Category Archives: Savings
Make The Payment To Yourself
My wife and I have been saving up for a new-to-us automobile. Instead of financing the purchase of a newer car, we have been making monthly payments to ourselves. Each month I initiate a transfer from my local checking account to my online savings account. (ING Direct makes these transfers super-simple to set up.) The [...]
ING DIRECT Financial Independence Days Sale 2011
Our favorite online bank, ING DIRECT, is having a special two-day sale July 1 and July 2. Here are the details of this year’s financial independence sale: Orange Savings Account – For today and tomorrow any referral emails customers send out will earn $76 as well as $25 to each friend who opens an account. [...]
Saving For A Car
I drive a 2001 Honda Accord. It’s a great little car. Right now, it has a little over 175,000 miles on it. Sooner or later (let’s hope, later) I’m going to need to buy a newer automobile. Here’s my process for saving for a car – or any other major purchase. 1. Using the super-handy [...]
Savings Goals Listed By Priority
One of my main goals is to live the rest of my life without having to borrow any more money. At present, my wife and I are consumer-debt free and we are working hard to pay off our mortgage. In order to remain debt free, it is important that we think both short-term and long-term [...]
