rent cleared. $47 left.
rent cleared. $47 left.
Every unassigned dollar at the start of the month has the same destination. Nowhere specific. Gone by the 20th.
The HSA is the only account that is pre-tax going in, grows tax free, and comes out tax free. Most people use it as a debit card and lose the compounding entirely.
PMI is a fee you pay to protect the lender, not yourself. Most homeowners pay it for years without noticing it on the statement.
A tax refund is not a bonus. It is the IRS returning money you overpaid all year, interest free.
coffee's cold again.
first of the month feels fake.
Student loans in deferment are not paused. Interest is accumulating on most of them. The balance is higher today than it was when you graduated.
You have a 401k you enrolled in four years ago. You have not looked at the allocation since. That is not investing. That is hoping.
the 23rd. always the 23rd.