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SpillIng Buckets
http://www.spillingbuckets.blogspot.com
We are 23/24, recently graduated, engaged, beginning careers, and a life together. One snowy day in Rochester we sat down and put together some financial goals, called them buckets, and tried to stack them in an order we felt fit us best. The purpose of this personal finance (PF) blog is to show our progress and to share and learn along the way.
Recent Posts
Joining a CSA: Community Supported Agriculture
Lately I've been on a bit of a local binge - taking pride in things made in America and made in Upstate NY, and would like to try to change our habits and eat locally produced real food.Ryan's dad's family has taken it even further and is going to tr...
Who Pays Taxes in the United States?
New tax year, similar result.Great graphic from the folks at Mint.46.9% of Americans will have zero income tax liability in 2009. Who pays the rest? We wrote a short piece a little while back (Should everyone pay taxes, even kids?) about the value we...
"Every Day is a Bonus" - Stars and Stripes Honor Flight
I stumbled upon this video featuring veterans who were flown to visit the National WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. courtesy of a terrific organization in Wisconsin called Stars and Stripes Honor Flight.Honor Flight is an organization that provides W...
Have You Written Your Fiscal Haiku Yet?
The smart people in charge over at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, whose mission it is to bring Americans together to find sensible, sustainable solutions that transcend age, party lines and ideological divides in order to achieve real results, hav...
Guide to Designing an Emergency Fund: What is Your Financial Philosophy?
If you follow just about any "general public" financial guru, you know that they devote significant air time or book pages on just how important it is to have an emergency fund consisting of cash reserves.On the flip side, more "advanced financial ex...
Build a Casino or Raise Taxes? Which Do You Prefer?
When will we ever learn? Read this headline:Voters reject spending limits, OK Ohio casinosCHICAGO (Reuters) - Voters in the states of Maine and Washington on Tuesday rejected measures to limit spending, while Ohio's ailing economy swayed residents to...


Tremendously well-written blog all about personal finance and how to do the whole money thing right! If you're interested in good reading about personal finance, this is a great place to start.
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