Thursday, March 31, 2011

2011 Goals - April Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $9,804 (30%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $7,000 (70%)(goal is $10,000, my IRA is now maxed out for 2011) (...
Saturday, March 26, 2011

Rewards

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My bank, in addition to others, has recently cancelled its debit card rewards program. There is some speculation that the debit programs ar...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Business Travel

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Lately, I've done quite a bit of travel for work, which includes expenses for things like flights, hotel rooms, gas, business dinners, c...
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Friday, March 18, 2011

Dave Ramsey's investment assumptions

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I am a fan of Dave Ramsey for the following reasons. He helped motivated us to pay off our unsecured debt (we used his snowball method to p...
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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Disaster Investing

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Mr. Sam has been watching Toyota, thinking about investing in it because the stock is down due to the disaster in Japan. While it makes sen...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

2011 Goals - Mid - March Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $6,901 (21%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $6,000 (60%)(goal is $10,000, my IRA is now maxed out for 2011 ) (3...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

One Down

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Mr. Sam received a bonus, always good news. As a result, my 2011 IRA is now maxed out, so one goal down, many to go. We've also put $1...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Market Moves

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Because the market is down, I made some limit orders today for my 2011 IRA monies. I'm not trying to "time" the market, but r...