ProspectiveBum
Full time employment: Posting here.
With the year winding down, I'm seeing lots of 'Best of 2010' lists online. So, what was your one best & worst financial move of 2010?
For me, the best move was to take a new job. While my theoretical salary stayed the same, my real salary increased 15%, because the old job had a monthly bonus plan that factored into my overall compensation. With the economy being in the tank, none of us were receiving bonuses. The new gig is straight salary.
For worst move, it was buying a new (used) car. I've posted previously about my object d'lust, and I finally pulled the trigger in May this year. I do enjoy driving it, but not as much as I imagined I would. Buyer's remorse settled in shortly after I got it, as I imagined the other things I might have done with the money spent. I'm keeping it for now, but if I had a do-over, I probably wouldn't have bought it after all. Is this change in attitude the first step in my transformation to miserly curmudgeon? Hmmm...
For me, the best move was to take a new job. While my theoretical salary stayed the same, my real salary increased 15%, because the old job had a monthly bonus plan that factored into my overall compensation. With the economy being in the tank, none of us were receiving bonuses. The new gig is straight salary.
For worst move, it was buying a new (used) car. I've posted previously about my object d'lust, and I finally pulled the trigger in May this year. I do enjoy driving it, but not as much as I imagined I would. Buyer's remorse settled in shortly after I got it, as I imagined the other things I might have done with the money spent. I'm keeping it for now, but if I had a do-over, I probably wouldn't have bought it after all. Is this change in attitude the first step in my transformation to miserly curmudgeon? Hmmm...