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November 1, 2010Our 1st Cruise Experience - Total Vacation CostsMy wife and I just got back from our 5 day Carnival cruise to the Bahamas last week. We bought the cruise back in May for $661 and we really enjoyed it. It was great for the two of us... November 8, 2010Carnival Fantasy Cruise Ship Daily ActivitiesNever been on a cruise? I figured it might be useful for some to share the daily itinerary for our 5 day Carnival Fantasy Cruise from Charleston, SC to the Bahamas. This list of activities could give you a feel... November 9, 2010Outsourcing More Home PaintingAfter getting my home office and our foyer painted, the next project to get our relatively new home the way we want was to make some changes to our master bathroom. The color scheme and decor was not something that... November 10, 2010October Net Worth Update (+$28,454)Assets Sep-10 Oct-10 Change % Cash & Savings $ 28,530.58 $ 35,915.39 $ 7,384.81 25.88% Taxable Brokerage Accts $ 122,411.79 $ 126,644.67 $ 4,232.88 3.46% Roth IRAs $ 60,876.97 $ 63,616.09 $ 2,739.12 4.50% Pre-tax Retirement Accts $ 232,153.99 $... November 12, 2010Cheap Cruise Excursion in Nassau BahamasDuring our recent cruise to the Bahamas we opted to skip all the paid excursions in Nassau and spent the day shopping in downtown Nassau, wandering around the Atlantis resort, and hung out on a fabulous public beach (Cabbage beach)... November 15, 2010Cheap Cruise Excursion in Freeport BahamasOn our recent cruise to the Bahamas our second excursion was Freeport after we spent a day relaxing in Nassau. We opted to take a paid non-cruise affiliated snorkeling excursion while in Freeport. The port of Freeport is small and... November 17, 2010October 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... November 18, 2010Carnival Fantasy Cruise Ship TipsBased on our trip on the Carnival Cruise ship Fantasy from Charleston to the Bahamas I have a couple recommendations to maximize fun while minimizing cruise expenses. Our Cruise Tips A big selling point to me for a cruise is... November 22, 2010Free Money with Beer RebatesThe holidays are fast approaching and with them another great tradition - the ever glorious beer rebate. I have written about beer rebates over the years as I see them as a great opportunity to get something for nothing. My... November 23, 2010Free Copy of TurboTax Basic Intuit is offering a free download of TurboTax Basic (Federal Only) for Mac or Windows. I have found that the basic version allows you to cover all of your Federal income tax return needs, it just lacks the extra... November 26, 2010Free $25 from American Express Small Business SaturdayAmerican Express and Facebook are offering cardmembers a $25 statement credit when you spend $25 or more at a qualifying small business on Small Business Saturday (11/27/2010). Goto Facebook.com/SmallBusinessSaturday and click on "Enroll to get $25 back" to enroll your... ING Direct Black Friday SaleING Direct has some Black Friday bonus offers today through Sunday including: Earn a $25 bonus when you open an Orange Savings Account with $250 or more.Earn a $103 bonus when you open an Electric Orange account and make a... November 29, 2010Low Cost, Easy Business Promotion TipI wanted to share this innovative and low cost business promotion technique I found in my driveway this week: A local business advertising their pet care services by dropping off a business card and a dog biscuit in a plastic... | 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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