Monthly Archives: June 2010

Can You Just Run Out and Buy Something on a Whim?

frugal
The other day I was thinking about a couple of things I've been wanting to buy.   And I realized that living so far away from the big city probably helps to keep my impulse buying to a minimum. Sure I could jump in my car and drive 30 miles to buy what I'm hankering to have, but then I'd be adding gas money to the item not to mention the time spent driving there and back.  It would at this… Read the rest

Friday Finds June 11, 2010

Friday Finds
Every Friday I list a few posts I've read and enjoyed. Here are today's choices: Jacq – Single Mom Rich Mom shares Catfight of the Personal Finance Blogger Chicks between her and Barbara Friedman Personal Finance. The ladies are trying to see who can spend the least amount of money in June. UPDATE: I have just been notified that two more lady bloggers have entered the competition: Christine of Money Funk and Laura of Move to Portugal. We'll be watching… Read the rest

Wells Fargo Charges a Fee to Make Transfer to Another Bank

plan of action
A couple of weeks ago I saw that Wells Fargo allows transfers to other banks, and my immediate thought was “WOW!  That's cool! Now it will be that much easier to move money over to ING Direct! I started the process to get that in place, since I wanted to be able to push money to ING Direct where I have several savings sub-accounts. That was all set up and over the weekend I decided I would move some money… Read the rest

Estimated Payments Made in January Count Toward Previous Year

income taxes
On Saturday our income tax refund landed in our checking account. It was significantly higher than I'd anticipated which freaked me out a little bit when I saw it. I opened H & R Block At Home 2009 and calculated the difference. It was exactly $664 which I recognized as the amount we'd paid for our quarterly estimated taxes. When I was talking with our accountant, I asked her if I was supposed to apply the estimated payment I made… Read the rest