Making Money And Keeping It
January 9, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters, frugal living, saving money
With a society suffering from its choices of instant gratification, it is nice to see that there are some wise ones that are thinking of the future.
Recently, The Sun Herald ran an article about young and thrifty 20- and 30- somethings that are delaying gratification to save money and max out their 401(k)s.
Here’s a little something from the article:
Shawn Herman, Minneapolis, 35
Not like his friends: So many of my friends get a nice position at a corporation or do well for themselves and go out and buy the 4,000-square-foot house, or buy a boat or cabin… . Next thing you …read more
The Wickhams plan to save $10 million for retirement
January 9, 2007 by kellys
Filed under budget, celebrities, news
I read a story in the USA Today yesterday that inspired me and shamed me all at once. Luke and Hanna Wickham of Orlando, Florida desire to have $10 million in savings and retirement investments buy the time they are in their 50’s. How awesome is that! They don’t want to have to work when they are older so they are starting to save now. They are in their late 20’s and early 30’s.
According to the story, they have saved over $157,000 in investments and plan to add $30,000 this year. Their goal is …read more
Thrifty ways to ensure a comfortable retirement.
July 7, 2006 by kellys
Filed under budget, frugal living, money saving idea
I sometimes sit and ponder how long we will have to work. With all the talk in the US about retirement and Social Security options, I get overwhelmed. Everybody has ideas on how to save enough money for retirement. The general idea is to do your best to get out of debt and then save enough to cover at least 80% of your income. Humberto Cruz from JSOnline has an informative article, “A few thrifty habits will ensure that you don’t have to work forever”, on how to make sure you can retire without feeling the …read more
