Hi, I was curious as to what is important to other dancers in their lives, and what they feel like they want to save money for?
-school?
-family?
-children/pets?
-health?
-house?
-car?
-career?
Open-ended question, just wondering!
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Hi, I was curious as to what is important to other dancers in their lives, and what they feel like they want to save money for?
-school?
-family?
-children/pets?
-health?
-house?
-car?
-career?
Open-ended question, just wondering!
Right now, career. Costuming, pageants, conventions are all very expensive and yet almost fundamental for my career.
I'm saving my money for school and living expenses. I have a set amount I want to make this summer---if I hit it, then I've saved up enough money to not have to work for 2 years while attending college. I'll probably continue working during that time (why not), but it'll be cool to have made all of that money.
I also throw money monthly into my Roth-IRA. And I have an emergency fund.
Strip clubs? ;)
Mortgage :(
School, rent, bills, projects. And a better car cause I'm ready to kill the one I have.. or send it to my sister..
I used to party all my money away, but saved a little and bought a house. Now it mostly goes towards home improvements and my IRA. Damn, I'm getting old!
buying a house - did that
sending my son to a private college - did that
retiring at age 40 - did that too !
^^this is what I want :)
Family(parents/brother)- I want to be able to drop everything and take care of them if something were to happen/help them if they need anything
School-I have one more student loan from when I wasnt stripping but all my other tuition/fees are paid up to date, I want to keep it this way
Real estate investments- I want to own a few houses
Open a business/other investments-I want this money to grow into more money and be able to do what I love and not stress
Retirement/my IRA/CD's etc- I want this business to allow me to be comfortable in life from here on out! I want to live well, retire early, and do what I want!
I just want to be set up. I don't want to have done all this for nothing. I want to make the most of this business. I have a big goal set and its not unrealistic. I have made good progress so far and it'll only keep getting better. Some girls are happy with nice clothes, car, and other misc. bs. I want success on many levels. This job is a gold mine if done right.
Keep up the good work! :)
Currently saving for:
rhinoplasty- $8000 (by november, $1300/month)
emergency fund- $6000 (by next year, $500/month)
travel fund- $5000 (by next year, but I take from it every 3-4mos- around $500/month)
ex-patriate/buy land fund- $50,000 (minimum $1000/month, by 2014)
so I'm aiming to save $3300/month, sounds high, but my living expenses are around 1700/month.
my plastic surgery
an ability to finance my passions (which will require a bit of start-up cash)
Saved up for an ipod I've been dreamin bout :D
Now i'm saving for a cheap assed car to get my full license.
& Studies!!
I wish I had cash to save right now! :D Summer clothes, redecorating, new mattress, trip to England, next tattoo etc are all eating my money.
School- Oh, school. It bleeds me dry, stresses me out, and keeps me from working as much as I'd like. I can't wait to be finished with my Math and Econ degrees in December.
New boobs- I plan on getting some bigger and better ones in the next 6-9 months. They'll be a graduation gift to myself!
Im saving for a deposit for a house and also i put money into my pension, investments etc every month
I hope to report back soon that I'm saving for a cool trip. Unfortunately ..... I was not dancing much in 2009 and I've danced a lot in 2010 .... only to pay down my credit card which I racked up in '09. I've been paying it off little by little though .... so I'll let you know SOON. I was somewhat responsible though other than the credit card ( I'm a home owner / have a Roth ect. ) .
For when Social Security, pensions and 401-k's just don't cut it anymore. I don't need a lot of' toys and clutter in my life. I'd say for others, don't spend it on things you don't really need; instead invest it in your career and/or business. Make it work for you. After all, you worked for it. Clutter up your life with toys etc after you are well on your way to your financial goals. Patience has its rewards.
Mine is so boring! My money goes towards:
Emergency Fund/Moving to NYC Fund
Paying off my credit cards
Paying off my student loans
At some point in there I'm also going to need a new laptop. Exciting stuff!
Short term:
New Apartment's First and Last + Furniture
School
Emergency Fund
$$$ for taxes. Boo!
Long Term:
Legit Savings (6 months living expenses)
New Boobies!
Vacation Fund!
Perhaps a car....
I plan on retiring and being a miser
Haha, I love this. I literally started up a separate filing area in my safe just so that I can save up gradually for taxes instead of taking a chunk out of my savings around April 15th. I throw a percentage of my earnings in every time I work. Much less painful that way.
2010 White Range Rover Sport
Car (this is still my first car, and damn, i deserve a new one by now. few more months of saving, can have a good down payment, and low monthly payments)
School - NO idea how much more I have left, but I keep making the monthly payments..
Apartment-may not happen for another year or so but I want to start saving to move the hell out!
Taxes- UGHHH..I'm doing the quarterly thing, so at least I send in what I owe every 3 months, hopefully less painful.
I need to learn more about IRAs/CDs because I desperately want to start a retirement fund, can anyone give advice on this? I know many people go with investing, but I was never a fan. Thank you!!!
actually there are a bunch of older threads discussing this topic. Try using the search function ( link on purple bar at top of page ) with IRA or CD as the search string.Quote:
I need to learn more about IRAs/CDs because I desperately want to start a retirement fund, can anyone give advice on this? I know many people go with investing, but I was never a fan. Thank you!!!
Not wanting to hijack the thread, but in the last couple of years there is a rising concern that some types of 'gov't sanctioned' retirement accounts may now involve an increasing element of risk. As such, it's worth doing your homework to find out what sort of risks you may now be taking on when deciding to put money into certain types of 'gov't sanctioned' retirement accounts.
It's worth doing your research on any managed funds or accounts... I believe a lot of mum & dad investors in China lost their life savings when what they believed were high interest savings accounts were in fact linked to subprime debt or Lehman bonds... can't remember which it was now.