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EP 217: How to Maximize your Finances: 2024 Year-end Financial Tips

As the year wraps up, it’s time to turn our attention to the essential financial tasks that need to be checked off before January 1st, 2025. In today’s episode, we’ll walk you through the key deadlines and action items for your year-end financial checklist—everything from maxing out retirement contributions to taking care of your RMDs.

Whether you're a W-2 employee or a 1099 contractor, there are some critical moves to make before the clock runs out. So, let’s dive in and make sure you’re ending the year on a strong financial note.

Topics Discussed:   

  • What elective deferral contributions are and how they work with 1099 and W-2 filers.
  • What you need to know about the i401(k), when you can create it, and contribution options.
  • What to watch out for with over-contributions.
  • The separate contributions that you could max out and what you can do if you can’t get a W-2 in time.
  • End of year FSA spending and how you can make the most of it.
  • Options for taking your RMDs and the timing of it.
  • Business purchases and tax considerations for end of year spending.

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