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One Last Big Money Move of the Year

December 16, 2019 by Penny 14 Comments
One Last Big Money Move of the Year

One last big money move of the year. I was going to say decade, but I decided to take a little pressure off you. Pressure off me? It’s your money, Penny. I know that’s what you’re thinking. It is my money, and ultimately, it’s my decision. But like most things in life on this blog, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Invest Tagged: debt, emergency fund, investing, IRA, mortgage, mortgage payoff, roth IRA, savings

Betterment, Wealthfront, or None of the Above

May 2, 2016 by Penny 15 Comments

Earlier in the year, I set the goal of opening a taxable investment account by my birthday. I was spending a lot of time researching Betterment and Wealthfront. It seemed like robo-investors were a pretty painless way to up my fairly pathetic investment game. Now that thirty has come and gone, here’s where things stand … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Invest Tagged: Betterment, IRA, roth, savings, Vanguard, Wealthfront

Goals are Good: I Should Set Some

March 30, 2016 by Penny 19 Comments

I thought I had goals. But it turns out, I have mostly hopes and dreams when it comes to personal finance. Paying off our mortgage in the next 10 years isn’t a good goal. Staying out of debt isn’t a good goal. Increasing my net worth isn’t a good goal. They’re undoubtedly important aspirations, but … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: debt, goal setting, investing, IRA, mortgage, progress, SMART

Roth IRA Challenge: Monetize Your Talents & Passions

March 18, 2016 by Penny Leave a Comment

Could you save an extra $5500 a year? When Maggie from Northern Expenditure first announced the Roth IRA Challenge, I wasn’t sure that I could side hustle that hard. However, after reviewing our finances from last year, it turns out that Mr. P and I BOTH managed to side hustle our way to an extra $12,000. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Side Hustle Tagged: debt, hustle, income stream, IRA, money, retirement

Simple Advice to Combat Investing Woes

January 26, 2016 by Penny 9 Comments

My husband doesn’t read my blog. He convinced me to start it, cheered me on enough to actually convince me to purchase a domain name and self host, and that was about it. Except for one day very early on when he clicked and clicked to get my page to 100 views…and promptly got busted … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Invest Tagged: advice, budget, investing, IRA, retirement, roth, savings, stock market

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