Thursday, August 25, 2011

Plastic Purchases

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We have purchased a new, large, rug for our living room.  My favorite store, for home furnishings, is Pottery Barn and that is where the rug...
Friday, August 12, 2011

The Economics of Coffee

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For Christmas last year, I bought Mr. Sam a Keurig single cup coffee machine .   He makes a single cup of coffee each morning to take with h...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

ING Takeover by Capital One

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I'm a bit slow to post on the sale of ING to Capital One and the outpouring of emotions on the interwebs about the end of happy savers a...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

2011 Goals - August Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $19,440 (59%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $10,000 (100%)(goal is $10,000, this goal is completed) (3) Add ...
Monday, August 8, 2011

Market Impact on our NetWorth

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With the recent market volatility we have been pushed back below the millionaire mark.  We also had a major expense for which we had planned...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Other Goals

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In addition to our 2011 savings goals, we had a couple of other financial goals that I documented in this January 2011 post.    I'm pl...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Bill Pay

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I bank at Wachovia which is now Wells Fargo. And according to this article , Wells Fargo's bill pay options works differently than Wacho...
Monday, July 25, 2011

2011 Goals - July Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $17,143 (52%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $10,000 (100%)(goal is $10,000, this goal is completed ) (3) Add...
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