Curious if you should readjust your retirement contributions? We’re rounding up some financial tasks to consider in the new year.
What Personal Finance Tasks to Do ASAP at the Beginning of the Year
Money Challenge: Reassess Your 401K
Here’s today’s Money Challenge, should you choose to accept it: reassess your 401K contributions and investments.
Cash Savings vs. Retirement Savings Accounts: Where to Stash Your Money When You’re Unsure What You’re Saving For
Everyone knows saving for retirement is a priority, because retirement is important and compound interest is powerful — but are the tax savings for retirement accounts so great that you should use them to save extra cash, too, such as for a hypothetical future home purchase? When I was in my late 20s — unmarried, … Read More about Cash Savings vs. Retirement Savings Accounts: Where to Stash Your Money When You’re Unsure What You’re Saving For
Tales from the Wallet: Retirement Savings
Ladies, how much do you save for retirement? Why do you do it? There was an interesting commenter thread about feeling saving burnout and wanting to splurge a little — do you count retirement savings as something you can cut back on, absent a strong need? We’ve talked about how much to save for retirement, what … Read More about Tales from the Wallet: Retirement Savings
A Money Roadmap: Where to Go Next In Your Personal Finance Journey
We’ve talked about a ton of different money issues here, but it occurred to me that it might be helpful to do a simple “roadmap” post — a listing of what to do, in what order, with links to the appropriate posts. So here’s my list of what to do with your money — if … Read More about A Money Roadmap: Where to Go Next In Your Personal Finance Journey
Tales From the Wallet: How Much to Save For Retirement
How much should you be saving for retirement? Are there savings benchmarks by ages? Is saving different for women? These are all questions that come up frequently (and no one really has all the answers) that I thought we should talk about them today. {related: here’s our guide to FIRE (financial independence retire early) for … Read More about Tales From the Wallet: How Much to Save For Retirement
Tales from the Wallet: Tax-Savvy Investments
Readers, do you prefer to make tax-savvy investments — and sometimes put money behind walls where you can’t get it for decades? Or do you prefer to invest in regular, non-tax-deferred accounts?
