2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

January 3, 2010

December 2009 Net Worth Update (+$11,073)

We wrapped up the year getting to a psychological milestone - our net worth finally hit $600k this month. Its been about a year and half since we first hit a net worth of $500k. Assets Nov-09 Dec-09 Change %...
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January 4, 2010

Download Start Over, Finish Rich for Free

Today only, you can download the "Start Over, Finish Rich" e-book by David Bach for FREE! The download link is on this page. I haven't yet read the book, but I have read several of David's previous books in the...
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January 5, 2010

Where Are We In Our Journey To Financial Freedom?

This blog was started back in 2005 to track my journey to financial freedom. I set out with a very specific goal and a measuring stick to track my/our progress. Given the the major recession we look to be recovering...
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January 24, 2010

The Finanical Effects of Transitioning To Parenthood

When we sit down and think about it, our transition to parenthood has really had a snowball affect on our finances. While before our child I would have easily recognized the expenses of a hospital birth, diapers, formula etc, with...
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January 27, 2010

2009 Dividend Income Summary

2009 was a rough year for dividend income. For the past couple years I have been tracking a 30-50% growth rate in dividend income, but 2009 was the first year our dividend income actually shrank despite a net increase in...
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January 29, 2010

Moving From MS Money to Mint.com?

Back in June 2009 MS Money was officially killed off so it is only a matter of time before I need to find a new tool to help manage our personal finances. Given I had some time it seemed like...
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January 31, 2010

Investment Performance December 2009 (+1.95%)

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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