox or your paycheck this year that most people are getting wrong, and one story I've never told on this show before.

Here's what we got into today

• A student loan letter with a 90-day clock attached, and what happens if you ignore it
• A 529 rule change that opens up money most parents assumed was locked away for college
• The truth behind "no tax on overtime," and why your last paycheck might not match what you expected
• The moment my wife told me she was leaving, and what I did in the hour after

Send me your money question at becomingfinanciallyconfident.com. Tomorrow, finance coach Karen Hackman joins us to talk money and marriage, so get your questions in now.

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