I am officially impressed by J. Money. One of his goals each year is to max out his 401(k) and for varying reasons which he describes, this meant that he had 90% of his last paycheck taken out. 90%! That seems like crazy talk. But I'm definitely impressed. Nice work, J.After much pondering, I recently upped my retirement contributions. I had been contributing 5%, plus the max to my Roth IRA. I upped to a whopping 7%. Clearly, nowhere … [Read more...]
2009 Goal Update
Well, it's not quite mid-year, but I thought I would do a quick check at my progress on my 2009 goals.1. Increase savings by 10%.I’m measuring this in cash accounts and CDs, because basing my goals on the market was a little too uncertain. As of right now, I’m doing really well on this one. My Net Worth’s even up for the year, which is a nice thing to see. Of course, I just need to keep saving and spending wisely.2. Fully fund … [Read more...]