By the end of 2007, I plan to have $20,000 in my emergency fund. (Remember, I “borrowed” some money from my Emergency Fund so that I could fully-fund my Roth IRA’s for 2006. I am in process of “paying myself back”.) Since I’ve been thinking about purchasing a “new” car, I started thinking about how rapidly I could save $10,000…
Category: Savings Story
I Made A Decision About ESA Funding For 2006
My original goal for 2007 is to save 60% ($48,000) of my gross income in retirement or education savings accounts. One of my mini-goals, inside of my main-goal, was to contribute $2000 to my son’s ESA for fiscal year 2006. I have made the decision NOT to fund his ESA for 2006. I have already fully-funded an ESA for my…
My Current Investments
I don’t talk a lot about my investments. Why? I don’t really know all that much about investing. Remember, for the first 31 years of my life, I was broke and in debt. Now, I’m debt free, saving some money, and I’m learning as much as I can about investing. I am funding my 403b (at work), a Roth IRA…