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August 5, 2010July 2010 Net Worth Update (+$30,725)Wow - July turned into a great month thanks to gains in the stock market. Assets Jun-10 Jul-10 Change % Cash & Savings $ 28,864.92 $ 28,542.92 $ (322.00) -1.12% Taxable Brokerage Accts $ 111,904.54 $ 119,196.90 $ 7,292.36 6.52%... August 7, 2010Moving Forward with Refinancing As Rates FallI started watching rates closely in July when one of my co-workers started alerted me that he was refinancing. Our mortgage on our house (House #4 in our net worth reports - our primary residence) was initiated when we bought... August 10, 2010July 2010 Monthly Cash FlowI have started posting our monthly cash flow analysis given how tight things are these days with our downshifting to a single income and starting a family. I believe we need to continue to pay closer attention to our cash... August 12, 2010Rule of Thumb for RefinancingI have seen lots of tips on when it makes sense to refinance your mortgage, but I disagree with some. Here is my rule of thumb on whether it makes sense to refinance - the key for me is an... August 16, 2010Should We Take Cash Out from Refinancing?I was surprised to learn that our house appraised for $18k higher than we purchased it for in Dec 2008 and our refinance lender will let us borrow an additional $20,000 over our current mortgage balance. I thought lending practices... August 22, 2010Wells Fargo Three Step Refinance With No CostWhile in the middle of our refinance, I received a letter from Wells Fargo (who currently owns our primary mortgage) giving me an opportunity to refinance with them through a simplified process that would cost us nothing to reduce our... August 23, 2010Everbank Refinance Closing CostsWe closed last week on the refinancing of our primary mortgage. We ended up getting a 30yr fixed mortgage @ 4.375% for $256,000 through Everbank. We decided to maximize what we borrowed at this low rate and will use the... August 25, 2010$4 Movie Ticket via FandangoGroupon is offering a movie ticket ( up to $12 off) via Fandango for $4. Limit 1 per person but each person in your party could buy the Groupon. Offer to purchase Groupon expires 8/30 and must redeem on Fandango... August 27, 2010Investment Performance July 2010 (+6.17%)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... August 29, 2010Observations from Re-Renting Rental #1I just went through the most stressful and time consuming rental turnover I have had since I began renting out Rental #1 5 years ago. Rental markets as with real estate are very localized, but I figured I would share... | About 2millionblog.comA personal finance weblog of my journey to reach my goal of $2 million + the value of my primary residence.
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