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January 5, 2009December 2008 Net Worth Update (+$6,322)What a suprise! We ended December up $6k. December was a very big month for us as we purchase our new home and with the wild ride on Wall Street I expected our investments to be down, but they ended... January 7, 2009Investment Performance December 2008(+1.76%)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... January 9, 2009Rohm & Haas Arbitrage OpportunityAnother arbitrage opporunity similar to the Anheuser Busch deal is worth noting. Last year Dow Chemical announced that it had agreed to purchase Rohm & Haas in an all cash deal at $78/share. Dow had already secured short term financing... January 12, 2009Bought Baby Furniture on Craigslist My wife and I recently made another big acquisition - we purchased a changing table and a crib in preparation for our upcoming arrival. We started our furniture purchase by looking at several major retailers like Babies R Us,... January 14, 2009Switched My Wachovia Express Checking Account to No FeeAbout a year ago I published a post detailing a service fee my Wachovia charged me because I had too many teller transactions in a month. My Express Checking Account allows me 2 teller assisted transactions per month and any... January 16, 2009Lowes 10% Coupon inside the USPS Change of Address PackMy wife picked up some change of address forms at the Post Office yesterday for us. The 2009 Change of Address Form Packs now include an actual 10% off Lowes Coupon inside the pack. Previously only a mailer was included... January 19, 2009Reduce Home Energy Costs by Sealing Electrical OutletsOn the first cold night after we moved into our new home I quickly noticed cold air blowing out of our 1st floor electrical outlets. My father suggested buying foam sealers for the electrical outlets and using the foam cut-out... January 21, 20093 Errors Ernst & Young Made on Our Income TaxesWe are finally getting ready to file our 2007 income taxes. Its been a long time in the making, but we finally got an initial cut at our tax return a couple weeks ago from Ernst & Young. EY was... January 23, 2009Cutting Heating/Energy Expenses Around the HouseSince we moved into our new home I have spent a bit of time focusing on reducing the heating/energy consumption of the house. The house was ripe with opportunity: I repaired weatherstripping around the exterior doors to ensure there was... January 26, 2009Closing Costs from HUD StatementHere are the settlement charges for the new mortgage when we purchased House #4: Settlement Charges 801 Origination Fee (1.0%) $2,416.00 803 Appraisal Fee $ 100.00 804 Credit Report $ 8.89 805 Flood Certification Fee $ 11.00 806 Commitment... January 30, 20092008 Economic Stimulus Payment is now the Recovery Rebate CreditGood news, we still get our economic stimulus payment. It dawned on me the other day that I just submitted our 2007 income tax return, and we needed to file our 2007 return to be eligible for the stimulus payment.... | 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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