http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/03/15/a-get-started-savings-plan/ A personal finance blog for career minded women with small budgets and big dreams. Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/03/15/a-get-started-savings-plan/#comment-2313 Tamal Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:43:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=282#comment-2313 Great blog. I am new to your blog and I an sure I will swear by it from now on. please read by blog http://bizpandit.blogspot.com Great blog. I am new to your blog and I an sure I will swear by it from now on. please read by blog http://bizpandit.blogspot.com

]]> http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/03/15/a-get-started-savings-plan/#comment-2167 Finance Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:25:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=282#comment-2167 Great post! I must have missed this one. I have you on my blog reader to read your updates, just need to go through your archives more thoroughly. Your blog is one of my favorites! Read my blog http://www.bookfinance.com/ Great post! I must have missed this one. I have you on my blog reader to read your updates, just need to go through your archives more thoroughly. Your blog is one of my favorites! Read my blog http://www.bookfinance.com/

]]> http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/03/15/a-get-started-savings-plan/#comment-1970 Escape Brooklyn Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:38:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=282#comment-1970 Great tips! Just to reinforce some of these ideas, my financial planning teacher said that the single best thing you can do is to contribute the max to your 401(k)/403(b) plan. He also said that he *never* sees anyone in their twenties in his office, so you youngsters are way ahead! Great tips! Just to reinforce some of these ideas, my financial planning teacher said that the single best thing you can do is to contribute the max to your 401(k)/403(b) plan. He also said that he *never* sees anyone in their twenties in his office, so you youngsters are way ahead!

]]> http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/03/15/a-get-started-savings-plan/#comment-1968 Steve Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:59:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=282#comment-1968 This is good advice, but I would recommend using a site like Sharebuilder.com or SogoInvest.com to do a monthly purchase into some EFT funds. This way your are dollar cost averaging over time, not worrying about Mutual Fund expense fees, as well as increasing your portfolio. These sites also allow you to buy partial shares, which makes a monthly investment of say $100 very simple. This is good advice, but I would recommend using a site like Sharebuilder.com or SogoInvest.com to do a monthly purchase into some EFT funds. This way your are dollar cost averaging over time, not worrying about Mutual Fund expense fees, as well as increasing your portfolio. These sites also allow you to buy partial shares, which makes a monthly investment of say $100 very simple.

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