In March I opened two Roth IRAs, one for myself and one for my wife. In April I ‘borrowed’ $5000 from my savings account so that I could fully-fund both Roth IRAs for fiscal year 2006. The total contribution for both accounts equaled $8000. Since April, I’ve been working to replace the $5000 that I ‘borrowed’ from my savings account. Yesterday, I deposited the final ‘re-payment’ to my savings account.
As some of you know, I’m trying to save $48,000 this year, in various retirement, education, and investment accounts. As part of my goal, I want to fully-fund two Roth IRAs for 2006 and 2007. I’ve already fully-funded both Roth IRAs for 2006. So, I had a choice to make. I had to decide if I wanted to wait a few months to send a contribution to one of the Roth IRAs, or if I wanted to ‘borrow’ the contribution from my savings and then spend the next few months rebuilding my savings. Quite frankly, I enjoy the added motivation of building and rebuilding my savings. Once I have made a contribution to a retirement account, the money is “out of site, out of mind”. So, this will be my ‘system’. I’ll build up my savings, to a certain point, make a contribution to another account, and then rebuild my savings. Rinse, repeat. Rinse, repeat.
By the way, if you are wondering why I don’t send in smaller contributions, instead of the full $4000 each time, it’s just a matter of personal preference. I make a one-time contribution to each account and then make a single, annual ETF purchase. I chose to fund “my” Roth IRA. Why? It was listed first on my spreadsheet. Next up? My wife’s Roth IRA and then my son’s ESA. Saving money rocks!
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Congrats. Just last night I made a transfer to my SEP-IRA for part of my 2007 contributions.
WOW NCN! You’re a savings fanatic!
We had a bunch of change in a jar and I wanted to give some to my 2 year old so he could put in his piggy bank. He was putting in the coins and I taught him to say “save”. Then when we were done, he picked the piggy bank up and hesitated a bit. He then said “heavy”. It sure was because it was almost full!
We’re teaching him to save young.
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Congratulations! I cannot wait until I get to this point… At my age, those become very big numbers by the time I retire…
Congratulations! Keep up the good work. (note some of my comments do not post also)
Wayne
What ETF(s) or other Roth IRA investments will you be purchasing?