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Now it’s what you’ve all been waiting for. Here is my financial update for the month. I’ve been a bad spender, and I’m waiting for a tuition reimbursement check as well as my tax refund, a bonus, and a raise. Let’s see how we did. Remember, the credit card gets paid off every month. I don’t want you to think I’m running up some kind of a bill.
| | February 17 | January 17 |
| Cash and Savings: | $ 13,408 | $ 13,760 |
| Taxable Investments: | $ 3,242 | $ 3,189 |
| 401k (Pre-Tax): | $ 9,660 | $ 8,919 |
| Roth IRA: | $ 2,041 | $ 1,763 |
| Credit Cards: | ($ 2,165) | ($ 1,821) |
| Student Loan 3.97%: | ($ 1,720) | ($ 1,720) |
| Student Loan 2.82%: | ($ 9,250) | ($ 9,250) |
| Home Inventory: | $ 9,359 | $ 9,359 |
| TOTAL | $ 24,575 | $ 24,254 |
Well, at least I haven’t moved backwards.
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By Flexo on Tuesday, February 17th, 2004 at 9:06 pm | Comments Off
MSN Money – 7 reasons Americans save so little
This article makes us aware that Americans do not save enough money and throws us some statistics. Psychology, miseducation, and no consequences for being in debt seem to be the reasons offered. How much of your income (as a percentage) do you save?
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By Flexo on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2004 at 5:41 pm | 3 Comments
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