Comments on: Save Some of Each Raise http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/07/save-some-of-each-raise/ Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2 By: Supplemental Income: Consulting by the Minute at Curious Cat Personal Finance Blog http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/07/save-some-of-each-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:01:19 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=281#comment-5907 This consulting by the minute model is a great way to create a secondary income stream for those that have a positive online reputation. You can adjust your pay to meet demand…

]]> By: Investing - What I am Doing Now at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/07/save-some-of-each-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-3925 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:51:51 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=281#comment-3925 […] some stocks over the last few months. I just increased my contributions to my 401(k) by about 50% (funded by a portion of my raise). I changed the distribution of my future contributions in my 401(k) (I left the existing […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/07/save-some-of-each-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-3404 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:14:57 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=281#comment-3404 In terms of saving money, a lot people fall into the credit trap of not paying off their credit card bill in full each month. The interest payments can be crippling and before they know they’ve racked up thousands of dollars in unnecessary debt.

]]> By: Anonymous http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/07/save-some-of-each-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:34:39 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=281#comment-3397 I think with every raise you should really try and live at the same level you were at pre-raise. Just ignore it completely (maybe buy yourself something the first month and that’s it).

Then setup an auto-investment or savings of the new amount you are making. That way you never even see the difference but your long term financial future looks much better!

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