Around a year ago, I set up my 2009 goals. Anyone else curious about how I did? Probably not, but let’s go for it anyway. 1. Increase savings by 10%. Close. 9%. Admittedly, I didn’t bother to calculate how much this would be, so I wasn’t working towards it. 2. Fully fund Roth IRA for …
Like most people, once I’ve read a blog entry, I often don’t go back to it to see the comments unless I have commented myself, which means that some of you may have missed the great comment that Abigail made on yesterday’s post. I liked it so much I’m going to reprint it here. At …
In law school, we were often told about Golden Handcuffs. This term referred to getting “trapped” in a well-paying but unfulfilling job because you don’t want to give up the money. It was typically used in reference to law school grads who really wanted to work in a public interest law job (with low pay) …
Sorry for the lack of blog posts this past week. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday, even if you don’t celebrate. Today, I’m heading home after a long trip to my hometown. It was a great trip, but I’m really glad to be heading back. I’m a little disappointed that I missed all the snow …
Today is my last day of work before I start my holiday vacation and I am incredibly excited to have some time off (would-be burglars take note – I have someone staying in my apartment with my cats and she knows kung fu). As much as I love vacations where I get to travel somewhere …