2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

February 1, 2006

January 2006 Net Worth Update (+$9,814)

Here's my net worth update for January as of 1/31/2006. It a great way to start the year and I am well on my way to reaching my year end net-worth goal of $265,000.   Dec-05 Jan-06 Change % Cash...
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February 3, 2006

Guide to Taking Advantage of 0% Balance Transfer Offers

Based on requests from visitors, I have decided to compile my own guide to taking advantage of the credit card companies' 0% Balance Transfer Offers. I hope this guide will help everyone understand how to maximize the value of these...
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February 8, 2006

My Personal Finance History

Based on requests, I thought I would give you more information about my personal history. My life's choices has a lot to with my journey to financial freedom so I think its important to know more of my background to...
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February 14, 2006

Adding a New Stock To My Portfolio (JNJ)

If you are a regular reader you know I have been a fan of pharmaceuticals for awhile. I have been steadily adding to my holdings of Pfizer and Merck for the last several years. However I am also a fan...
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February 16, 2006

2millionblog's Book Rating Review System

I wanted to take this opportunity to define a book rating system for this blog. I want to be able to convey more than whether a book is good or bad, so I thought I could rate a book on...
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February 17, 2006

Book Review: The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner

Since I am actively searching for a home at the moment I was eager to jump into this book. I had never read the bestseller "The Automatic Millionaire" by the same author, but I am famaliar with the principals and...
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February 22, 2006

Taking Assessment of My Portfolio Returns, Part 1: The Bottom Line

It is finally time for me to sift through all the financial data I have for 2005 and begin to understand how my portfolio worked for me in 2005. My net worth went from $157,340 on 12/31/2004 to $206,990 on...
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February 27, 2006

Taking Assessment of My Portfolio Returns, Part 2: Retirement Accounts

In the 1st part of this series I determined that the total return for my net worth was a measly $2,094. Its a painful pill to swallow and after crunching the numbers, my head immediately filled with logical explanations/excuses as...
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