# Ep 391. Should I Buy a Used Car Now?

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Podcast: [Retire SMART Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219)
Published: 2026-03-27T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 653

## Resource

Will the Federal Reserve be dissolved or absorbed into the treasury department? How concerned should we be about projections that social security and Medicare have less than a decade of solvency remaining? And is now a good time to buy a new car? David Brooks has answers to these questions in today’s Q&A episode.

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