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Got bills paid in full, gas money to AocOn put away.... What else to spend on....

kawajiri wrote:Got bills paid in full, gas money to AocOn put away.... What else to spend on....

MEEEEEEEEE

no me me! i just found out i owe the irs 6500 for this taxes bah! i really hate being self employed sometimes.

TSW preorder pack, or EVERYTHING in the AO store :O

Some of those wen-wens are awesome

how about time for my prepaid eh? lol

kawajiri wrote:Got bills paid in full, gas money to AocOn put away.... What else to spend on....

Put it on the high corner.

I made it a habbit to have a emergency stash of 1k on the bank. Just in case. Plus it is a good feeling to have some money on the bank. Just leave it there, never touch it.

2nd step would be building up a emergency stash of 250 to 500 in currency stowed away at home.

3rd step: Enforce this rule of thumb: Save enough money from your current income to cover all your dependencies for three months and put it in a account which can be quickly liquidated should you need the money.

If you've done that, you no longer need to worry about money (unless you have to tap that emergency fund).

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Something this reasonable out of my mouth! I must be getting old!

have you been listening to Dave Ramsey?

Nasaldrip wrote:have you been listening to Dave Ramsey?

To my dad, who's probably like Dave Ramsey (whoever he is), if that means he's a guy telling people to hold money close and tight and take up responsibility for yourself.

i have the habbit to either spend it on video games or food and sometimes both.....

kawajiri wrote:i have the habbit to either spend it on video games or food and sometimes both.....

Yeah, I hear you.

However I learned the value of a emergency stash a few years ago when my car broke down and I was faced with a hefty bill from the repair shop. Two weeks later my TV went the way of the DoDo...

Now that sucked.

A lot.

after getting to a middle age of sorts & having tons of crap happen to me over the years I save as much as I can in the bank now for emergencies

I realize many can't do that - I am in a spot where I make enough - my expenses are lowish & I am not buying tons of uneeded stuff (other than Lego 10221)

yeah Dave Ramsey is a financial guru out of Nashville Tennessee