Living Large in Charleston
I feel like a fish out of water! I’m in Charleston, SC, staying at the absolute nicest hotel in the city on business. The hotel is posh, the city is charming and the shopping is divine! I love, love, love it. The only problem is that I’m totally out of place in our love-ly hotel. [...]
New York Here I Come!
Look out Manhattan, I’m headed your way soon! Unfortunately, it will be a lot shorter of a trip than I originally intended. I’m only there on business for one day, but wanted to make a vacation weekend out of it. However, after checking a few Web sites…who knew hotels in Manhattan were so expensive? Who [...]
Five percent
I just increased my 401K contribution to 5 percent… I’m maxed out! For those of you new to retirement savings, companies usually offer to match a certain amount of money that you contribute to your 401K plan. My company matches fully up to 3 percent, and then half of my contribution at 4 and 5 [...]
Americans Save Less, Spend More
Americans save less, spend morePersonal savings rates fall to lowest levels since the Great DepressionTuesday, January 31, 2006By MARTIN CRUTSINGEROF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans spent more than they made last year – something they haven’t done since the Great Depression, a time of massive unemployment and soup lines.This time the trigger was [...]
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