Well, not much is going on with me financially right now. My finances are pretty much on auto-pilot but I’m always trying to find new ways to maintain the same standard of living while spending less and saving more. For example, I subscribe (free with FF miles of course) to Allure magazine. Last night, I noticed there is a program called AllureRewards. It’s an online shopping portal. You shop at your typical sites (I believe some of the eligible retailers were Sephora and NY & Co) but you receive cash-back on all your purchases. There is no cost to sign up for the program and you’re getting the same things you always buy for less money. Sounds like a winner to me!

Last week, I opened a traditional IRA with TD Ameritrade. By signing up for the Suze Orman ‘Save Yourself’ program, I get $100 (after twelve months) just for doing something I had planned on anyway. So, right now I’m currently debating on which mutual funds to purchase within this IRA. I have another (Roth) IRA that holds individual stocks and ETFs so I decided to try something different with this new IRA.

Also, Mr. Savvy (hubby) and I have been considering purchasing investment property. One particular property that we’ve had our eye on has gone down in a price (for the second or third time). It’s been on the market for a while (at least since August) so I suspect the seller is eager to sell. So we’ll talk about it tonight and will most likely tell our realtor to put in an offer for us. I’ll keep you posted.