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Muck and Mire’s guide to financial serenity for the self-employed

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Entries from October 2007

The Coming of 10-10-20

October 21st, 2007 · No Comments

This morning was a first.
It marked the first time that Muck and I took the big plunge and immediately knocked a full 40% off the top of our latest check (which posted this morning, thank you thank you thank you) and stuck it into various savings accounts. We have been talking about doing this for a […]

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Tags: Pay Yourself First · Saving

Do you still have your first quarter?

October 4th, 2007 · No Comments

A friend was telling us the other day how she was about to start giving her kids, ages 4 and 6, an allowance. Starting yesterday, they received four quarters. By parental fiat, each child had to deposit one quarter into a glass jar earmarked for the Charity of their choice. Each child dropped a second […]

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Tags: Pay Yourself First · Saving