Personal Finance Thoughts: June 10

So I have been doing some thoughts on investing or paying down debt and I think I will focus more on the debt part. I have a reasonable emergency fund now and I will be getting over $600/month more in September than I had in May, so I will not be as hard pressed to think I need a bigger emergency fund.

I would still like to max out my Roth but I feel that I will be comfortable putting in a modest amount of $150/month. Assuming reasonable expenses (like me not going out on dates all the time), I should have about $600/month left when school starts and I tutor. With the extra $600/month Id rather put this into debt over saving just to get out of debt quicker.

In other news Im going to Florida on Sunday and New York the following week. Its going to feel pretty good not having to fill up my car with gas for over a month! I just need to limit eating out while visiting family and friends.

Really good video

This video is a good history on consumption. You can watch the full video here.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/




Addition: After watching this video 3 times, I feel like saving more money.