I started this post this morning at about 10:30 a.m. and never got to finish it because I had such a crazy day.
Sorry it’s not worth the wait.
With our trip to Scotland this March, the pressure is on to get our affairs in order to some degree. We still haven’t done our wills yet, although it’ll be easy enough to given that we don’t have a large amount of assets (thanks, New Jersey). I definitely plan on having Denis meet me at the office in the next few weeks to get those signed and notarized so that it’s officially DONE. I’ll be able to travel in peace at that point.
I also got notice that I’m eligible for The Firm’s 401(k) program, so I signed up for that, putting 6% of my salary into the program. I also signed up for the automatic increase for the next three years. Next year it’ll go up to 8%, then 10% then by 2010 I’ll be putting in 12%. And by 2011 I’ll be able to max out to 15% because CootieGirl and CootieBoy will both be in school full-time and one car paid off so we’ll be able to afford the much higher donation to the 401(k). My next step is to rollover my other 401(k) money from The Company into this new 401(k) so that it’s all in one place. For the longest time I had 2-3 different 401(k) accounts and when I started at The Company I took the time to blend it all into one account. I’d like to keep it that way, for estate administration purposes should something happen to Denis and me on our trip to Scotland in March.
Lastly, Denis and I have decided to move our two college 529 savings plans into the SC plan. CootieGirl’s is in New Jersey and CootieBoy’s is in West Virginia (don’t ask). In any event, we’re able to transfer them both to the SC plan pretty easily, so that’s what we’ll do.