Archive for the ‘Saving’ Category

Savings Rates Discussion

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

I think most people are competitive, and to some degree we want to know if we're doing better or worse than our neighbors. I used to subscribe to Money magazine, and my favorite feature article each year was the one that listed various age ranges and key metrics from similar ...

A Different Way to View Your “Number”

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

A lot of books these days can help you figure out how much you need to retire. One is even called The Number! I’ve been reading a lot of Larry Burkett’s books lately though, and he has an interesting idea that I think is worth sharing. Larry recommends that you set ...

Emergency Fund Options

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Yesterday several of my fellow bloggers had some interesting comments on Emergency funds, including Advanced Personal Finance and Frugal Dad. Please take a look at both of these posts, as they show two completely different but equally valid views on emergency funds. From my perspective I think and emergency fund should ...

INGYourNumber Review

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

As a last minute addition to my series on calculating your retirement number I'd like to throw INGYourNumber calculator into the mix. Chris Thilk from ING was kind enough to leave me a post regarding this calculator. I'm a big fan of ING when it comes to savings and checking accounts. ...