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January 1, 2014

Wrapped China Assignment, Round 2

Hanoi, Vietnam We just wrapped up our temporary assignment in China and arrived back in the US before the end of the year. Its amazing how time flies, it seems like just a few days ago that we began...
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January 5, 2014

December 2013 Net Worth Update (+$24,052)

Highlights for DecemberWe close 2013 with a fantastic year of growth for our balance sheet. Our balance sheet grew $248K, more than any previous year for our family (see net worth growth for a nice summary of previous years)....
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January 10, 2014

Investment Performance December 2013 (+2.20%)

December 2013 Investment Report: December Highlights: December was another subpar for us as our portfolio performed poorly compared to our benchmark (+2.20% vs +2.58%). We made our regular monthly investments in our Roth IRAs, and some dividends & dividend reinvestments....
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January 19, 2014

Water Heater Timer Project

I installed a timer on our electric water heater as my weekend project: Material Cost GE 15207 Hot Water Heater Timer $40.96 3/8" Clamp Connectors $1.65 10/2 wire (3 ft) $3.48 Total: $46.09 A couple years ago I participated in...
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January 25, 2014

2013 Passive Income: Dividends

Here is a summary of our 2013 dividend income. This passive income comes from our taxable stock portfolio that is included in our monthly investment reviews. All retirement investment holdings are excluded from this dividend income summary. This passive income...
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