2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

July 7, 2009

Investment Performance June 2009 (+0.89%)

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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July 9, 2009

June 2009 Net Worth Update (+$17,561.91)

Assets May-09 Jun-09 Change % Cash & Savings $ 39,098.57 $ 38,322.96 $ (775.61) -1.98% Taxable Brokerage Accts $ 70,396.82 $ 74,502.17 $ 4,105.35 5.83% Roth IRAs $ 40,331.92 $ 41,212.77 $ 880.85 2.18% Pre-tax Retirement Accts $ 144,495.48...
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July 15, 2009

How We Built An Internet TV Box for $30

I have constructed an Internet TV device that allows us free access to a wide range of TV shows and movies using an old computer and $30 worth of additional hardware. It was very easy to setup and a big...
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July 27, 2009

The Best Way to Make Extra Principal Payments on Your Mortgage?

If your like me you make extra principal payments to your mortgage. My wife and I are currently focusing on prepaying one of our mortgages with the highest interest rate. The mortgage is a 30yr fixed @ 6.5% administered by...
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