It’s been a little hectic at work and I’ve also been keeping pretty busy with other things, so I haven’t had as much time to write for my blog – and because of that I apologize for the somewhat late September budget report! If you remember back to last month’s
Continue readingKeeping an emergency fund
An emergency fund is something that I have been debating over for a while now, and it’s not whether I should keep one or not keep one. I have always been in favor of having an emergency fund, even if I didn’t know that is what I was truly doing.
Continue readingStudent Loan Progress – September 2013
Summer has finally come to an end, and so too comes to an end another round of student loan payments. The first part I would rather continue while the student loan payments can end anytime they’d like! Unfortunately for me, I still have a ways to go on the student
Continue readingWhen a $172,000 salary just doesn’t cut it!
What would you do if you suddenly were given the option to take a job that would guarantee you of a salary of $172,000? Maybe you could move your retirement plans that much earlier, save more in your children’s 529 plan, or really start saving for a down payment for
Continue readingPayday Spending
It’s Friday and you finally got paid! Time to take that paycheck to the bank and get it cashed and treat yourself. Actually that’s probably not what you are doing in today’s world. Most likely that paycheck it is getting direct deposited into your checking account and you are seeing
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