Comments on: If I Had It to Do Over: 10 money moves I’d do differently

By: funny

funny — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11:05 +0000

GDU gives exempt employees the choice of contributing to a 403(b) or to the state retirement system. I elected the 403(b), which is a traditional type.

By: Evolution of Wealth

Evolution of Wealth — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:18 +0000

I think this is a great way to help other people. Can I ask you a question though? Do you know contribute to a 403b? and if so is it a Traditional 403b or a Roth 403b? Just out of curiosity. Great post.

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By: threadbndr

threadbndr — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:17 +0000

Start saving for retirement with the FIRST job, not the one at age 28 (sigh). I’ll be working till 70 instead of 66 because of that one.

I actually hid money from W, but not to escape – just so he wouldn’t spend it. Loved the man, but if he had a quarter, there was a pack of gum with his name on it! My ‘put back’ overtime and ‘extra’ grocery money saved us more than once. I’m much more financially secure in widowhood than I was when married – and it’s not because of the (essentially non existant) life insurance.

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By: frugalscholar

frugalscholar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:17:33 +0000

Funny–This is great and instructive, but I know you’ve done many things right.

By: leah

leah — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:23:30 +0000

Me, too. I wish I would of been smarter with money and less in love during those young stupid days.

By: katy

katy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:39:54 +0000

Truly bless you.

If I could do it over, I would have asked for a hand in t xes (he never paid them and the IRS didn’t believe I was an ‘innocent spouse’.

If I still was married and had a joint checking account (never again), I would take out at least my share of the money and opened up a checking/savings account in another bank (not another branch, another bank altogether) and deposit some of the money.

I would also get a safe deposit box in the other bank and put the rest of the money in it. So when we got divorced, he couldn’t get it.

I would also have skimmed off grocery money and invested, in savings bonds at least.

By: Britt

Britt — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:20:26 +0000

Excellent posts, and some great ideas. I’m going to check out our local credit unions as a result, so I guess you could say that’s one thing I would correct.

But the #1 thing is that I would have read more of Warren Buffett’s writings earlier on… After all, if you want to learn about investing in the stock market, seek out the advice of the world’s #1 investor. #2, I’d read more Peter Lynch books earlier on for the same reason… One thing I’ve learned is that not all financial advice is equal.

By: synapse

synapse — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:21:58 +0000

There’s not that much you can do about intentional fraud/misrepresentation… if you had tried one thing, he would have done something else to hide the money.