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terri77

I am 46, single, no kids. I am a health care professional. I feel that I'm generally a very good saver and a not so good budgeter - hence the credit card debt payoff I worked through in 2020.

My personal finance goals for 2024:

1. Contribute maximum to Thrift Savings Plan. This is a recurring goal that I’ve accomplished every year since 2008.

2. Contribute maximum to Roth IRA. This is a recurring goal that I’ve accomplished every year since 2001.

3. Pay off credit cards. Completed January 2021. Now the strategy is to pay off my credit cards monthly with no balance carryover.

4. Build up emergency & long-term savings. I completed my initial goal in April 2021. I have 3-6 months of expenses saved at this time & I continue to save for my next car purchase, which is hopefully many years away. I use high yield savings and CDs.

5. Invest in brokerage account. I started with the proceeds from selling my condo & have added monthly. This account is for a future down payment when I purchase a home again.

6. Give to church monthly. I attend two churches right now so I alternate my monthly offerings.

7. Give to charity monthly. Food banks are my preferred charity to give to. I have automated my charitable donations at work to give with my biweekly paychecks.

8. Apply for promotions as they become available. Right now I’m very happy in my current position, so this isn’t much of a goal currently. I have received several raises, I enjoy the work I do, & the people I work with…I’m very happy to stay where I am.

9. New goal for 2024! Build new home with $100k down. This will be funded from my brokerage account & cash savings. 🏡

Moving Company Woes

October 27th, 2024 at 09:16 pm

I continue to have issues with the moving company. I submitted all pictures & documents and they took weeks to offer me a whole $75. No, thank you! I contacted a furniture repair company and paid a $125 fee to get an estimate of $3,711 to repair their damaged. Not even including the scratches on the floors.

They counter offered $125. Which just covers the fee I paid. No, thank you, again! I disputed the claim for a second time & will continue to do so until I get a reasonable offer.

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2 Responses to “Moving Company Woes”

patientsaver Says:
October 27th, 2024 at 10:16 pm 1730067383
1730067383

I did not see your original post(?) about this problem, but I have read that moving company scams are rampant. If you don't get satisfaction, you could let it drop that you intend to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. That can really hurt a business. Or even your state's Dept of Consumer Protection.
rob62521 Says:
October 31st, 2024 at 05:35 pm 1730396125
1730396125

That's horrendous! I hope you can persevere and get what you have coming to you.

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