April 2012 Net Worth Update (+$2,763)




Highlights for April

  • We like to take advantage of 0% APR balance transfers and other credit card offers for free money. We are actively looking at taking advantage of new credit card arbitrage opportunities.
  • We received $1,000+ in rewards cash on 2 Chase Ink credit cards (one for my wife and 1 for myself) after we spent each spend $3,000 on each card in 3 months. We used Amazon Payments to maximize our credit card spend to qualify for these offers.
  • Our properties are listed on our balance sheet based on their cost basis, not current market value. I believe real estate is too illiquid to list based on recent sale transactions. For those interested our March Zillow property estimates are: $198,800; $122,80; $278,800; and $224,500
  • We continue to focus our free cash flow in 2 areas: rebuilding our cash position and paying off rental #1 primary mortgage to improve our monthly cash flow.
  • April was pretty much a wash after a disappointing performance from our investment portfolio. I'll post additional details of our investment activities in April later this month.
  • In April I posted about what I thought was working well and what we need to focus on in our journey to reach our financial freedom goals.

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When is your baby due? And is it a boy or girl? So excited for you both. My wife and I will have our first baby next week, a boy!

Steve - good luck with everything. This is your first I believe? Sleep while you can. Our baby girl is due in September.

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