Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. 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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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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 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...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

2012 Savings Goal - Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $33,293 (98%)(goal is $34,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $10,000 (100%)(goal is $10,000) (3) Add to e/r fund - $9,600 (9...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Goal Setting

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As I start planning our 2013 savings goals and I reflect on our progress to date on our 2012 savings goals this NYT Bucks Post by Carl Ri...
Monday, November 5, 2012

2012 Savings Goals - November Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $31,379 (92%)(goal is $34,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $5,829 (58%)(goal is $10,000) (3) Add to e/r fund - $8,400 (84%...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Can I Afford It?

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I just returned from another fabulous, annual Memorial Day weekend girls trip.  The trip was expensive, nice hotel, pricey flight, fabulous ...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

This Won't Last Long

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This won't last long, but its always exciting when our ING savings total* breaks $40,000.  Our home owners insurance and wind storm is d...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

2012 Goals Update - Mid May

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $15,186 (45%)(goal is $34,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $2500 (25%)(goal is $10,000) (3) Add to e/r fund - $4400 (44%)(...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Every Little Bit Helps

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I will be receiving a small bonus this year at work - $1000.  The bulk of that bonus will be going to pay for a last minute family trip that...
Monday, May 7, 2012

A Snowflaking Reminder

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We are making very slow progress on our 2012 goals, at present we are more than $5000 behind on our goals.  There are lots of very good reas...
Monday, April 23, 2012

"This is Peggy . . ."

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You know that Discover credit card commerical, where "Peggy" is the male customer service representative with the thick accent and...
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Vacation Season

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I have posted before about our vacation budgeting/planning system . I have used this system now since 2007 and it continues to work well fo...
Monday, January 9, 2012

A January Spending Fast

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After balancing our checking accounts last week, I was shocked at how much money we spent in December.  Between holiday, charitable, party a...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

All Spending is Local

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Talk about an expenditure cascade , I'm living across the bridge (we call it a moat) from the richest zipcode in the nation.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Travel/Vacay

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I'm heading out of town for a long weekend trip with one of my girlfriends.  I have to post to say how much fun it is to plan a quick tr...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Always a Bridesmaid

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We are off to a wedding this weekend, one of Mr. Sam's good friends.  In honor of wedding season, see this interesting article from CNN...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Vacation Planning

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We just returned from a short vacation, 5 days out of state, and we have three trips coming up.  For the past few years we have followed the...
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