2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

January 7, 2011

December Net Worth Update (+$24,018)

Turns out December was a fantastic finish to 2010 with our net worth passing $750k - a nice milestone to wrap up 2010! The gains were in large part due to the stock market ~7% appreciation in December. Assets Nov-10...
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January 11, 2011

Investment Performance December 2010 (+8.01%)

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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January 17, 2011

Credit Card Charges Show Up 6 Months Later

I was reviewing my credit card statement last week and noticed a charge for $53 from Officemax I didn't recognize. It often is no surprise in our household that I don't recognize a charge since my wife does the majority...
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January 19, 2011

How We Became 3/4 Millionaires

My wife and I recently hit another financial milestone by passing the $750,000 net worth mark. While we still have a ways to go to get to our goal of $2 million, I am getting more confident that the hardest...
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$10 for $20 Amazon Gift Card

If you do any shopping at Amazon this is likely a must buy - Living Social (a group buying web site) is running an offer today only to buy a $20 Amazon gift card for $10. Limit 1 per person,...
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January 24, 2011

AAA Emergency Road Service Subscription Worth It?

AAA membership is a nonprofit driving club that is a subscription service and largely identified with its key benefit of emergency roadside assistance for drivers in the event that you had problems while traveling in your car. Its a very...
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January 28, 2011

Are Energy Prices Skyrocketing?

We heat our home with a heat pump (upstairs) and propane furnace (downstairs). Last week we got a propane tank fill and was shocked with the bill that was left on the door. The price of propane was up to...
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January 31, 2011

Reduce Household Energy Expenses

Reducing our energy expenses is a current focus for me. With the recent 50% jump in our propane heating expenses I've begun investing significant time in trying to reduce our heating expenses. Our home was built in 1994, and when...
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