Thousand Oaks City Watch List

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NOTE: Effective July 2013, the Thousand Oaks Police Department has transitioned from City Watch to use www.Nixle.com for dissemination of local crime updates.

Join the City of Thousand Oaks Police Department in fighting crime in our community by joining City Watch.  handcuffs.bmpCity Watch was launched recently to enlist community in detecting and deterring crime. 

By signing up you will receive emails that provide details of any criminal activities in the neighborhood along with details about the alleged criminals.

City Watchers will also receive quarterly statistics about crime in the area, crime prevention tips, and other updates.

To request to be a Member of City Watch Email your name, address and phone number to tocity.watch@ventura.org or call (805) 371-8362. Visit www.toaks.org/government/depts/police/city_watch.asp for more information.

On a related note of crime, want to catch a bank robber?  Visit www.labankrobbers.org for surveillance photos of bank robbers thoughout Los Angeles, Ventura and other nearby counties.

Save Now or Slave Later

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"I assume the company will take care of me."  That's what our newest employee said the other week when I asked her if she planned to contribute to our company's 401(k) plan.  RetirementLane.jpgShe opted not to contribute.

Mind you, our company has a generous 401(k) plan that contributes a significant amount of money on behalf of each employee each year.  So maybe she need not worry about contributing.  But why would she not want to do more to help pave the path towards her future retirement?

It is difficult getting motivated saving for retirement when you are young.  We would love to spend our hard-earned money today rather than save it for later.  Besides, who knows, we might get hit by a bus or something and not need the money, right?

Come on now, get realistic.  Most of us will live at a minimum 70 to 80 years.  So if you want to enjoy these older years without constantly worrying about money, ya better start saving TODAY!  No excuses. 

And if you think you can survive off of the $1000 per month average Social Security payout, you must have an extremely low-cost lifestyle.

So keep the following ideas in mind to get your retirement savings plan on track:

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