Comments on: The Bills Keep Rollin’ In http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/08/27/the-bills-keep-rollin-in/ 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 By: Budgets are Sexy. http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/08/27/the-bills-keep-rollin-in/#comment-3017 Budgets are Sexy. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:38:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=443#comment-3017 Totally, i'm with Little Miss Moneybags all the way on that one. i get crazy anxiety when i try and go back from the start of my disappearance :(<br/><br/>it's def. hard to do, so i usually just skim everything and then start fresh when i'm ready to roll...what it makes it worse is my ADD! sometimes i just think "oh well, it's not like i'm gonna remember it anyways"! haha... Totally, i’m with Little Miss Moneybags all the way on that one. i get crazy anxiety when i try and go back from the start of my disappearance :(

it’s def. hard to do, so i usually just skim everything and then start fresh when i’m ready to roll…what it makes it worse is my ADD! sometimes i just think “oh well, it’s not like i’m gonna remember it anyways”! haha…

]]> By: Matt http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/08/27/the-bills-keep-rollin-in/#comment-3016 Matt Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:23:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=443#comment-3016 Yes unfortunately the bills to keep coming in but the good thing about the information that you've missed out on is it won't go away and if it was really that critical or urgent someone will make sure you know. I'm sure a lot of your readers have been in that situation where you have to get caught up financially after a vacation... sounds like you just have a few things that got delayed and a bit of spending to get caught up on. <br/><br/>Good luck getting caught up - don't worry about the financial world the big things make headlines and the small stuff probably isn't that critical. Just imagine the world took a vacation with you and there wasn't too much happening. :) Yes unfortunately the bills to keep coming in but the good thing about the information that you’ve missed out on is it won’t go away and if it was really that critical or urgent someone will make sure you know. I’m sure a lot of your readers have been in that situation where you have to get caught up financially after a vacation… sounds like you just have a few things that got delayed and a bit of spending to get caught up on.

Good luck getting caught up – don’t worry about the financial world the big things make headlines and the small stuff probably isn’t that critical. Just imagine the world took a vacation with you and there wasn’t too much happening. :)

]]> By: Lisa http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/08/27/the-bills-keep-rollin-in/#comment-3014 Lisa Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:12:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=443#comment-3014 I hear repeatedly to max out a Roth IRA every year (the limit for 2008 I think is $5000), and fill in with the 401k until it equals 10-15% of your income.<br/><br/>You want to do the Roth b/c it's 100% tax free at retirement time. I don't think the Traditional IRA has any advantages over a regular 401k.<br/><br/>Good luck catching up! I frequently feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. lol :) I hear repeatedly to max out a Roth IRA every year (the limit for 2008 I think is $5000), and fill in with the 401k until it equals 10-15% of your income.

You want to do the Roth b/c it’s 100% tax free at retirement time. I don’t think the Traditional IRA has any advantages over a regular 401k.

Good luck catching up! I frequently feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. lol :)

]]> By: Little Miss Moneybags http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/08/27/the-bills-keep-rollin-in/#comment-3011 Little Miss Moneybags Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:55:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=443#comment-3011 Something I've read on productivity sites like Lifehacker and Zen Habits, which is really hard for me to do--when you get back from vacation, start over from zero. Don't try to catch up on 600 blog posts. Don't try to skim back newspapers. Just start from where you are, and pretend those weeks never happened. If something is important enough to still be news, you'll hear about it. Otherwise, you don't need it. <br/><br/>It's SOOOOOO hard to do, but it does make coming back and feeling in control a little easier. Something I’ve read on productivity sites like Lifehacker and Zen Habits, which is really hard for me to do–when you get back from vacation, start over from zero. Don’t try to catch up on 600 blog posts. Don’t try to skim back newspapers. Just start from where you are, and pretend those weeks never happened. If something is important enough to still be news, you’ll hear about it. Otherwise, you don’t need it.

It’s SOOOOOO hard to do, but it does make coming back and feeling in control a little easier.

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