2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

June 1, 2009

Investment Performance May 2009 (+4.65%)

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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June 3, 2009

May 2009 Net Worth Update (+$18,587)

Wow - another nice month to get excited about. What econoimic crisis? With investment returns like these we could be starting on a strong road to recovery or at least some temporary relief. I wouldn't get too comfortable with the...
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June 8, 2009

Free Subscription to Popular Science

Here is a link to a free 1 year subscription to Popular Science magazine via slickdeals....
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June 9, 2009

An Update to the Collection Attempt for Back Taxes

About 1 month ago I received a terrifying phone call from DCS saying I owed a significant amount of money to the VA Dept of Taxation and needed to pay immediately or face wage garnishment. Well as it turns out,...
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June 15, 2009

Government Employee Benefits Perks

I distinctly remember a comment made by a college professor in a personal finance class I took during college. This professor had told our class how valuable his accrued leave was from the state benefits program. He was an older...
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June 18, 2009

MS Money Going Bust

Wow I started using Microsoft Money back I think back in 1998 when I got a free copy from a Discover Card promotion. After over a decade of use, it looks like the software is going bust. Here is a...
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June 22, 2009

Finally Able to Raise the Rent

Back in 2005 I converted the first house I bought into a rental property. I have made good progress in my journey to a $2million net worth since then, but I have had this nagging little worry that has been...
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June 29, 2009

Saving for College

Our little girl is already 6 weeks old and before you know it I will probably be talking about her heading to college. Time is flying and I feel like now is the best time to get the game plan...
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