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Technical Difficulties

My apologies for the recent technical difficulties. I’m back up and running. That said, I spent Saturday doing our taxes. There are a few forms that we’re waiting on (I’m looking at you ShareBuilder) but other than that, we’re done. While we owe less than I thought we would, it’s still a bundle. Therefore, we [...]

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year to everyone! The partying is over and now it’s time to head back into reality. I start back at work and school on Monday. I didn’t make any resolutions but I do have a few financial goals for 2010. Unfortunately, I may be stymied by [...]

Year-End Money Moves

The end of the year is fast-approaching. That means I spent a few hours yesterday looking at our finances. Due to an extra paycheck that I wasn’t expecting (it was scheduled for Friday 1/1 but that’s a holiday so it was moved to Thursday 12/31), I was able to max out my 401k. [...]

K.I.S.S.

 

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K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, silly. I decided that our finances have gotten much too complicated as of late. Three checking accounts and five savings accounts are just too much. As as of December 1, it will be bye-bye ING. Though I love them and have been happy with them, there’s no longer [...]

Stagnant

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I promised the Frugalista that I’d get back on the bandwagon.  I’ve been slacking on my finances lately (like not contributing enough to my IRA) but no more.  This week, I’m going to actually do all the things on my financial to do list.

I need to re-evaluate our asset allocation.

I also need [...]

Confessions

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Okay, I’ll confess.  I’ve been a bad girl.  While I PREPARED our taxes back in February, I have yet to file them.  I’ve always wonddered about those last-minute filers and now I am one.  Rest assured,  I won’t be one of those people in line at the post office at 11:55pm though.  [...]

Suze Orman’s Save Yourself

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Last year, Suze Orman and TD Ameritrade sponsored a Save Yourself promotion.  You would receive a $100 bonus for opening an IRA at TD Ameritrade and automatically funding it with at least $50/month for twelve months.  I signed up and last week, I received my bonus.  It’s nice to receive a 16% [...]

Reminder – Kiplinger’s Jump Start Your Retirement

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