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Rising Stock Market Plus More

January 26th, 2017 at 12:40 am

The stock market is up today! The Dow Jones Industrial Average even closed above 20K points for the first time ever. I checked out retirement accounts and today alone our balances rose $3,318! And we are up $12,981 since the beginning of January.

I am able to see my husband's LES (pay stub) for next week's pay. The change for withholding was made, but they don't seem to be showing the 1% increase to his TSP. This means his check was slightly inflated. It shows online that the payment is processing, so I guess I didn't meet the deadline to make that change for this month. Oh well, it will all work out.

I input my husband's net pay into YNAB. I figured out that I can add at least $815 from that check to apply towards tuition. I may pay our high electric bill AFTER the 15th of February, so I can apply the cash I set aside for it to tuition. Again, I'm trying to avoid taking any cash from savings, so it really is about cash flow and adjusting when I make some payments.

I spent $7.32 today on two things at Walmart and postage to mail two packages. I'm watching my fuel tank to see if I can't wait until Tuesday to fill up. That may be pushing it, but I will try.

Dinner was breakfast foods. I made pancakes for our daughter and I. My husband came home later than usual, so he made himself some eggs. Tomorrow we will finally use up the arborio rice when I make a mushroom risotto.

3 Responses to “Rising Stock Market Plus More”

  1. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Funny, I have risotto in mind too, but need the rice.

  2. Amber Says:
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    Though I don't know much about stocks, I was cheering today regarding the markets. I just signed up for the company's 401(k) and if things continue on this path I'll be one happy camper. I need to transfer funds to this account as well.
    By the way I love pancakes for dinner, yummy

  3. fern Says:
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    The DJIA is amazing...hadn't noticed.

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