Retirement Rollover Ready? Rules, Risks, and Rewards of 401k and IRA Transfers
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What budgeting mistakes should you avoid during the holidays?
Who hit fast forward on 2024? Like, how are we in November already? Sarah, am I alone in feeling like this year was on turbo speed?
You're not. I still think 1975 was 20 years ago.
I like the end of the year for two reasons. Now, one, I'm a self-reflective journaling chick, and I enjoy doing my year in review exercises. And for two, I'm a December baby. Shout out to all my Sagittariuses. But anyway, we're going to be delving more into the former today. Welcome to NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast. I'm Elizabeth Ayola. And I'm Sarah Rathner. And for the record, I do not journal. We got to talk about that more later. I know. All right. This episode, we answer a listener's question about combining retirement accounts from different jobs. But first, Sarah and I are going to talk about the worst budgeting or financial mistake that we have made this year. Now, if we want to add a splash of festivity to the topic, we can focus on holiday spending mistakes. It's your call, Sarah. And yes, that means you're going first.
Yeah, no pressure. Well, we could apply this to holiday spending, but we could also apply it to spending year round. And for me, it's just so easy, like way too easy to try to solve problems by buying stuff online. And I can't count the number of times I thought I had the problem to solve. And I threw money at some small thing. And I thought it would be the solution to my problem. And then the package arrived a few days later. And I'm like, why did I buy this? It's like this death by 1000 Amazon purchases.
I'm certain that so many people feel seen right now, Sarah, because you shared that. And you know what? I hate to say that I can relate, but I must say that I'm proud of a new habit that I've developed. So I have started returning things to Amazon that I do not need. Yes, before I was too lazy to return them, so they would just sit around my house. Now, I think the option to drop items at Whole Foods, shout out to Amazon for that, has been a source of motivation. Nothing beats saving money by returning things I don't need and picking up a few healthy food items in the process.
And if you want to think about your overall environmental impact, it's always better not to buy the item in the first place than it is to buy it and return it. But none of us are perfect, and returning it is also a great idea if it's something you do not actually need. So, Elizabeth, I've shared my own personal shame. One of many shames. But we're only picking one today, so we don't have to list all of them. What has been your big budgeting fail of the year?
Oh my gosh, listeners, please just stick with me, okay? I'm going to have a little vent now. I'm going to go with general biggest budgeting mistake this year because it's going to affect my holiday spending too. So as some listeners may be aware, because I spoke about it earlier this year, I have moved to a different state. And it's my first time moving state since I moved back to the U.S. from London. Now, while I did budget a lump sum that I needed to move, which included rent, damn that first insecurity deposit, new furniture because my old furniture sucked, a $2,000 U-Haul, first quarter private school fees for my son, and so much more. But anyways, what was the mistake? I should have set a harder limit for how much I would spend and prioritize in terms of what could wait.
But in the spirit of wanting my house to feel like a home, I purchased things that honestly could have waited even until next year. What I don't regret is buying quality furniture this time around, and I'm hoping that it's going to last for years to come. And yes, that includes the white sofa that I bought with a six-year-old boy in the house. I know you guys are screaming. Overextending my budget means I'm now on a tight budget for the rest of the year and most people will be getting hugs for Christmas. I'm currently avoiding large purchases and I'm just focusing on what I need versus what I want. But I do have one highlight, though. All of that spending got me lots of air miles on my travel credit card.
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