Monday, June 30, 2014

Truck Update

›
Big news on the truck front, Mr. Sam is the proud owner of a new truck.   As I shared recently, we were not finding very good prices on u...
1 comment:
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

2014 Savings Goals - June Update

›
(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $8,088    23%  (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $8,838    80% (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e/r ...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Car Repair Blues

›
One of the ways we keep our expenses down so that we can save more is keeping our transportation costs low.  I drive a 2006 four door car, w...
7 comments:
Monday, June 23, 2014

Rainy Day News

›
News today on Americans lack of savings .  Since our emergency fund has taken a hit this year (more on that later), I can relate to this new...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Fleeting Figment

›
On Saturday I logged into my Fidelity Roth IRA account with the plan to check on and, likely, cancel some open limit orders .  Imagine my su...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Aspirational Housing

›
Great article by author Michael Lewis of The Blind Side fame regarding the perils of expensive housing.  Even a very rich man like Michael...
1 comment:
Friday, May 30, 2014

2014 Savings Goal - May Update

›
(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $10,139   29%  (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $8,835     80% (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e/r...
3 comments:
Friday, March 14, 2014

Drum Roll - New Goal

›
CNN.com reports  that the number of millionaires has hit a new high.   Which got me thinking, because this survey of millionaires excludes t...
5 comments: