Yes I budget. I do everything in excel and budget every cent. Its very time consuming but it brings a lot of benefits to the table because I have all my bills covered and I am able to save money.
Ebay covers all transactions within Ebay. But they will NOT cover paypal transactions made outside of Ebay. Just request them to list it on Ebay as a BUY IT NOW Item.
Road crews can make good money wage plus per diem. I know someone who fell into that laying tar where local companies would try to pay locals minimum or less to those who would accept the under the table wages. It just depends on how the company is run and managed. He got it through word of mouth. He thought the skill was easy to learn but very physical and tedious but the pay was great.
A high school classmate works for an oil company but it's 16 hr days and all in all he's a pretty reclusive person on the best of days, so the isolation does not get to him as he usually has access to internet and is able to drive a long way probably over fifty miles once a week to get groceries. He does have his engineering degree but this lifestyle suits him.
I had over 5 different Amex Gift Cards with a balance of less than $5 on each. I went into Amazon.com and added each remaining balance onto an existing gift card I had loaded into Amazon. It let me "add to my gift card balance" in increments of $1, $2, and $3.
Once finalized I was able to throw them all away and apply all of those small remainders to a future amazon purchase. Headache gone!
Sadly, there are some, and I'm thinking of a relative here, who is so stuck on not buying "junk" he lives hand to mouth. He's also been bankrupt a couple times, has no savings, won't buy thrift store stuff, and isn't hustling. I gave him a coupon for something he normally buys and he said he didn't use them. The second time I said, "Hey, it's a free buck. If you found a dollar on the street would you pick it up?" He took it. How can you help someone like that?
I was contributing regularly until about 6 years ago. My son was diagnosed with diabetes then and our healthcare costs have skyrocketed as a result, coupled with a decrease in income meant I stopped contributions. I'm trying to get on steadier ground so I can re-start my contributions.
While you're cooking up mushrooms and peppers, save some aside stir into freshly cooked MILLET. We toss homemade CHILI over it and add a salad for lunch.
In your particular case there might be a bad gene somewhere. However, in most cases, the people in a family who have diabetes eat the same way, overeat, do little exercise, etc. That's why 60 short years ago, diabetes was almost unheard of. Plus, there are so many eating out, so many fast food restaurants, so much prepackaged food, etc. to deal with.
I was saving for retirement when I was working 40 hours a week. I intend to resume saving for it when I'm done with school and working full time again.
The grocery prices where I live in Colorado are at least 3 to 4 times the amount you have listed. A really good month for us which includes lots of planning and leftovers is $500 for the month. But that assumes we have good amounts leftover from previous months and don't have to replace a lot.
Here's another big reason (from someone who pays their bills on time) - when they won't support download to Quicken anymore. Macy's has done this and so I terminated it. Target Red Card is having problems, but I'd hate to lose the 5% discount.
Well you see here's the thing about that, generally the pieces are read and accepted before being published and paid for. Kind of like how, although you might not check to see if there's a poisonous element in your food, the fda tries to keep on top of that. Have you written much?
John's system works. I figured it was at least worth a try. I am glad I did it. We are so much happier now with much less stress in our lives. Just get a separate checking account for debts. Pay off your debts with that money. You would have had to anyway. My husband told me I was the only one he knew who would get happy when the mortgage came in the mail. We became debt free 11 years ago. I would drive to the bank to pay the mortgage. If the interest was $300, that was $10 per day. Now people can pay online. I still would have a hometown bank be my lender so if I had a problem, I could just go there and solve it. I didn't have any problems at my hometown bank.
I have an IRA and a Roth IRA - the banker I worked with was not IRA savvy. I also have a small amount from a former job that is collecting 4% (a whopping amount nowadays!), and a small amount with a variable rate; and savings that I am looking into investing.
I love the post. My hubby is a Mr. Spendypants too, but he is on board the savings train. His goal for being on board is when we get our house paid off he gets a long awaited corvette. The only way I would agree is if we paid cash. We follow the Dave Ramsey baby steps and we are on step six, paying off the house. We do have an entertainment budget in place, so my husband doesn't go stircrazy. We are making grate strides even with our $100 monthly entertainment budget. I think the hardest part is not having any friends that are living on a strict budget. I tried to recruit some friends by giving them Total Money Make Over by Dave Ramsey, but didn't really get any takers. That's alright my hubby and I are committed and have come a long way by ourselves. Maybe when we are traveling Over seas and living a more leisurely life, they will get on board. Keep trucking towards your $31,000 goal. It's so worth the journey.
I do have a budget. I have a few categories that I aim to divide my money into. I try not to get too specific though
Yes I budget. I do everything in excel and budget every cent. Its very time consuming but it brings a lot of benefits to the table because I have all my bills covered and I am able to save money.
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Nice list, but I wish I can find something less expensive.
Ebay covers all transactions within Ebay. But they will NOT cover paypal transactions made outside of Ebay. Just request them to list it on Ebay as a BUY IT NOW Item.
I have started saving for retirement
Yes I do! Working on maxing out my Roth IRA this year!
Road crews can make good money wage plus per diem. I know someone who fell into that laying tar where local companies would try to pay locals minimum or less to those who would accept the under the table wages. It just depends on how the company is run and managed. He got it through word of mouth. He thought the skill was easy to learn but very physical and tedious but the pay was great.
A high school classmate works for an oil company but it's 16 hr days and all in all he's a pretty reclusive person on the best of days, so the isolation does not get to him as he usually has access to internet and is able to drive a long way probably over fifty miles once a week to get groceries. He does have his engineering degree but this lifestyle suits him.
Yes, I have been saving for years both with my employer (403b) and IRAs.
I had over 5 different Amex Gift Cards with a balance of less than $5 on each. I went into Amazon.com and added each remaining balance onto an existing gift card I had loaded into Amazon. It let me "add to my gift card balance" in increments of $1, $2, and $3.
Once finalized I was able to throw them all away and apply all of those small remainders to a future amazon purchase. Headache gone!
Sadly, there are some, and I'm thinking of a relative here, who is so stuck on not buying "junk" he lives hand to mouth. He's also been bankrupt a couple times, has no savings, won't buy thrift store stuff, and isn't hustling. I gave him a coupon for something he normally buys and he said he didn't use them. The second time I said, "Hey, it's a free buck. If you found a dollar on the street would you pick it up?" He took it. How can you help someone like that?
I was contributing regularly until about 6 years ago. My son was diagnosed with diabetes then and our healthcare costs have skyrocketed as a result, coupled with a decrease in income meant I stopped contributions. I'm trying to get on steadier ground so I can re-start my contributions.
Yes I have started saving for retirement. I have a couple of IRAs, it just seems like the smart thing to do.
I started saving in a ROTH IRA when I was in my 20's.
While you're cooking up mushrooms and peppers, save some aside stir into freshly cooked MILLET. We toss homemade CHILI over it and add a salad for lunch.
In your particular case there might be a bad gene somewhere. However, in most cases, the people in a family who have diabetes eat the same way, overeat, do little exercise, etc. That's why 60 short years ago, diabetes was almost unheard of. Plus, there are so many eating out, so many fast food restaurants, so much prepackaged food, etc. to deal with.
I was saving for retirement when I was working 40 hours a week. I intend to resume saving for it when I'm done with school and working full time again.
Yes I have been saving for years and also will get a pension when I retire.
I primarily just have my 401K.
The grocery prices where I live in Colorado are at least 3 to 4 times the amount you have listed. A really good month for us which includes lots of planning and leftovers is $500 for the month. But that assumes we have good amounts leftover from previous months and don't have to replace a lot.
Here's another big reason (from someone who pays their bills on time) - when they won't support download to Quicken anymore. Macy's has done this and so I terminated it. Target Red Card is having problems, but I'd hate to lose the 5% discount.
Well you see here's the thing about that, generally the pieces are read and accepted before being published and paid for. Kind of like how, although you might not check to see if there's a poisonous element in your food, the fda tries to keep on top of that. Have you written much?
John's system works. I figured it was at least worth a try. I am glad I did it. We are so much happier now with much less stress in our lives. Just get a separate checking account for debts. Pay off your debts with that money. You would have had to anyway. My husband told me I was the only one he knew who would get happy when the mortgage came in the mail. We became debt free 11 years ago. I would drive to the bank to pay the mortgage. If the interest was $300, that was $10 per day. Now people can pay online. I still would have a hometown bank be my lender so if I had a problem, I could just go there and solve it. I didn't have any problems at my hometown bank.
I have an IRA and a Roth IRA - the banker I worked with was not IRA savvy. I also have a small amount from a former job that is collecting 4% (a whopping amount nowadays!), and a small amount with a variable rate; and savings that I am looking into investing.
I love the post. My hubby is a Mr. Spendypants too, but he is on board the savings train. His goal for being on board is when we get our house paid off he gets a long awaited corvette. The only way I would agree is if we paid cash. We follow the Dave Ramsey baby steps and we are on step six, paying off the house. We do have an entertainment budget in place, so my husband doesn't go stircrazy. We are making grate strides even with our $100 monthly entertainment budget. I think the hardest part is not having any friends that are living on a strict budget. I tried to recruit some friends by giving them Total Money Make Over by Dave Ramsey, but didn't really get any takers. That's alright my hubby and I are committed and have come a long way by ourselves. Maybe when we are traveling Over seas and living a more leisurely life, they will get on board. Keep trucking towards your $31,000 goal. It's so worth the journey.