A few weeks ago, I walked outside and heard a rustling behind a cabinet in our garage. Upon inspection, I was surprised to see a cat. Correction. I was surprised to see five cats. A mommy cat was nursing her four newborn kittens. I have never owned a cat. I have never wanted to own a cat. I don’t even…
$48,000 Goal Update: 7 Months, A Slight Change Has Been Made
My main goal for 2007 is to save 60% of our gross household income ($48,000) in various retirement, brokerage, and education savings accounts. Here’s my current, updated chart: (I’ve also updated my chart over at the No Credit Needed Network: NCN 2007) I made a couple of adjustments to my chart. Pre-Tax Retirement Goal was increased by $1000 and Brokerage…
Store-Branded Credit Cards: A Shocking Look Back
In an effort to better organize my financial documents, I’ve been going through a box of old bills. I was somewhat surprised to see just how many of those bills were from store-branded credit cards. I found old bills from Belk, JC Penney, and Sears. The bills were dated January 2003 – December 2004. As I was flipping through the…