2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

July 5, 2007

June 2007 Net Worth Update (+$3,860)

After a near record month in May, I had a less than stellar month in June. Income was up, expenses were up, and investment returns were negative -- in the end I was able to add about 1/2 the amount...
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July 10, 2007

Creating Wedding Registries

My fiancee and I have very different views on creating gift registries for our wedding. My fiancee has the much more traditional view - enjoy your opportunity to get swept up in the "money is no object" experience and scan...
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July 16, 2007

Management Company for Rental #1

I have been trying to figure out how to handle both rental houses while I am away on assignment. I believe I am ok on Rental #2 (the house I just converted to a rental property) - I made sure...
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July 18, 2007

Interim Savings Goal of $80,000 for Home Down Payment

Now that I have converted my current home to a rental property, it's time to start thinking about my next property. My fiancee and I believe that in 12-15 months we will be in position to start looking for a...
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July 20, 2007

I Have the Worst Luck When I Sell Stocks

Seriously. People should pay me to sell a stock because that basically guarentees that the stock price will shoot up. I decided to sell some of my additional IBM ESPP shares since its been about a year since I sold...
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July 23, 2007

PreMarital Financial Counseling

As part of our wedding planning, we have been meeting with a minister for premartial counseling. While some folks probably cringe at this -- I have found it very useful and I think both of us have gotten a lot...
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July 30, 2007

Cingular Reduced Rate Suspend

Since I am leaving the country for an extended assignment, I wanted to see what I could do reduce my US cell phone expenses. My top priority is to keep my phone number, but I have little use for a...
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July 31, 2007

Off to China for My Assignment

I am still getting settled in, but off to a good start on my assignment to Shenzhen, China. Once things settle down I hope to resume postings in more regular fashion. This assignment is something I have been working toward...
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