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amych - Feb 20, 2006 8:55:37 am PST #8257 of 10002

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I had forgotten that the looniversity doesn't match 403(b) contributions for biweekly staff --- eccch. They match after a (couple of?) years' employment for salaried, which is good for my sorry-assed ass that didn't save a thing before I was 33, and still doesn't save as much as I could.

(The hub saves not a cent, in spite of availability of plan and occasional pointed reminders; I really hate that he doesn't, but also really hate being the finance ogre, and the latter usually wins because I so hate nagging. Le sigh.)

Jesse - Feb 20, 2006 8:56:19 am PST #8258 of 10002

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have miscellaneous 403(b) funds floating around from past jobs, but that's it. I don't even know if I'll be able to get that money back. Lame.

In progress news, I just emailed about 10 people, asking them to help me in various ways. One was someone I don't even know! I love email -- I would have procrastinated way longer if these were phone calls.

Jars - Feb 20, 2006 8:56:36 am PST #8259 of 10002

I just made brownies from the cookbook. Mmm. I can't remember whose recipe it was as my flatmate's run off with the book for the moment, but I promise I'll give compliments later. Many compliments.

I think I have my dinners for the next week decided on already.

Also it's just fabulously put together - well done to the team.

ChiKat - Feb 20, 2006 8:58:27 am PST #8260 of 10002

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I have a 401K that is fully vested. I contribute 10% of my salary and my company chips in with 0.25 for every $1.00 I put in. I've been doing it for 10 years now (since I was 28).

Trudy Booth - Feb 20, 2006 9:00:00 am PST #8261 of 10002

Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I'm a little smitten with Ben Agosto.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEVERLY!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON B!!!!!!!!!!!!

tommyrot - Feb 20, 2006 9:03:00 am PST #8262 of 10002

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I don't put anything into my retirement, as my employers usually put 20% in for me. Yay!

Jesse - Feb 20, 2006 9:05:55 am PST #8263 of 10002

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OMG, Yahoo has recently decided I'm a spammer, and it's making me NUTS. I have to do that type-what-you see bullshit for almost every message lately. Do other people have that? Ugh!

flea - Feb 20, 2006 9:07:55 am PST #8264 of 10002

information libertarian

I want tommyrot's job. Or just his employers, since I am certain I could not actually do his job.

Thanks everyone for sharing. This is really interesting. I have no SS, since I didn't work until I was 30, because of grad school.

sumi - Feb 20, 2006 9:11:21 am PST #8265 of 10002

Art Crawl!!!

I'm at a state university and I've been here a shamefully long time so I am vested and I also have a 403B.

I can't remember whether they are matching that or not but we have the State University Retirement System. And I don't believe you get much of anything unless you've been in the system for 20 years.

Steph L. - Feb 20, 2006 9:11:47 am PST #8266 of 10002

I look more rad than Lutheranism

My company has a Simple IRA, and they match up to 3% of our salary; we can contribute a maximum of $10,000 a year. Which I do not.

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