2million's Personal Finance Blog

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December 3, 2010

November Net Worth Update (+$19,882)

Assets Oct-10 Nov-10 Change %Cash & Savings $ 35,915.39 $ 39,011.99 $ 3,096.60 8.62%Taxable Brokerage Accts $ 126,644.67 $ 127,337.67 $ 693.00 0.55% Roth IRAs $ 63,616.09 $ 65,123.28 $ 1,507.19 2.37%Pre-tax Retirement Accts $ 240,893.00 $ 248,911.94 $ 8,018.94...
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December 6, 2010

Four Hour Work Week Book Review

When the 4-Hour Workweek came out back in 2007 with a lot of buzz I was interested in taking a look. However I was off to China on my international assignment and getting married so reading the 4 Hour Work...
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December 12, 2010

2011 401k Contribution Limit

The IRS recently published the 401k contribution limits for 2011. The 401k contribution limit will remain unchanged for 2011. 401(k) Contribution Limit Catch-Up Contribution Limit2011 $16,500 $5,500 2010 $16,500 $5,500 2009 $16,500 $5,500...
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December 13, 2010

Berkshire Hathaway's Owners Manual

I recently reread the Berkshire Hathaway's Owner's Manual. It was originally mailed out to share-owners of Berkshire Hathaway in 1996, but has been periodically updated on Berkshire's web site. Its last updated was posted in February 2010 when Berkshire's annual...
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December 15, 2010

Investment Performance November 2010 (-0.96%)

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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December 20, 2010

Tips for Building Your Brand on the Internet

Everyone has a personal brand. Your good name, your personal value proposition, your network and your career are all at least partially tied to your personal brand. Investing in your personal brand can be a powerful way to further all...
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December 28, 2010

Tips for Saving Money on Car Insurance

There are lots of lists on how to save money on car insurance that at least cover the obvious ways. I haven't seen all these suggestions before so here are my tips on how to maximize your savings on car...
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December 30, 2010

November 2010 Monthly Cash Flow

Im 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 flow while...
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