Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
I am dreaming of my paycheck. I have a huge surplus of cash right now, which I am saving for the bachelorette party this weekend. I also need to have a surplus going into the next pay cycle when I send off a huge payment to one of my credit card companies. Without reserving a [...]
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Here’s a few more thoughts on the matter.
#1: HC made a great point about waiting for your first paycheck to arrive. Sometimes, you get caught short for a month when you start work because you’re waiting for direct deposit to kick in, etc. I’m rethinking how I budget stuff due to changed pay cycles. I [...]
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Max out the 401k or pay down debt? (It’s Dilemma #1 in that story)
For me, that’s been my struggle in deciding what to do about this dilemma in 2008. Because clearly, I put a lot of money into my 401k plan in 2007 and hardly paid down debt though I did a good job tackling [...]
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The last check for $766.50 to my oral surgeon left my hands this week. For a 41 lowly cents, the US Postal Service will take it to their offices in Gainesville, VA and I will call them next week to find out if they have posted the payment.
I made a photocopy of the check and [...]
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Did you know that you can use your Medical FSA funds to buy first aid supplies for your emergency kit?
I know all about this since I got a rather bad burn on Thanksgiving while cooking turkey. Don’t ask. Just know that I have a 2nd degree burn on my arm and I didn’t have to [...]
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Greetings!
It’s that time of year again. Open Enrollment. I dread it because it means lots of changes to insurance. Make sure you gear up and make some time in your schedule to attend an Open Enrollment session by your HR department. It could save you a lot of money.
This year, I got a lovely canned [...]
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So I’ve been thinking about reducing my 401k contribution so I could pay my bills off faster.
Then there was this rigamarole about cutting back to 5% just to continue receiving the company match, because that sounded like I was giving up free money. And then I remembered that my company does a 401k true-up. So [...]
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So this week, some congressmen decided to introduce some legislation for dental heath care for Medicare patients, particularly through S-CHIP. That’s wonderful. Unfortunately, my dental plan really sucks. If I am going to get any more work done, I am going to have to find another job for dental insurance.
You think I am kidding, but [...]
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Medical FSA receipts are missing. Crud.
My desk is a mess right now and it’s showing in my finances. It’s terrible. I dislike going on vacation sometimes because it really throws my routine off. I don’t think I’ll be visiting CA again without my own computer. It was a mess trying to get access with secured [...]
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I got my second permanent crown placed last week. It was quite an ordeal. It should take an hour, but it took about 90 minutes. The main thing is that I had my teeth yanked out last year in one efficient surgery. I couldn’t afford to put in all the implants at once, so I [...]
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