Archive for the 'Personal Finance' Category
Attending Dave Ramsey’s Town Hall for Hope web cast at the same church where Chris and I took the Financial Peace University course last year reminded me that I hadn’t reported on our progress towards debt-free status in a while. The truth is that things have pretty much been running on autopilot without much need [...]
Expanded Baby Steps to Financial PeaceI typed up the following overview of Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps to Financial Peace last year after taking the FPU course. It’s based on an existing expanded baby steps list, some quotes from the DaveRamsey.com site, and some of my favorite related links and resources. If your finances need an overhaul in 2009, check out [...]
M&F W4D1: Accepted at Last……by USAA!
Woohoo!
I’m not sure if anyone reading this would find the information helpful, but about a month ago USAA expanded its list of eligible members to include military personnel who received honorable discharges on or after January 1, 1996. Up until this point, I had been unable to qualify for USAA membership despite my four-year [...]
I just got back from my volunteer stint in Tampa for the Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover live event on September 6, 2008, and I am tired! I’ve been up since 5:45, and it’s now almost midnight. Needless to say, no workout today, and I was at the mercy of the benevolent TMMO volunteer management [...]
TMMO June 2008 Update: So long, student loan…It is time to rejoice, for my dear husband’s student loan is vanquished at last!
I never even set eyes on our $1200 stimulus check because Chris snagged it from the mailbox while I was at work and deposited it to our shared checking account before I got home. When the check posted the next day, [...]
I just read about this collaborative blog today on Yahoo Finance:
How I Spent My Stimulus
Readers submit a photo and a brief story about how they spent their stimulus payments.
Check it out and contribute!
Because my husband and I requested a split tax refund earlier this year, we didn’t receive our paper economic stimulus check from Uncle Sam until today, but I know that most of you have already gotten your money and distributed it either to savings, debt repayment, or, in a few cases, out into the economy [...]
How much did you spend on your wedding?As our first wedding anniversary approaches in July and the official summer wedding season kicks off down here in central Florida, I’ve been reflecting back on our wedding last year and looking over the budget spreadsheet to see if there was anything I regretted on it.
Chris and I were married last year for just under [...]
