Wednesday, November 30, 2011

It is that time of year again . . .

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I have gotten an early jump on our 2012 Annual Spending Plan.  Last night I started working on our 2012 Plan and I've resolved to revisi...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Holiday Planning

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According to this article , just 31% of "consumers" plan to set a holiday budget this year. And nearly half of those surveyed were...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Coming Down to the Wire

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $28,494 (86%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $10,000 (100%)(goal is $10,000, this goal is completed) (3) Add ...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Frictionless = Less Pain at the Cash Register?

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An interesting article regarding the effect of credit card spending, this study indicates that using a credit card changes our perception r...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

2011 Goals - November Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $25,942 (79%)(goal is $33,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $10,000 (100%)(goal is $10,000, this goal is completed) (3) Add ...

Mortgage Numbers

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We have completed the refinance of rental property #1, interest rate has gone from 6+% to 4+%, we were pleased we were able to refinance thi...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Yeehaw!

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With the recent stock market bump, we are back up above the million dollar mark for our networth.  I do like seeing that number, provides...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Banks Back Down on Debit Card Fees

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As an avid debit card user, I'm happy to see that most of the big banks, including our bank Wells Fargo,  have backed down on the plan ...