Adventures of Sam

Musings about personal finance, real estate investing, life in South Florida, historic house projects, Snarfle the dog and anything else that strikes my fancy.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

A Glimmer

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I know that I'm not supposed to check in on my long term investments, My 401K, on a regular basis. But after checking on my 401K, I...
Monday, April 20, 2009

Let's do the numbers

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1) Max out 401ks - $33,000 (2) Max out 2009 IRAs - $10,000 (3) House project and furniture - $10,000 (4) Add to baby fund - $5,000 (5) Lasik...

Life of a Product

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How long should a particular product last? Companion question , how long should one wait to replace a particular product? This past wee...
Thursday, April 16, 2009

2009 IRAs

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We can now cross off 2009 IRAs from our 2009 savings goal list. As of yesterday, tax day, we have fully funded both our 2009 IRAs for a tot...
Thursday, April 2, 2009

Cost of Doing Business?

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Today, while paying my monthly bills I noticed that two of my recurring costs are creeping up by a total of about $8 a month. Not a whole l...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Let's do the numbers

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(1) Max out 401ks - $33,000 (2) Max out 2009 IRAs - $10,000 (3) House project and furniture - $10,000 (4) Add to baby fund - $5,000 (5) Lasi...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Taxes are done!

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Our taxes are done The bad news, we took a pretty big loss on our real estate investments this year. While all of our units are rented we h...
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Friday, March 13, 2009

Lucky Friday the 13th

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Between the expense of the mortgage refi and the car accident (rental car for a month), we've made little progress on our goals. (1) Ma...
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Sam
I live in South Florida with my husband, Mr. Sam, and our dog Snarfle. Mr. Sam and I both slave away in the salt mines by day and manage real estate investments by night.
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