Recent content by jexy103

RunningBum, thank you for this! You're right that I was looking for mutual funds; now I feel really foolish. :facepalm: I signed us both up for paperless statements, so Vanguard waives the $20 annual fee for accounts under $10,000, so we're good there. Thanks again!

DH and I (25 and 29 y/o) have new Roth IRAs with $5,000 each currently sitting in Money Market funds because we haven't yet decided where to invest the money. In looking at Vanguard's fee schedule today, I saw that it is free to buy Vanguard ETFs, but there is a $7 transaction fee for Vanguard...

dekuji63, I'm also new here, but my husband and I are about to pay off the last $10,000 in debt we have. I learned about Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover last September, and by living on a budget and systematically knocking out our debts one by one, we will have paid off about $48,000 in about...

I'm new here myself and don't really have any advice, but I did want to say, "Welcome!" :greetings10:

Haha, very well. Thanks, Nords!

I guess you answered my question/concern. I figured the C, S, and I funds were index funds for their respective funds, but I didn't know what index fund they were. I didn't know if they were S&P 500 index, DOW index, etc. Thank you for the specific comparisons between the TSP and Vanguard...

In Hawaii, my husband receives $1,899 BAH as an E-5. It sounds like a lot, but we were fortunate enough to just sign a month-to-month lease for $1,850 for a 450 sq. ft. studio while we wait for on-base housing. It's within biking distance of base, but just barely. And it's difficult for me to...

Thank you all for your suggestions and advice! marty, I haven't read up on all the federal retirement regulations yet, but the primary reason I'm job hunting for federal positions is because DH is active duty, and we expect to move every three years. I'm looking into Human Resources and...

Hello! I'm 28, DH is 24, and we've been married about 1.5 years. He's an E-5 in the military, and I'm currently looking for a job in our new location. (We just moved to Nords' island four weeks ago. ;D Please don't hate me! :angel: ) We've been following Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" plan...