Why Money Matters

Rubbing Pennies started as a personal challenge to save $10,000 in one calendar year. As a young couple, we (Ian and Jen) know how important it is to live within your means, avoid acquiring a lot of debt and have a healthy financial cushion to fall on in case of emergency. On April 10, 2010, we set out on the journey of marriage with two steady incomes, a newly purchased home, one vehicle payment, and a very modest savings account. In an effort to beef up our piggy bank, we launched Rubbing Pennies in January 2012. This is our story of how we love the life we live, and how we can afford it.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Cha-Ching!

   Our tax return finally came in! When we met with our tax guy last month, we gave him our savings account number for direct deposit. That way, we would not even be tempted to leave any of it in the checking account : ) However, we are taking a few hundred bucks to visit Harry Potter for our anniversary weekend in April. We deserve it! Also.....I suppose I did agree before we started this venture, that Ian could pay for his annual hunting lease with part of our tax return. Which is a huge portion ::cough cough:: but the rest in staying put! I told our tax guy that and he suggested the hunting lease was still cheaper than marriage counseling, lol. And we do enjoy it.
  Tax return of $2,736 towards our savings goal of $10K in one year! (see savings ticker)
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