2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

May 2, 2008

Want To Replicate Our Net Worth Results?

In the last 6 years, I have taken my (now our) net worth from $18k to nearly $500k. I am pretty satisfied with the results - we are making good progress on our financial freedom goals. I think there a...
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May 5, 2008

April 2008 Net Worth Update (+$14,068)

April brought above average monthly returns for our stock investments but also brought higher expenses as we took a couple trips to explore what we could in Asia. Its been an amazing experience to travel around the other side of...
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May 6, 2008

$50 SmartyPig Gift Card Giveaway

I turn 32 today(ugh!). However I am the one giving out the gifts. We have a $50 SmartyPig giftcard to give away to one of our readers. To enter to win, 3 requirements: Subscribe to 2million's RSS FeedLeave a comment,...
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May 9, 2008

Four Pillars of Investing Book Review

A must read for everyone - this book is a core reading to establish how to invest your money as a laymen. It is divided into 4 sections, each a fundamental part of becoming a successful investor. The 4 Pillars...
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May 12, 2008

Investment Performance April 2008 (+3.89%)

This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress...
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May 13, 2008

Donate to the China Earthquake Relief Efforts

A huge earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Central China yesterday (May 12th) near Chengdu in Sichuan province. Luckily in the southern part of China where I located at we didn't feel anything. However, I suspect this will...
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Reminder $50 Smarty Pig GiftCard Giveaway

Today is the last day to signup for the $50 Smarty Pig Giftcard we are giving away. See this $50 SmartyPig Giftcard Giveaway post for details on registering to win. You can register up until 9pm EST on May...
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May 15, 2008

Planning Our Life Together and Reaching Our Financial Goals

My wife and I have been having a lot of life planning discussions recently. Now that we are married it is time for us to start putting together "our" big picture. Of course we have talked many times about this...
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May 19, 2008

$25 for Signing up for A Free RME Account

I stumbled across this promotion at Revolution Money Exchange for $25 to open an account and signed both myself and my wife up - an easy $50 for us. The application process was 2 minutes per account and the...
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May 26, 2008

We Were Asked To Extend Our Assignment In China

Not completely unexpected, I was asked today if we could extend our international assignment till the end of 2008. With only 4 weeks left, we are starting to look forward to everything that is going to happen when we get...
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May 28, 2008

Million Bucks By Thirty Book Review

When I first read some details about this book I knew I needed to read it. It is a book that I could have probably written myself although it wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining. Once I got it...
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May 30, 2008

Crossing the Half-Millionaire Mark

This month my wife and I crossed the Half-Millionaire mark on our journey to financial freedom. Half-Millionaire has a nice ring to it. To celebrate my wife and I are staying in tonight, heating up some soup for dinner, and...
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