Hunting Happiness

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Entries Tagged as 'Planning'

Update on our 401(k) situation

April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

SomeGal recently became eligible to participate in her employer’s 401(k) program.  Unfortunately they do not offer a match at this time, but we are big believers in automatic savings so she is contributing.  They also unfortunately limit the contribution as a percentage of salary, so she will only be able to contribute about $11K per […]

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Tags: Budget · Planning

Obtaining life insurance; considering laddering a la CDs

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

We have finally gotten serious about looking at and obtaining life insurance. We are planning on going with AIG because of their A++ rating and generally good reviews online. At this point I have had several conversations with a representative and answered a fair number of detailed questions. He indicates […]

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Tags: Budget · Planning · Tax