I feel like I have nothing to say

[petmoosie]

After all, I'm trying the post every day technique.

My car is back from repairs. The battery is weak and needs to be replaced. T thinks it is under warrenty.

We have to plan our vacation and figure out which days we'll go to which local attractions (the days at the airport are already determined). We will not overlap with ashtalet (and he will be working when he goes anyway). Suzi (from NU, ISP, GR and Windycons of the late 1980s) will be celebrating a significant birthday while we are nearby and we have to not conflict with the party her local friends and coworkers are throwing.

Since T's job does not seem to be at risk (and our mortgage seems to be just fine), we are making sure to put money into our retirement funds and Emily's college fund (Still not enough yet to max out the state tax deduction). While leaving some cushion for major problems with the house, the car or finding out that we are wrong about the job, we are investing in mutual funds. Individual stocks have rarely done well for us. Although I was raised to believe that it is impolite to talk about money, I think it is useful for people to have some idea of what other people in similar situations are doing. I would hate to think that someone wasn't saving or investing because that person was too polite to ask or learn about it from peers. So even though it is gauche, I will mention money (saving, investing, spending or earning) in my livejournal.

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when the rates dropped after we had the house for 2 or 3 years we refinanced on a 15 year and have been making an extra $100 principle each payment since we started.

I was out of credit card debt but the last 5 years have been tough with one income and was longer then I tought it would be so the budget got all screwed up