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November 3, 2008Switched my 401k Contribution to Roth 401kI am already on track to max out my 401(k) for 2008 at $15,500 in annual pre-tax contributions. However with the significant stock market declines I was thinking about how I could step it up a notch. I decided to... November 4, 2008Election Day Free StuffWow - there are a bunch of places offering election day free stuff. With all the free stuff to get, I might not have enough time to vote :-). Ben & Jerrys - Free Scoop of Ice Cream Krispy Kreme... November 5, 2008Investment Performance October 2008(-13.46%)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... November 11, 2008October 2008 Net Worth Update (-$56,294)If their is anything to be optimistic about for me is that October could possibly be the worst month of financial losses for our entire lives and we survived it (I can hope) . It is more than double the... November 17, 2008Ramblings after a Weekend of HouseHuntingMy wife and I spent the better part of this past weekend looking at houses in the Raleigh/Durham area. Unfortunately I quickly soured when I was looking at the opportunities available in the so-called housing crisis. I guess I have... November 18, 2008BUD Arbitrage Turns Out To Be Very ProfitableWell InBev announced today it has completed its takeover of Anheuser Busch and BUD stock stopped trading on the NYSE this morning. Last month I suggested that there could be a good arbitrage opportunity by purchasing BUD stock with the... November 25, 2008Signed Up A Buyer's Agent with 70% RebateWell my wife and I recently opted to sign up for a buyer's agent for our home search. My wife wanted to use a full service agent, but she eventually agreed to "try out" a buyer's agent that offered a... November 30, 2008Upcoming Home Improvement? Plan Ahead to Save 20% at Lowes Thru Dec 1st, Lowes is offering a $20 gift card with $100 in gift card purchases. If you have an upcoming home improvement project you might want to consider buying a couple $100 gift cards to stretch your dollars.... | About 2millionblog.comA personal finance weblog of my journey to reach my goal of $2 million + the value of my primary residence.
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