Recent content by SDCAKMenig

.. I'm 29 so I've got a ways to go. As it stands right now, my 401K and IRA accounts are at about 80:20. I'll be moving a large chunk of savings into a short term bond fund which will probably tweak my breakdown to reflect 75:25.

Good afternoon, everyone. :) The DW and I have about $25k in one of our general savings accounts that will be going towards purchasing a house in the next 5-10 years. Over the last few days, I've been considering moving a large portion of it ($15-$20K) into a CD. With the news from the Fed...

@Travelover: I just posted my main questions in the "Fire and Money" forum :) @RetiredGypsy: I love my new commute! After being stuck on the 405 north for the last 5 years, I now get to enjoy driving north on the 15 against traffic! It's awesome! It's pretty much the same distance mile-wise...

Hi Everyone! I'm a new member to this board and am really enjoying the wealth of knowledge I'm finding in the comments here. I introduced myself in the "Hi, I'm New" forum, so I'll try not to re-hash too much of that in here. Hopefully this is the right forum for my questions. Here goes...

Hi Everyone! How's everyone doing? I'm Kyle from San Diego. I've only been in this area for about 2 months now after residing in the Long Beach/Redondo Beach area of Los Angeles for the past 10. I'm 28 and made the move for family reasons: wife and I have our first kid on the way and...