2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

November 3, 2009

October 2009 Net Worth Update (-$591)

October ended a strong run of monthly net worth gains as extra expenses and losses in the market outpaced our income for the month. Given the size of our portfolio and the reduction in our family income (single income) I...
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November 16, 2009

Investment Performance October 2009 (-2.34%)

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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November 18, 2009

Warrent Buffet Town Hall Event, Charlie Rose Interview

Here are a couple videos featuring Warren Buffet in the past week. A CNBC Town Hall Event with Warren Bufft, Bill Gates, and Q&A with Columbia MBA program students. CNBC Town Hall Event Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America...
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November 23, 2009

iRobot Roomba 530 Review - Is It Worth The Investment?

A couple weeks ago I came across an online deal to buy an iRobot Roomba 530 for $125.99 (including shipping). I hadn't really given serious consideration to purchasing one, but these retail for typically ~$299 so I started contemplating...
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November 27, 2009

$121 Bonus for Opening Electic Orange Account at ING Direct

Heres a way to offset at least some of the potential damage from a Black Friday shopping spree. ING Direct is offering a Black Friday promotion with a $121 bonus for opening an Electric Orange account. I have not personally...
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November 30, 2009

We Sold our Townhouse - House #3!

We finally closed on the townhouse my wife bought before we were married. We had moved into House #4 in December 2008 and had family living in the townhouse (House #3) until the last week of August. We then put...
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