2million's Personal Finance Blog

My Journey to Financial Freedom

September 2, 2012

Capital One Credit Card Offers Auto Pay

For those of you who use a Capital One card - there is good news. I logged into my Capital One account this week to find they now offer an Auto-Pay feature. This means I can now set up my...
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September 4, 2012

August 2012 Net Worth Update (+$18,668)

Highlights for AugustWe 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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September 6, 2012

Lowes $10 Coupon

Lowes is currently offering a $10 coupon when you sign up for a MyLowes account. The coupon should be emailed to you within 24-48 hours. I signed up this morning, but haven't received the coupon as of yet. Will post...
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September 11, 2012

Investment Performance April - August 2012 (-2.28%)

I'm catching up on our monthly stock investing reports. I've been delinquent since about March when I got a new work laptop without MS Excel and wasn't able to update my existing Excel tracking spreadsheet. I tried to create a...
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September 16, 2012

New Addition & Huggies Diaper Deal

We had a wonderful surprise as our 2nd daughter was born a few weeks early last week and everyone is back home from the hospital. The family is slowly getting adjusted to our expanded household. As a result I've...
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September 18, 2012

Update on Net Worth Growth

I've been struggling with a mental block over the past year that we are in a funk. Part of it is career frustrations, part I think a loss of focus, and I think part is a sense that we are...
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September 24, 2012

September 2012 Debt Snapshot

Here is another update on our debt. I've been looking at this over the past year as I'm primarily interested in improving our cash flow. I don't see paying down our mortgage debt as the best return on our money,...
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