Retirement, Savings

Trying To Save 60% Of Gross Income

In 2007, I’m trying to save 60% of our gross income. (For a detailed breakdown of my 2007 savings goals, check out this post.) Here’s the progress so far. (I have a detailed chart of my college savings goal over at the NCN Network page.) 20% of our gross income will be dedicated for our pretax retirement accounts. These amounts…

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Resources, Savings

Join Amazon Prime For $29

For those of you who use Amazon, but have yet to sign-up for Amazon Prime, you might want to take a look at this offer. Join Amazon Prime Get $50 Grocery Coupon Details: Amazon Prime usually costs $79.00. If you join via the above link, you will receive a $50.00 Grocery Coupon from Amazon. Grocery Certificate must be redeemed within…

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Motivation, Savings

Financial Reasons For Weight Loss

Now that I’ve started No. Calories Needed, my new weight loss site, I wanted to list some of the FINANCIAL rewards that I hope to reap when I lose weight. Better gas mileage. 100 pounds less will equal a 1 to 2 percent gain in fuel efficiency. Better Life Insurance Rates. Estimates range between 30 and 70 percent annual savings…

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