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.

Monday, April 23, 2012

"This is Peggy . . ."

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You know that Discover credit card commerical, where "Peggy" is the male customer service representative with the thick accent and...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Hazards of Debit Cards

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We use our debit cards for 90% of our day to day transactions. We like debit cards because we can keep track of our spending, we avoid debt...
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Vacation Season

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I have posted before about our vacation budgeting/planning system . I have used this system now since 2007 and it continues to work well fo...
Friday, April 13, 2012

2012 Savings Goals - Mid-April Report

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $10,705 (31%)(goal is $34,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $1500 (15%)(goal is $10,000) (3) Add to e/r fund - $ 2800 (28%)...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

2012 Savings Goals - April Report

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $10,105 (30%)(goal is $34,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $1000 (10%)(goal is $10,000) (3) Add to e/r fund - $ 2400 (24%)...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ouch!

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Got gas this morning on my way to work.  $4 a gallon for regular and $60+ to fill up my tank.  Ouch! Check out this handy  county by count...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Above and Beyond

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Recently, I gave Nordstrom (and I really want to add an extra S on the end of its name) a hard time for  stalking me   on the interwebs offe...
Friday, March 23, 2012

You Are Doing it Wrong - Nordstrom Spying Addition

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I am a fan of the  Nordstrom stores.  Good quality products, friendly and helpful service and an unbeatable return policy.   As a result, i...
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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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