After my husband read our net worth update, he asked why our portfolio was declining and if contributions wouldn’t offset the declines. I explained that we had reduced our savings contributions significantly in the last few years, which alarmed him.
Actually, the strategy I came up with is anything but alarming. Here’s an example of how [...]

Posted March 5, 2008 in Investing, Retirement, Savings | 19 Comments »

It’s not possible to do everything. In every area of life, we’re forced to prioritize and skip doing those things that fall at the bottom of our list. This includes financial strategies. I find that I’m eliminating more items each year, essentially leaving money on the table!
In balancing our life mix I showed how much [...]

Posted February 21, 2008 in Savings | 7 Comments »

Sixteen personal finance writers put together an outstanding guide of finance material that spans a lifetime in the Money Matters for All Ages series. The entire series is also available to download in a free e-book. Here’s the highlights:

Posted January 26, 2008 in College savings, Credit cards, Debt, Frugal, Insurance, Investing, Kids, Retirement, Savings, Taxes | 10 Comments »

Last week the President proposed a new economic stimulus package. It would be similar to the checks that were sent to taxpayers in 2001 to stimulate the economy.

Posted January 25, 2008 in Savings | 9 Comments »

We have old cell phones and an outdated plan with Sprint. However, we’ve been locked in because we moved our minutes around a couple months ago. With the new irresistible SERO plan I was wishing that we wouldn’t have to wait 2 more years to switch.
Then Patrick wrote how to cancel your cell phone contract [...]

Posted January 21, 2008 in Our budget, Savings | 24 Comments »