Links for the weekend

Ahhh the computer let me on just to read a few articles from Kiplinger.

Why Bonds Are More Important to Your Financial Portfolio Than You May Realize

How to Be Rich (A 401(k) Alone Won't Get You There)
 
Inflation Rate Forecast

Retirement Planning Mistakes You'll Regret Forever

Happy reading!
Pru

Housekeeping - Computer Problems

Been having some difficulties with this computer hence the lack of posting recently.  It is sadly quite old and I am trying to eek out as much life out of it as I can.  All in the interest of saving money and avoiding chucking something before I can get the full use out of it.  Bear with me!

Pru

Links for the week

Here are some links from US News.  Trying to keep it simple and stay focused on goals.  Reading and re-reading the basics definitely keeps me focused.

9 Affordable Hobbies to Discover This Year

Here's How to Save for a Big-Ticket Item

5 'Life Audits" That Will Save You Money

Take on Your New Year's Resolutions Without Going Broke

5 Clever Ways to Stay Financially Disciplined in the New Year

How to Use Deliberate Experimentation to Improve Your Finances

Happy reading!
Pru

Links for the week

A few interesting links from Fidelity:
The lesson for diagnosing a bubble

This is what success looks like to the average American

5 ways life could change for retirees in 2018

What assets make up wealth?

5 money mistakes to avoid in the new year

Happy reading!
Pru

Savings Increased Slightly

Not sure why I didn't combine this with the last post...but my savings information has been updated in the Ultimate Goals page.  I did some reorganizing of accounts and took the opportunity to top them up a bit especially the 2nd Home account.  Every extra penny helps!

Pru

Brokerage Account Portfolio Update

My Brokerage Account Portfolio page has been updated as of 2/2/2018.  The total has dropped as a result of the market's drop this past Friday.  No surprise as sooner or later the market will drop.

In January I purchased 7 shares of the BND ETF for $500-something.  I keep forgetting to double check the exact price that I bought at...will do...will do...

Pru

Mortgage Payoff Update

Made the usual mortgage payment this month plus a smidge extra that was really for rounding purposes (to make writing a check easier).

I will be doing this for most, if not all of 2018.  Extra amounts will be put to the side and used to pay off mortgage in December or early 2019.

It is so nice to see that I am almost at the 50% payoff mark :-)

The KILL My Mortgage page has been fully updated now.

Pru