2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

July 3, 2012

Cost of Convenience

I'm on an unplanned trip to China for work with 12 hours notice to get on a plane. Its been a mad dash to make travel arrangements and given there has been no time to prepare Ive been been paying...
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July 5, 2012

Free $3 Amazon MP3 Credit

AmazonLocal (a Groupon-like deal of the day site) is offering a free $3 MP3 credit on Amazon.com. The credit is good for any MP3 purchases and expires July 12th. The Amazon MP3 Store has plenty of songs $0.69 Store...
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July 9, 2012

Marriott Hotels Summer Promotion Get 1 Free Night After 2 Stays

While on my recent last minute business trip I did what I could to take advantage of hotel chain promotions to maximize rewards. Here are a couple summer promotions that caught my eye:Marriott Hotels, Earn 1 Free Night at any...
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July 17, 2012

June 2012 Net Worth Update (+$11,674)

Highlights for JuneWe 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. Our properties are listed on our...
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July 25, 2012

Painted the Nursery

With help from visiting family, we finally painted the nursery in anticipation of the birth of our baby in September. My wife had been highlighting that we were not on track to be ready and needed to make some progress...
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July 31, 2012

Debt Reshuffling to Reduce Interest

I'm thinking of doing a little debt reshuffling to save up to $500 annually in mortgage interest (the 1st year at least). As regular readers know our recent focus has been on 1) increasing our cash position, and 2) increasing...
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