Recent content by friendlygirl

FWIW, between this and the TMF board, I have gotten several suggestions into which I am going to look. I figure that it would at least be best for me to know more about the options, before I rule any of them out. So it looks like I will be finding out more about the details about fees and the...

Recently I read a post by Goofyhoofy on the TMF site about nondeductible contributions to your 401k (heck if I can find it-- stupid :-X search engine) and I am a bit concerned about its implications. He said that your nondeductible contributions must be the first removed from your 401k and that...

How are you going to split up the different portions into their asset allocations (i.e., how are you going to decide how much of the equity portion should be total market or international or small cap)? Are you going to choose individual stocks, or look for good mutual funds or what? I would...

As long as we have a thread advocating for new forums... perhaps we should have one for posting quotes and websites (Scott Burns columns, WPO and NYT articles, etc.)? Not sure if you would rather these go under the subject forums or not, just a thought.... fg

Hi there. Making the jump from TMF's board. (Technically I am also on yahoo and msn, too, but who can keep up?!) I am a newbie to the work world, but I'm hoping to make it a short trip to FI. I'm 24 and just graduated with my masters in physics last year. Planning to go back to get my PhD in a...