Just a quick note before the roundup to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. If you are like me, you’re probably looking forward to getting this ridiculous season of shopping behind us. I’m looking forward to getting the budget back on track in 2011.
The Frugal Roundup
My buddy J. Money got fired last Friday, which I believe now guarantees he’ll be a huge success down the road.
Here’s a look at the changes to 2011 tax brackets.
Why did I start advocating a one-year emergency fund some time ago? Because the average amount of time to find a new job is 211 days.
It’s a little early for spring cleaning, but I’ve got the itch to reorganize things so I think we’ll start with organizing the pantry. We need to toss the bad stuff and add more basic ingredients.
I’m a big fan of dividend stocks and mutual funds, so it seems natural that dividend mutual funds would make for a potentially good investment.
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I’m glad that I’m not the only one that things J Money getting fired is actually a good thing. He’s beyond prepared and looks like he had planned on quitting within a month or so anyway. So now he is fired, gets to extend COBRA, might get hired as a consultant at the place where he was just fired from, and still gets to work his plan. Life works out that way sometimes.
Thanks for the link regarding the tax law changes. I’m glad that the tax brackets didn’t change, but I find the estate tax morally abhorrent. I think it should be done away with altogether. We all get taxed all through life, why should we also get taxed when we die? I think we should be able to pass the property we acquired all through life with no penalty to the person(s) of our choice upon death without the government sticking it’s hand into the pot.
Thanks for the holiday reading!
If only it was easier to concentrate on the things that truly matter during the Holidays, rather than being driven to shop and consume as much as possible. It was a great holiday season, but I’ll definitely be scaling back in January as well. Happy New Year!
Hi, I am very happy. and Money getting fired is actually a good thing.
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