https://society.simplysoundadvice.com/members/dawdlin/activity/ Activity feed for Dawdlin. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:24:10 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 669d754f8d0d1411e90fe5638cb0839a https://society.simplysoundadvice.com/activity/p/383/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:27:00 +0000 We voted against war with Russia. Let the EU, UK or whomever is aching for it jump right in and do it. 🙂

]]> 0 4fbc20d86f098501941cf71c6743ec17 https://forum.simplysoundadvice.com/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-robust-emergency-fund-tips-and-strategies/#post-737 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:07:03 +0000 I recommend that you save automatically BEFORE you pay bills. Have the money taken from your check and deposit directly into a high-yield savings account. For emergency funds, I don’t recommend investing in long-term investment funds or stocks. This is because should you need the money and you have to get to it quickly, you have an extra hurdle,…[Read more]

]]> 0 a0480a32016459d5cddf51decc5cf370 https://forum.simplysoundadvice.com/forums/topic/retirement-planning-never-too-early-to-start/#post-736 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:00:18 +0000 Most people assume if they only have a small amount to save and invest that it’s not worth the bother. But, is $0 saved better than some? Living paycheck to paycheck feels awful and stressful. Having money in the bank makes you experience feelings of abundance every single day. That is priceless. It requires sacrifice, mostly of the short-term…[Read more]

]]> 0 af3801d56d651a85b814e6c9f5c854f2 https://forum.simplysoundadvice.com/forums/topic/paranormal-phenomena/#post-735 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:02:38 +0000 I had the “sleep paralysis” experience when I was ~22 years old. I’d just laid down for the night and I could swear I was not yet asleep. As I lay on my back, suddenly I felt a dark presence above me. I couldn’t see anything, yell, or move a muscle. I just knew in an instant that I was being possessed or something. I felt instant doom and…[Read more]

]]> 0 32566a8fb9f833b21efef001133938ac https://forum.simplysoundadvice.com/forums/topic/creating-a-budget-that-works-for-you/#post-734 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:12:17 +0000 Keep it simple! For 25+ years I’ve used a very simple spreadsheet to track my budget. It included monthly income, broken out by pay period, my savings goals per pay period (I always deduct savings first), and an itemized list of bills to track. On each payday, I update the sheet with any changes. I have a section for the month that has a list of…[Read more]

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