I’ve been remodeling my 1/2 bath the last few weeks (I plan on blogging about it later). A remodeled bathroom wouldn’t be complete without a new toilet. New toilets can range range can range from $100-$400. The frugal person that I am, I’m always looking for a handout :-). Well, in Austin Texas, we have […]
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s face has been splashed all over the web and TV these days. I’ve read a few articles about his predicament. The more I think about him, the more I think he is a prime example of the type of person I was thinking about when I created this blog (read my “about” page).
Until this […]
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I read this article on yahoo.com that talked about gas prices rising to $4 a gallon in some places by summer. The rising gas to date really haven’t effected our plan budgeted activities because YTD its only gone up ~6-10%. Over the weekend, I saw prices at $3.12/gallon here in Austin. However, if prices continue […]
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My employer, National Instruments, has just recently given employees the option of contributing to both a regular 401k and a Roth 401k. To be honest, this is new territory for me and I haven’t done enough research into what is best for me. So, I’ve been dragging my feet a little and have not started taking advantage of the Roth 401k.
Today, I ran […]
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Some people prefer getting a nice tax return from the IRS, but I prefer not to give the IRS an interest free loan. Hence, over the last few years I’ve tried to calculate my monthly IRS withholdings so that I get <$100 back come April 14th. For example, I currently claim 8 allowances, which is a […]