Savings

Things I Actually Did (And Do) To Save Money

A LOT of sites will tell you what you “should do” or “could do” to save money. Here are some things that I actually did (and do) to save money. (If you want to get out of debt, there are two ways to have more money for debt reduction. You can earn more money, or you can save more of…

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Resources, Savings

Get $2 For Signing-Up With Upromise

I use Upromise to earn rewards when I use my debit card.  If you’ve been thinking about signing-up with Upromise, now would be the time!  If you sign-up now, you’ll get $2 automatically credited to your account.  You can link your debit cards, grocery cards, and credit cards (boo!) to your Upromise account and receive rebates from several major companies. …

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Goals, Savings

Saving 60% Gross Income February Updated

As noted here, I’m trying to save (in retirement and non-retirement accounts) 60% of my gross income in 2007.  I’ve been tracking my progress towards my first goal (of saving $4000 in my daughter’s ESA) over at the NCN Network site. 20% of my gross income is about $16,000.  This amount will be automatically withheld from our paychecks and deposited…

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