2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

May 1, 2010

Over 12% Expected to Cut Cable and Satellite TV in 2010

I ran across this article today citing a Yankee Group study that 1 in 8 subscribers will eliminate or cut back their cable or satellite TV in 2010. With more than 90% of US households currently subscribing to some form...
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May 3, 2010

April 2010 Net Worth Update +$18,016

Wow another great month riding on the coattails of the stock market. After a record setting month in March, April continued to build on the huge gains with even higher stock valuations. I'm not nearly as confident as Mr Market,...
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May 4, 2010

Vanguard Brokerage Announces a Cheaper Trade Commission Structure

Today, Vanguard announced a new trading commission structure for Vanguard brokerage accounts. Here is a quick overview of the new commision structure: Assets invested in Vanguard funds and Vanguard ETFs® Vanguard ETFs1 Stocks and non-Vanguard ETFs Less than $50,000 Free...
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May 7, 2010

Free Kraft Sample Pack on Facebook

Kraft has a promotion on Facebook to receive a free sample pack when you "Like" the Kraft page on Facebook. Once your hit the "Like" button you will see a link to select from one of 4 sample packs and...
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May 9, 2010

Investment Performance April 2010 (+2.54%)

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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May 11, 2010

Baby 2million Turns One - My How Time Flies

We celebrated baby 2million's first birthday this weekend with the typically 1st birthday party fanfare. My wife worked long and hard for this big event, well above what I had expected when we discussed the get together with family and...
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May 21, 2010

My Wife and I Booked Our First Cruise

After many months of brief discussions and a recent realization I'm really burnt out at work and need a vacation, my wife and I finally decided to book a short cruise this week. We paid (after taxes, fees, port charges,...
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May 27, 2010

Success is a Journey, Not a Destination

I was really struck today by a passage in an audiobook I'm currently listening to from the library titled Three Feet from Gold by Sharon Lechter. "You might wake up one day and discover your have accumulated a million dollars...
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May 31, 2010

Recent Credit Card Promotions

While the 0% balance transfer offers from credit cards with no transfer fees appear to be a thing of the past for me, I have recent started to see some offers/promotions on my existing credit cards that have got me...
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