2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

October 3, 2011

September 2011 Net Worth Update (-$25,889)

September was a bit of a blood bath for us. A combination of significant stock market declines as well as outstanding acquisition expenses associated with our newest rental property put us in a free fall for the month. Assets Aug-11...
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October 5, 2011

Financial Freedom Plan and our Net Worth Goal

I recently laid out our rough plan for how we plan to generate income once we become financially free. This plan suggests we'd be able to generate between $40k-$76k+ per year which should cover our annual expenses. Next I want...
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October 11, 2011

Who Is Loaning Money for Mortgage At These Low Interest Rates?

While this historically low interest rates (I saw 30yr fixed interest rates fell below 4% within the past couple of weeks) are amazing for those of us with mortgages, I have wondered who in the world is loaning this cheap...
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October 12, 2011

Adding Insulation to Our Attic

I received a $10 off $50 coupon at Lowes Home Improvement with my Discover Card in the mail this week. These are a great excuse to start a home improvement project and I can see why Lowes finds it...
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October 14, 2011

$50 Bonus For New Savings Account @ INGDIRECT Bank

Received an email today that ING Direct is offering a $50 bonus for anyone who opens a new business savings account by November 15th with Reference Code BSA403. Their savings accounts currently offer a 0.75% APY return which is a...
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October 17, 2011

Investment Performance September 2011 (-7.05%)

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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October 23, 2011

Double Cashback Bonus In Birthday Month on Discover Card

Here is an easy promotion if you already have a Discover card - sign up to get double cashback bonus for your birthday month. You'll earn 2% Cashback Bonus on up to $500 in purchases from the first day of...
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October 31, 2011

Final Planning In Place for our Transatlantic Journey

Months ago I posted that we purchased transatlantic cruise tickets as an action towards our interest in doing some sort of international extended vacation. I haven’t posted much since, but there has been plenty of activity so I wanted to...
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