I poured over spreadsheets the last couple weeks trying to decide if I could pull off the retirement. My company gave us two weeks notice before our pension plan would drop significantly. Obsessing Over the Decision It was funny, even though I kept looking at the numbers, they didn’t change! As Mike from Quest for […]
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If you like numbers, step 3 should be a fun one! If you are following along with the series, you should have your brainstorming from step 1 and your grid of goals from step 2 done. Step 3: Calculating Total Cost This step will probably take the longest of all the steps. Give yourself some […]
Wasting money seems to be my specialty this week! First I forgot to use my $20 Kohl’s cash coupon before it expired. Then I had to pay $55 to get my 3 month old Sprint Palm Centro replaced. I’m just waiting for strike three to set me back some more money! Mother’s Day Gift Ideas […]
Ever since I can remember I’ve been a planner. Planning ahead has allowed us many rewards that we otherwise wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity for. Some of the successful planning tips we have used are: Save for college before children are born. We opened 529 plans for our future children before they were born. Before […]
April was a wonderful month for us. Nothing special, but we finally have an increase in our portfolio after negative returns the last three months. I’m usually more focused on the long term, but reporting it each month to you made me start to notice. As my two-year-old would say, “I’m a happy camper!” During […]
I have been sitting on my Prosper account for awhile; since it is Free Money Friday, I finally decided to lend my money on Prosper. $25 Signup Bonus I signed up awhile ago to get the free $25, but never actually funded a loan. If you haven’t heard of Prosper, it’s a person-to-person lending company. […]
Now that you have step 1 complete and have a nice list of goals, it’s time to put the goals in a working order. Step 2: Assigning Numerical Values This isn’t necessarily a priority order, but rather an order to work on the goals as you fit them together in your dollar plan. Consider it […]
I’m finally learning how to do all the cool social networking stuff on the internet! Ever since I graduated from college (7 years ago), I haven’t really kept up to date beyond emailing. Recently I’ve been on a roll, first I learned to text message on my Sprint Centro with the SERO plan and now […]
There’s a basic formula for determining when you can retire: when the withdrawals on your retirement nest egg will cover your expenses. Simple right? But what if your company wanted you to make a retirement decision, and gave you two weeks to decide? Unfortunately, that’s a situation that we’re currently facing. Our company announced a […]
