Archive for February, 2008

In my last post, I talked about the reasons we decided to buy a home. Because the housing market was crazy back in 2004, we ended up placing bids on 3 homes before we got one accepted. It was interesting to see the variety of homes that were on the market in our price...
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Sorry for the lack of posts – a family situation took us out of state, and we’ll be back tomorrow evening.  Be back soon!
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So far, I’ve reviewed our student loans and retirement accounts. Today is as good as any to begin the story of our home. We made our move to purchase in 2004, a couple of months after we got married (don’t worry, we had been dating for 10 years prior to getting hitched, so we...
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Yesterday was Wednesday, which is my favorite day of the week.  This is the day my son and I travel to a parent-child program, where he gets to play with other kids, make crafts, and cook snacks.   I really like this program – the other parents are really nice and my son really enjoys...
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After reviewing our pension and 401k yesterday, it is time to take a quick look at our IRAs. Both my husband and I hold Roth IRAs with Vanguard, and have been really satisfied with the low fees, investment options, and the ease of using the website. We have not maxed out our contributions for...
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After reviewing our student loans, I thought it would be a good idea to switch to something on the savings side. Today, let’s take a look at my husband’s 401k and pension. (I have only had a single 401k in my life, and I transferred it to an IRA, and then to a Roth...
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I almost liked shopping today, but it was only because of the amount of money we saved. Sometimes I think that I am the only female who doesn’t like to shop – I hate buying clothes, shoes, and don’t own any make-up (unless you count my yearly purchase of a tube of chapstick). When...
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