Archive for the ‘Saving’ Category
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Cutting costs anywhere that makes sense adds to that budgetary cushion that can be used to pay off debt, add to an emergency fund, save for college, or anything else. One fairly easy way to do this is to reduce, or eliminate, trips to the vending machines down the hall. ...
Posted in Budgeting, Frugal Living, Saving | 9 Comments »
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, especially when I'm about to talk about ketchup.
I went grocery shopping with my wife last night, and in the condiment section, shockingly, I found various brands of ketchup. The store brand came in a number of sizes. Here are two of them:
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Posted in Saving, Shopping | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
This economic downturn hasn't been kind to a lot of people. Jobs that haven't been taken away from people have had their hours cut, their workload increased, or their cost of living allowances taken away. Jobs that people used to be able to count on are on very fragile ground.
If ...
Posted in Economy, Making Money, Personal Finance, Retirement, Saving | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Sun's Financial Diary reported that the 2010 contribution limit for 401(k) accounts will remain at $16,500. The announcement came from the IRS Thursday. There had been speculation that the contribution limit could be reduced in light of a decreasing CPI (and, indeed, the CPI is down from a year ago.)
Sun ...
Posted in Retirement, Saving | 6 Comments »
