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.

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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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

2011 Goals - Mid-April Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $10,404 (32%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $9,000 (90%)(goal is $10,000, my IRA is now maxed out for 2011) (...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Economics and the Movies

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Well, it turns out that we were the last folks in Florida renting movies from our local brick and mortar Blockbuster store.  And as such, Bl...
Monday, April 18, 2011

It is Tax Day

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We filed for an extension.  As I mentioned earlier in the year, one of our non-saving financial goals is to find a new accountant (due to ...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Economic Security

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I found this recent story on Economic Security from NPR fascinating.  According to the Basic Economic Security Tables in order to achieve...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

One Milliooooonnnnn Dollars

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Our Net Worth has jumped over the $1 million mark. We've been on this side of the net worth line before, twice, and nothing changes for...
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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...
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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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