I was really struck today by a passage in an audiobook I'm currently listening to from the library titled Three Feet from Gold by Sharon Lechter. "You might wake up one day and discover your have accumulated a million dollars...
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I recently posted on focusing our efforts on debt reduction. The uncertainty of my job plus our constrained cash flow has me focused on paying down debt to improve our monthly free cash. The reality is that interest rates are...
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This blog was started back in 2005 to track my journey to financial freedom. I set out with a very specific goal and a measuring stick to track my/our progress. Given the the major recession we look to be recovering...
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Ok a lot has changed since I last talked about my multiple income streams so its time for an update. Diversifying our income is a key planning tool for the unexpected. If we were solely relying on my income and...
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What a terrible time to be downshifting, but somethings just happen when they happen. Fresh off our international assignment, we have come back to the US, bought a family friendly house, have a baby on the way, and are now...
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I have started to report on a monthly basis the status of our 2008 financial goals. I have noticed confusion on my part about how much progress we are making on our goals (especially on our house savings goal) so...
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I am thinking of reporting on a monthly basis the status of our 2008 financial goals. I have noticed confusion on my part about how much progress we are making on our goals (especially on our house savings goal) so...
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This month my wife and I crossed the Half-Millionaire mark on our journey to financial freedom. Half-Millionaire has a nice ring to it. To celebrate my wife and I are staying in tonight, heating up some soup for dinner, and...
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In the last 6 years, I have taken my (now our) net worth from $18k to nearly $500k. I am pretty satisfied with the results - we are making good progress on our financial freedom goals. I think there a...
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Maybe Im over simplifying, but over the past month my wife and I have started to recognize that the primary thing that stands in our way to financial freedom is housing costs. If we step back, the single biggest expense...
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My wife and I had a quick conversation to establish our 2008 Financial Goals. 1) Primary House Down payment Goal ($80,000) We have $36,500 currently earmarked for the house downpayment so we still have a challenge ahead of us to...
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I have been pushing myself pretty hard recently, trying to make sure I stay ahead of the life changes coming my way to reach my financial goals. I know there will be reduction in our ability to save a large...
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Depsite all the chaos that’s going on in my life currently with the upcoming wedding, china assignment, saving for a home, etc., I have been spending a lot of time recently dwelling on the need for a 5 year plan....
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My family already knows this; I have an itch to buy some waterfront property. Part of it may be fear of no longer being able to afford this type of property later in life. Another part is the ability to...
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In the spirit of the upcoming long weekend I thought I would share a local grass roots campaign, the Five Day Weekend to reverse the work week so that Americans clock in for two good days of work, followed...
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If you didn't know, I have been a type 1 diabetic since the age of 10. I use a Minimed Paradigm insulin pump which basically pumps small amounts of insulin into your system throughout the day helping you keep...
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If its not obvious, my time is being over consumed with my new job at work, fixing up my house, wedding planning, relationship nurturing, China assignment preparations, and everything else that normally goes on. I am not able to give...
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To me it seems obvious, to others its a total mystery. What will you do when you become financially free? I believe my goal of a $2 million net worth will allow me to continue to live a moderate...
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Every year it seems like it’s harder and harder to forecast the major changes coming in my life and set challenging financial goals. In 2006, I was faced with the uncertainty of taking a temporary assignment and not knowing how...
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Wow - I can't believe its really 2007. Time flies. I love this time at the beginning of the year as I now have a whole year's worth of financial data to process, assess, and contemplate what I can accomplish...
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Back in December 2005, I set a 2006 net worth goal of $262,000. I was a bit conservative on setting my net worth goal as I knew I would be making big purchases such as a new home, engagement ring,...
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As soon as we got engaged I wanted to dive right into our finances. I immediate saw it as an opportunity to cut costs and get both our balance sheets moving in the same direction towards financial freedom. My...
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A recent comment really got me thinking. The comment was straight to the point - what am I doing to reach my goals? On the surface I am doing what everyone else is doing - working, saving money, and investing....
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Its about time for me to start setting a 2006 net worth goal. It looks like I will end this year with a net worth of $206,000-$208,000, above my target of $205,000 for 2005.So how do a pick a target...
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I could try to give a long insightful breakdown of why I think $2 million is the amount I need to be financially free, but I won't. I'll give you a quick breakdown instead.If I assume a conservative rate of...
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