Comments on: 6 Questions to Financially Get to Know Each Other http://liverealnow.net/6-questions-to-financially-get-to-know-each-other/ The experimental guide to spending, saving, and thriving in the real world. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Crystal http://liverealnow.net/6-questions-to-financially-get-to-know-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Crystal Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:11:45 +0000 http://liverealnow.net/?p=447#comment-131 They aren't usually that cheap in Houston either...$60 is the norm for the area she cleans. We have worked out a deal that she only cleans the whole bottom floor and the stairs for $45 every two weeks (the only place guests see). Twice a year she does the whole house (3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms upstairs as well) for $80. That way she can deep clean all the things I miss on a regular basis. We love her! They aren’t usually that cheap in Houston either…$60 is the norm for the area she cleans. We have worked out a deal that she only cleans the whole bottom floor and the stairs for $45 every two weeks (the only place guests see). Twice a year she does the whole house (3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms upstairs as well) for $80. That way she can deep clean all the things I miss on a regular basis. We love her!

]]> By: Jason http://liverealnow.net/6-questions-to-financially-get-to-know-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Jason Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:34:55 +0000 http://liverealnow.net/?p=447#comment-124 Geez, for $90/month, I'd be splurging on a maid, too. I don't think they come that cheap around here. Geez, for $90/month, I’d be splurging on a maid, too. I don’t think they come that cheap around here.

]]> By: Crystal http://liverealnow.net/6-questions-to-financially-get-to-know-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Crystal Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:31:41 +0000 http://liverealnow.net/?p=447#comment-116 1) How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? We use credit almost exclusively, but we don't ever carry a balance (never...not once in the 9 years I've had a card or the 8 1/2 years we've been together). We usually get about $250-$350 of cash back rewards a year this way. We live in Texas and have no kids. 2) Do you bank online? How about use a financial aggregator (Mint, Wesabe, Yodlee, etc.)? We bank online. We use Chase for our daily cash flow (don't like it as much as we liked WAMU) and INGDirect for all other accounts. We even have an INGDirect Checking Account I use for as much of the monthly stuff as possible (like paying off the credit cards). I use an Excel sheet to keep up with our budget and to track absolutely every expense. 3) What recurring bills do you have set on autopay? Absolutely everything except our maid and lawn service dude...I write them actual checks. Yes, we splurge, but they are two of our few luxury expenses ($45 biweekly for our maid and $25 biweekly 8 months a year for our lawn dude...he weeds too). 4) How are your finances automated? Almost all bills are automatically charged to our Discover so I can get the cash back. Fot the two (water and mortgage) that don't take Discover or charge an extra fee, we use automatic debits from Chase. Our car payment is automatically debited from ING Checking. 5) Do you write checks? If so, how often? Twice biweekly for the maid and lawn guy. I also write one once in a while for my husband's school so he can eat in the cafeteria (he's a teacher). 6) Where do you stash your short-term savings? We too have quite a few savings accounts with INGDirect to meet all of our savings goals...Emergency Fund, Graduate School Fund, Taxes and Insurance, Roth IRA and Stocks, Auto and Home, and Vacation Account. 1) How do you spend: cash, debit or credit?
We use credit almost exclusively, but we don’t ever carry a balance (never…not once in the 9 years I’ve had a card or the 8 1/2 years we’ve been together). We usually get about $250-$350 of cash back rewards a year this way. We live in Texas and have no kids.

2) Do you bank online? How about use a financial aggregator (Mint, Wesabe, Yodlee, etc.)? We bank online. We use Chase for our daily cash flow (don’t like it as much as we liked WAMU) and INGDirect for all other accounts. We even have an INGDirect Checking Account I use for as much of the monthly stuff as possible (like paying off the credit cards). I use an Excel sheet to keep up with our budget and to track absolutely every expense.

3) What recurring bills do you have set on autopay? Absolutely everything except our maid and lawn service dude…I write them actual checks. Yes, we splurge, but they are two of our few luxury expenses ($45 biweekly for our maid and $25 biweekly 8 months a year for our lawn dude…he weeds too).

4) How are your finances automated? Almost all bills are automatically charged to our Discover so I can get the cash back. Fot the two (water and mortgage) that don’t take Discover or charge an extra fee, we use automatic debits from Chase. Our car payment is automatically debited from ING Checking.

5) Do you write checks? If so, how often? Twice biweekly for the maid and lawn guy. I also write one once in a while for my husband’s school so he can eat in the cafeteria (he’s a teacher).

6) Where do you stash your short-term savings? We too have quite a few savings accounts with INGDirect to meet all of our savings goals…Emergency Fund, Graduate School Fund, Taxes and Insurance, Roth IRA and Stocks, Auto and Home, and Vacation Account.

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