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One of Our Goals for 2013: Catch Up on Retirement Contributions

December 17, 2012
I was employed full-time for 10 years, and my employer automatically deducted 8% of my gross pay and deposited it into a retirement fund.  When I first started the job, I could’t afford such a large deduction, but I had no choice.  Now...
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Are You Suffering from Optimistic Financial Denial?

September 14, 2011 in retirement
Some people suffer from a certain form of optimistic financial denial.  They look at part of someone else’s circumstances and use that to justify their own way of life, without considering the entire picture.  Take, for example,...
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5 Ways We Plan to Use Our Tax Return To Help Our Bottom Line

March 22, 2011 in Budget, education, home ownership, retirement, saving, tax refund
My husband and I get a sizeable tax return each year because we have three children and don’t currently have a great income.  (I do look forward to the day when we get a much smaller tax...
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An Unexpected Financial and Personal Bonus

August 4, 2010 in employment, pregnancy, retirement, SAHM
Back in February, before my daughter was born, my husband and I made the difficult decision that I would give up my income and be a stay at home mom as I have always wanted. My...
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The Flip Side of Keeping Up with the Joneses

June 16, 2010 in retirement, Suze Orman, wasting money
We all know about keeping up with the Joneses and what havoc that can wreak on personal finance. When you try to keep up with the Jones’, you spend money you probably don’t have to get all...
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