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My Journey to Financial Freedom

March 5, 2007

February 2007 Net Worth Update (-$1,351)

My streak of 24 monthly net worth gains has come to an end. My net worth declined -$1,351 this month. Its my first monthly net worth loss since Jan 2005 when my net worth declined -$1,903. The bulk of the...
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March 7, 2007

How I Handle Rebates

Nowadays, it seems like everything I purchase has a rebate. Even the beer I buy often has a rebate. As I type this I have over 10 rebates mailed out waiting for the checks to roll in. Since rebate checks...
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March 9, 2007

Lowes Light Bulb Rebate Error

Just recently I purchased some floucent light bulbs at Lowes that were offered "free after rebate". I purchased 2 packs for myself (@ $7.98 a pack) and mailed the rebate in. However, I only received a rebate for $7.98...
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March 10, 2007

Bored? Here is Some Free Stuff

General Mills $10 Rebate - You probably have already bought all the stuff you need for this rebate, you just need to find your receipts and clip the UPC codes.Old Spice Free Razor - I already have about 8 free...
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March 12, 2007

Canceling Fiancee's Security System

Its been a multi-year effort, but my fiancee has finally agreed to cancel her CPI security system service in her townhome. I think she held on to it an extra couple months just to iritate the heck out me...
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March 14, 2007

What Will I Do When I Get $2 Million?

To me it seems obvious, to others its a total mystery. What will you do when you become financially free? I believe my goal of a $2 million net worth will allow me to continue to live a moderate...
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March 19, 2007

Free Movie Tickets to Peaceful Warrior

BestBuy and Universal are running a promotion giving away free movie tickets to Peaceful Warrior that opens on March 30th. You just select the movie theater and the # of tickets you want. Perfect for a cheap date!...
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March 20, 2007

Received Annual Bonus

I received my annual bonus last week. Its seems like every year these bonuses get smaller and smaller. Not that I am complaining - some bonus is better than no bonus. What would be even better is if these bonuses...
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March 22, 2007

Directory of Free Online Classes

Stumbled across this over the weekend. Its a directory of free classes online. Doesn't appear to be comprehensive, but has a pretty good list of links. I am in the middle of a Intro to Chinese speaking course at work...
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March 26, 2007

Home Improvement on the Cheap: Landscaping

When I bought my current home, one of the 2 biggest issues with the house was the landscaping (or lack thereof). I am working to convert the house into ship-shape so I can rent it out while I am...
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March 28, 2007

Home Improvement on the Cheap:Remodeling

On my 1st house (now a rental property) I converted the house from 1.5 bathrooms to 2 full bathrooms. It was a fairly major project that involved gutting both bathrroms and relaying out the space to squeeze an extra bathtub...
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March 30, 2007

Sweet - I Actually Won Something

I won a copy of Quicken Rental Property Manager over at Consumerism Commentary. Thanks Flexo! This software will be good to try out since I currently have my 1st rental property up and running and am currently working on converting...
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