Showing posts with label Debt Plan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debt Plan. Show all posts
Monday, July 4, 2016

Vacation on a Budget - Doesn't Mean What You Think

›
We are less than a week away from our big family vacation.  Hooray!  Most of our planning is done, although we still have a few items to tak...
47 comments:
Monday, May 30, 2016

Amazon Mom Update

›
Almost a year ago, I signed up for Amazon Mom/Prime program . What I have learned, and it is also what I expected, is that having Amazon P...
9 comments:
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Mr. Sam's Truck

›
Happy to report that Mr. Sam's 2013 truck is now paid off.
17 comments:
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Real Estate Update

›
Just did an update on our networth numbers.  Our three investment property mortgages are each, now, under $100,000 in debt. The current mo...
2 comments:
Friday, April 22, 2016

Keeping Up With the Joneses - Part I

›
So, for the past few years, probably five or so, more and more of my friends and peers, and even people who report up to me at work (so, I...
5 comments:
Friday, January 22, 2016

Focusing on Debt

›
This was my December update on debt: Debt killing goals: (1) Pay off lingering credit card debt in the amount of $6500. (2) Pay off Mr. S...
1 comment:
Friday, January 8, 2016

Updated 2016 Savings/Financial Goals

›
Still working on our goal planning, some changes since I last posted. Definite goals: (1) Max out 401k for each of us, the limits have no...
1 comment:
Thursday, December 3, 2015

2016 Savings/Financial Planning

›
Starting to think about 2016 savings and financial goals. Definite goals: (1) Max out 401k for each of us, the limits have not changes fo...
5 comments:
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

End of the Year Updates

›
Well it is December 1, 2015 and I still never got my 2015 savings/debt killing Excel spreadsheet chart from Mr. Sam.  It has been that kind ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Updates on Debt

›
I've recently, as of today, updated our networth debt numbers .  One of our goals for 2015 was to get our total debt load under $500,000...
1 comment:
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Car Repair Blues

›
One of the ways we keep our expenses down so that we can save more is keeping our transportation costs low.  I drive a 2006 four door car, w...
7 comments:
Friday, March 14, 2014

Drum Roll - New Goal

›
CNN.com reports  that the number of millionaires has hit a new high.   Which got me thinking, because this survey of millionaires excludes t...
5 comments:
Monday, March 10, 2014

Royal Screw Up

›
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...
2 comments:
Saturday, January 4, 2014

2014 - Additional Goals

›
Previously I posted our  2014 savings goal numbers , I have a couple of other goals to list as well. Back in March 2012 I posted about wan...
1 comment:
Friday, January 3, 2014

Sam's Plan for Killing Debt in 2014 - Step # 1

›
It is the new year and many people want to get their financial house in order.  This my guidance on killing debt and gaining control of your...
1 comment:
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?

›
Over at  Get Rich Slowly  April Dykman posed the question of what would you tell your younger self regarding personal finance.  Below is my ...
3 comments:
Thursday, November 21, 2013

I Love Numbers!

›
A couple weeks back  I posted an update on our debt progress .  From 11/2012 - 11/2013 we paid off almost $35,000 in debt.  At this point in...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Time for 2014 Goal Planning

›
Since it is November, it is time to start thinking about our 2014 annual spending plan and our 2014 savings goals. First on the list, 20...
3 comments:
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Progress on Debt

›
Updating our  networthiq.com numbers today and I was pleased to see we have less than $540,000 in debt (all real estate debt).  We have pai...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Improvement Through Data - Fitness

›
As someone who has improved their finances by utilizing data, I am a fan of tracking data.  For our personal finances, we use Quicken to tra...
2 comments: