Showing posts with label Bad News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bad News. Show all posts
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Uphill Battle

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I'm sorry I've not posted here more.  But, now I understand how busy one gets with a full time job and a new baby. Financially, we...
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Thursday, March 5, 2015

2014 - Final Savings Numbers

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(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $22,588    65%  (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $11,000    100% (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e...
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Monday, March 10, 2014

Royal Screw Up

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So, I have a pretty good system set up for our personal finances.  I have a system for paying bills and for our savings that works off of ou...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Florida Unemployment Compensation - Follow Up

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During Mr. Sam's unemployment,  I posted about  how difficult it is to obtain unemployment compensation.  It took several rounds to just...
Friday, November 15, 2013

The Upside of the Real Estate Crash

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I was on Zillow today, poking around looking at a home that was recently listed a couple of blocks away. Of course, I had to look up our h...
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

2012 Taxes

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Today I (Mr. Sam is out of town) met with the CPA and completed our 2012 taxes.  We owe the IRS, which is par for course sine we got audited...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Unemployment Compensation - Follow Up # 2

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Earlier  I posted regarding Mr. Sam's Florida unemployment compensation adventures , and the fact that his application was denied becaus...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

2013 Savings Goals - August Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $22,285 (64%)   (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $9,020 (82%)    (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e...
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Dreaming of Faraway Lands

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I've been dreaming about a 10 day or two week trip to a particular country for more than 10 years.  While we keep a "travel" s...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Unemployment Compensation

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Mr. Sam has been working on applying for unemployment benefits.  Sadly, Florida makes it super difficult to apply and obtain benefits.  Flor...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Working Vacations

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Even with Mr. Sam's work issues, we just returned from a long weekend.  While, we could have cancelled the trip, this preplanned long we...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Good News

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Can there be any good news when it comes to a layoff?  I really don't know, but I do choose to see some positives. First, Mr. Sam gets...
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