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 […]
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April 2008 Net Worth Update: +3.8%
Posted byApril 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 […]
Prosper $25 Signup Bonus
Posted byI 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. […]
Create Your Own Dollar Plan: Step 2
Posted byNow 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 […]
Be Prepared to Retire in Two Weeks!
Posted byThere’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 […]
GE Interest Plus $25 Signup Bonus
Posted byIt’s Friday! You know what that means… time for free money! There’s a benefit to having 181 accounts, it’s easy to find free money among the accounts I have. Today I found one that I opened about 10 years ago for the bonus…. and they are still offering the signup bonus! GE Interest Plus Details: […]
Create Your Own Dollar Plan: Step 1
Posted byThe foundation of My Dollar Plan is actually the same as the name… it’s based on our dollar plan. Readers wanted to know what it looks like, how we created it and how we manage our finances to it. So far I’ve only mentioned it in theory and haven’t explained the nuts and bolts. Today […]
Weekly Roundup: Car Scam Edition
Posted byWe have gotten a few calls since we put my car up for sale. The most interesting was one that kept text messaging us asking questions that were already answered in the ad. The final question was if we would accept $8,000 more than the asking price and send them a check for the difference. […]
Happy retirement paperwork filing day, mom! My mom is turning in her paperwork today to retire later this summer. I made her a checklist of all the things she needs to do before the big day. I expanded the list here to include planning for those of you nearing retirement (or wishing you were!). Many […]