How Did You Do On Your Expense Budget in 2010?

[East Texas]

My hindsight is regretting missed opportunities to put more money into the taxed portion of my 401K while maxing the deferred 401K contribution. I'm very concerned about the tax rates needed to support all these stimulus programs.

We are heavily into disaster preparedness so we also have a budget and plan for events such as acts of nature, breaks in the food supply chain - things like that. We're fortunate we live far out in the country so we can be self-sufficient for an extended period of time. Not planning can be an expensive event.

 

[kaudrey]

We blew ours out of the water this year. We did OK on regular expenses, but we decided to buy a log cabin in the mountains, which tacked on another mortgage payment and took a big chunk of savings for the down payment. And then of course we had to furnish/stock it (I love Craigslist!). But, it is pretty much set up now, so 2011 should be a decent savings year.