Friday, January 25, 2013

An Apple A Day

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In March 2009, when the stock market was in the pits, I bought some Apple stock.  At the time it was priced around $100 and I bought 25 or s...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Insurance Homework - Follow Up

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Six months or so ago I posted about how we were in the process of obtaining life insurance.   And in September, I posted information about...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

A bit of good news to start 2013

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Mr. Sam received news that he will receive an upward bump in his salary beginning in March 2013.  He will also receive a small bonus at that...
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If at first you don't succeed . . .

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If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That will be our 2013 savings motto.  We have finished strategizing about our 2013 g...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

401k Spillover

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In December 2012, after Mr. Sam had maxed out his 401k, I noticed that he was still contributing to his 401k in something called an "af...
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Monday, January 7, 2013

January 2013 Spending Fast

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We spent a ton of money in December and we also saved a ton of money in December in order to stretch to try and meet some of our 2012 saving...
Sunday, January 6, 2013

2013 Savings Goals - Homework

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Starting to work on our 2013 savings planning. Task number one, since I'm in the office today, I increased my withholdings to max out ...
Friday, January 4, 2013

Happy New Year!

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(1) Max out 401k(s) - $34,000 (100%)(goal is $34,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) - $10,000 (100%)(goal is $10,000) (3) Add to e/r fund - $10,000 ...