Comments on: Perfect 10 (months of living expenses saved!) http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/ Savvy Living Through Personal Finance Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: » What should my savings rate be? Early Retirement Extreme: Financial independence, frugality, self-sufficiency, ecology, capitalism, and voluntary simplicity http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 » What should my savings rate be? Early Retirement Extreme: Financial independence, frugality, self-sufficiency, ecology, capitalism, and voluntary simplicity Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:55:58 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2453 [...] quintessence of saving is to spend the money while not working. Thus if you work for a month and save half your income, you can take the next month off. That should be obvious. So [...] [...] quintessence of saving is to spend the money while not working. Thus if you work for a month and save half your income, you can take the next month off. That should be obvious. So [...]

]]> By: Les@spillingbuckets http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 Les@spillingbuckets Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:26:04 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2454 SWEET! Great job! It feels good to have a safety net, doesn't it? SWEET! Great job!

It feels good to have a safety net, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Single Ma http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2455 Single Ma Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:09:08 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2455 Congrats! Even though you can depend on your parents if necessary, I'm sure it makes them happy that you are so independent. Congrats! Even though you can depend on your parents if necessary, I’m sure it makes them happy that you are so independent.

]]> By: Midwest Chick http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 Midwest Chick Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:29:35 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2457 Congrats on the freedom fund!! It's awesome that you have that much saved. Congrats on the freedom fund!! It’s awesome that you have that much saved.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 Kathleen Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:16:18 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2456 Congratulations! I wish I had 10 months' worth of expenses saved, but right now, I'm still working on 1-3 mos. :) Congratulations! I wish I had 10 months’ worth of expenses saved, but right now, I’m still working on 1-3 mos. :)

]]> By: FruGal http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2458 FruGal Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:55:38 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2458 That's really great. I remember the first time I actually realised that I could look after myself in an emergency without having to resort to the Dad Bank, and it was a wonderful feeling. Good on ya! :) That’s really great. I remember the first time I actually realised that I could look after myself in an emergency without having to resort to the Dad Bank, and it was a wonderful feeling. Good on ya! :)

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2459 Early Retirement Extreme Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:53:09 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2459 You're at a crossover point. If you bumped your savings rate by 25%, you would increase the number of months your paycheck would cover by 200%! That's quite a difference. Even 10% more would give you 50% more freedom. You’re at a crossover point. If you bumped your savings rate by 25%, you would increase the number of months your paycheck would cover by 200%! That’s quite a difference. Even 10% more would give you 50% more freedom.

]]> By: Ryan @ SpillingBuckets http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2008/09/09/perfect-10-months-of-living-expenses-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Ryan @ SpillingBuckets Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:11:31 +0000 http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-2460 Congrats on the freedom fund! It's a pretty awesome feeling knowing that there is a significant span of time between an income hiccup or an unexpected expense and utter debt building disaster. Great work! Congrats on the freedom fund! It’s a pretty awesome feeling knowing that there is a significant span of time between an income hiccup or an unexpected expense and utter debt building disaster. Great work!

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