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Sam Hammar
Sam Hammar
About Sam Hammar

Sam Hammar is a city-dwelling workaholic, who works on all kinds of projects that help the City of Boston be the kind of place PerkStreet Financial is proud to call home. Although public service is tough, Sam keeps things in balance by focusing on the little things in life. Sam loves saving money and helping people, and she also loves her husband, Juan. Her writing is geared toward recently married couples.

You can find out more about Sam's great work for the City of Boston on her online portfolio.

...if you like Sam's work, check out the blog posts from another personal finance guru who contributes to this publication: John Frainee
Last entries by Sam Hammar
  • 28 Feb 2011
    First Steps to Buying a Car: Where to Start
    We’re in the market for our next car and could use some help. Here are the first things we're considering as we look to buy a used car. What are the things you suggest looking at when buying a new car?...
    Archived in Mind Over Money
  • 14 Feb 2011
    How to Be Smart About Your Taxes: A Couple’s Guide
    It’s that season again. Yep. Tax season. Unlike many Americans, my husband Juan and I get excited when our W2s and annual bank statements come because it means we get to do taxes. Why would this make us happy? Because we work to make sure we'll get to cash a...
    Archived in Bright Future
  • 08 Feb 2011
    Things to Think About When Merging Finances with Your New Spouse
    When my husband -- I like to call him Juan in these blog posts -- and I first decided to join accounts, we started with an online savings account for the wedding. Juan and I decided on an amount we wanted to save and both contribute equally at regular intervals....
    Archived in Bright Future Family
  • 31 Jan 2011
    Team Grocery Shopping: Where Saving Money Means Healthy Competition
    As the wife, I think 85% of the grocery store is full of things we don’t need and probably shouldn’t be eating in the first place. I want to get in and get out. My husband wants to go up and down every aisle trying to save a little here...
    Archived in Grocery Living Well
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