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Posted January 26, 2008 in College Savings, Credit Cards, Debt, Frugal, Insurance, Investing, Kids, Retirement, Savings, Tax Tips by Madison | 10 Comments
I’ve been finalizing our budget for the upcoming year. Included is determining how much to contribute to our various retirement accounts. My husband works for a university, so he has two plans available to him: the 457 and the 403b.
Posted December 26, 2007 in Intermediate, Investing, Retirement, Savings by Madison | Comments?
I’d like to think that as the family financial guru, I give the best gifts! I put a lot of thought into each one and come up with gifts that will keep on giving, sometimes for the lifetime of the recipient. So why do people dread my great gift giving ideas?
Posted December 19, 2007 in College Savings, Investing, Retirement, Savings by Madison | 12 Comments
It’s time to celebrate! My company just announced that we are getting the Roth 401k! I received a couple emails from coworkers that my employer is going to offer the Roth 401k next year. Yipee!! Regular readers know that I have been campaigning for access to the Roth 401k. I’ve emailed my HR department numerous times [...]
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Posted December 18, 2007 in Intermediate, Investing, Retirement by Madison | 2 Comments
In Roth IRA Conversion Rules Highlighted Russ commented that his employer is starting a Roth 401k plan in 2008. The Roth 401k plans are relatively new and many people haven’t heard of them yet. Employers are slowly starting to offer them to employees. Let’s explore how the Roth 401k works, the benefits over the Roth [...]
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Posted November 29, 2007 in Intermediate, Retirement, Tax Tips by Madison | 7 Comments
