As I mentioned in my recent post about what to do after getting out of debt, I like the idea of having an emergency fund. After a series of super-secret mathematical calculations – I pulled a number from a hat – and decided that $16,000 would be a good amount to have in ours. Where do I keep our emergency…
Category: Money Management
What One Area Of Your Personal Finance Management Would You Like To Improve?
Calling all readers and personal finance bloggers – If you could improve one area of your personal finance management, what would it be? Would you do a better job of budgeting? Would you save more in a specific budget category? Would you spend less for certain items? Would you keep better records? What ONE area needs the most improvement? Leave…
Checking, Savings, Retirement, Education, And Brokerage Accounts
In a few minutes, I’m going to head to the bank to deposit my wife’s paycheck. It’s really, really cold outside, so I’ve been clicking through all of our accounts, checking balances and transferring funds. I thought it might be interesting to take a quick look at all of our accounts – Personal Accounts – Checking – Primary Checking Account…