Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 6, 2016
Digging into this formula investment technique (which is similar to dollar cost averaging), led me to the re-discovery of multiple other types of formulas and techniques which are supposed to help us make our money grow. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA).
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 23, 2017
Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. As baby grows, we might turn back into fiendish savers – trying to get that retirement fund or college fund built up. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 12, 2014
I’ve ignored most of them, successfully to this point. Vanguard’s Personal Financial Planner thought I should change invest all my retirement money in bonds when I moved it from my 401K to an IRA. What YOU need in YOUR asset allocation model may well be very different from their generic recommendations. Stocks were cheap.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 31, 2015
Behind you are years and years of mastering the skills associated with your growing body; learning how to behave to get along in your society; hour upon hour in school being educated; days and months of becoming proficient in a trade or career; and seemingly endless hours of practical life experience at parenting and a myriad of other functions.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. These days, there is an ever-growing concern about the safety of our personal information when it is shared over the World Wide Web. Sean Smarty from Grow Money talks about How to Invest During College. Have you ever derailed your goals?
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 15, 2017
In October 2003, I left a career as a department store buyer with a nice paycheck, paid vacation days, 401k match, profit sharing, and health benefits, to pursue a life of self employment with my husband where all of those things are up to us. I should have known at that point that the writing was on the wall for our insurance carrier.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Growing up we tended to be a paycheck-to-paycheck family. I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. My younger son and I have been volunteering there lately and the need seems to be growing more and more. How did you get interested in saving money? ” Ha.
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