Showing posts with label Super Savers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Savers. Show all posts
Monday, July 4, 2016

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

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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...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

Amazon Mom Update

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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...
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Keeping Up With the Joneses - Part I

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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...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tax Day Update

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Well its the day after taxes are due, so its a good time to think about our 2016 progress. First, we haven't filed our taxes since we ...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016

I Keep Trying to Get Back on Track.......

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I've been spinning my wheels now for more than a year. With the time pressures of a more than full time job, baby, husband, landlordin...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

Focusing on Debt

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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...
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Friday, January 8, 2016

Updated 2016 Savings/Financial Goals

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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...
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Thursday, December 3, 2015

2016 Savings/Financial Planning

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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...
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Friday, May 8, 2015

A Windfall is Coming

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As you can tell from the title of this post, clearly I'm a Game of Thrones fan. So, I received news that I'm getting a bonus this ...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Cars, cars, cars

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Back in 2008, the first year of this blog, we saved up $17,000 and I bought a 2006 nused car .  While that feels like a short time ago, its...
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Trying Out Swap.com

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I am normally the type of person who simply donates rather than resells items.  For me, my time and effort is generally worth way more than ...
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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, August 25, 2014

$2 MM

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According to today's update, our assets have snuck over the $2 million dollar mark .  While a number is just a number and I recognize t...
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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Mr. Sam's 401K

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After more than a year, Mr. Sam is finally eligible for his 401k.  And it even comes with a match.  Hooray! To start, since we are having ...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

July Update - 2014 Savings Goals

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(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $9,436    27%  (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $9,343    85% (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e/r ...
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Monday, June 30, 2014

Truck Update

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Big news on the truck front, Mr. Sam is the proud owner of a new truck.   As I shared recently, we were not finding very good prices on u...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

2014 Savings Goals - June Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $8,088    23%  (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $8,838    80% (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e/r ...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Car Repair Blues

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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...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Rainy Day News

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News today on Americans lack of savings .  Since our emergency fund has taken a hit this year (more on that later), I can relate to this new...
Friday, May 30, 2014

2014 Savings Goal - May Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $10,139   29%  (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $8,835     80% (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e/r...
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