FINANCIAL CHOICES ~ My Adventure to a Million Dollar Goal

Update for December

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:11:00 +0000

Long time since I last Posted..Man how time flies. Networth is sitting at $264K. Considering the year we have had I really can't complain. This is a 70K increase from December 2008. I am very pleased...

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Update for August

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:53:00 +0000

Nice gain of $8,507 to get me to $225,955. It is nice to see the stock market bounce back a bit but the fast gain is a little concerning. As much as the market has come back I think it can give a...

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End of June update

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Small gain of $3,471 which puts me up to $217,447. Still trying to recover from spending some money on my landscaping. We have also come into several minor expenses that seem to add up. We've both...

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Update for End of May

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Since my last post things seem to be leveling off a bit. Large increase since my last post but since the end of April there has been a 5% increase up to $213,976. According to my spreadsheet I am...

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End of February Update

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:29:00 +0000

It’s official, the sky is falling and I think it hit the back of my head on the way down. We have moved way past the 8000 mark on the Dow and are fast approaching Dow 6000. I will admit that I pay...

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Net worth update for Feb 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Just tallied up the net worth for the end of January. This is getting old. With the stock market declining 10% for the month I was not expecting any gain. Net worth is down to $194,274. That's a...

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Update

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:18:00 +0000

It's been a while since I've posted so here is a quick update. We had an end of the year problem with bad luck. Our refrigerator went out on us, our computer got a virus and my car's transmission...

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Net worth update for October 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:11:00 +0000

YIKES...knew it was going to be bad but it hurts when you actually put it on paper. Net worth dropped down to $191,777. That's a drop of nearly 5% or just under $10,000. What is still hard to...

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Recent activities

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:53:00 +0000

As a result of the recent economic news I have taken a few actions. The first action was to do nothing. I sold no shares within my 401K or my wife's 403b. In my last post I describe how this drop...

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Monthly Update for Sept 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:40:00 +0000

Not much to say for this month. Net worth loss of about 2%. Down to $201,516. A loss of about $4K from last month. The hysteria of the news and what is going on with our economy is scary to say the...

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Monthly Update for August 2008~Net Woth inrease of $3,370

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:04:00 +0000

Long time no blog...sorry for that. The past few months have been a Blurr. The addition of a new baby has made life very challenging. My wife and I are enjoying the new addition to the family but...

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Monthly Update for May 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:13:00 +0000

Great Month!! Very unexpected. This type of month is exactly why it is worth keeping track of all assets and liabilities on a spreadsheet and a blog. I had predicted last month that I would see a...

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Monthly Update for April 2008~Updated May30th

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:12:00 +0000

******Realized that I made a small mistake on this months reporting. I added a digit to one of my cash accounts. Ooops...My net worth was actually $195,993.31 which was a decrease of $941.71. I...

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Monthly Update for March 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:05:00 +0000

Good Month! Up $7,419 for the month to a total of $196,935. Just shy of $200K . Unfortunately the next few months spending will take me a few steps backwards. Home renovations are underway. We...

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Monthly Update for February 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:27:00 +0000

Good month..Net worth up by $6,532 to $189,515. That's an increase of 3.6% over last month. During this economic period I think it is a small miracle to have any gains. I have almost $100K in the...

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Monthly Update for January 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Networth increase of $974.00 to $182,982 Tough month for the networth. Details on NetWorth IQ. With a "normal" stock market climate it would have been a huge month for me. The stock market tank has...

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Monthly Update for December 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:57:00 +0000

Average gain for the month of 1.4% or $2,447 for a grand total of $182, 008 as a net worth. This was actually a surprise as my wife and I are still in the middle of paying off our HVAC. Last...

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Monthly Update for November 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:19:00 +0000

Net Worth is down by $249 Dollars to $179,561. I'm actually happy about this. There have been some unexpected events the past 30 days or so. My heating and air conditioning unit in my home decided...

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Monthly Update for October 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:27:00 +0000

Another good month! Net worth is up to $179, 810 an increase of just over $6,000 from last month or 3.5%. A more detailed listing of all my assets and liabilities can be found at...

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Net Worth Projections

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:46:00 +0000

I have been doing some analysis of how to best estimate the potential growth of my net worth. This is to try an answer the question of "how much money will I have when I'm 33, 34, 35 etc. years old....

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Life Get's in the Way

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:46:00 +0000

What a crazy few weeks I have had! My work situation is not good. The Division I work in is going through some major business issues right now. The good news is that I am still in the good graces...

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$200,000 a year and completely broke.

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:44:00 +0000

Someone who I have worked with for a few years has recently left the company. For reasons I won't go into, the move was sudden and unexpected. He is in his early 50's, extremely smart, very...

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"Millionairs in the Making"

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:05:00 +0000

I am debating about taking the links to CNN's "Millionaires in the Making" pages off my blog. Why am I highlighting some of these people? Some of these families are doing great. However, there seems...

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My house is worth what?

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:13:00 +0000

Over the past few months I have really been in tune with by balance sheet. One key point learned is if I move money from my asset column towards one of my liabilities there is no change in my net...

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Smart Money Article

noreply@blogger.com (Financial Choices) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:24:00 +0000

In the October issue of Smart Money magazine there is a great article about people who have "cashed out" of ther 9-5 jobs. They have done this by saving a tidy nest egg and lowering there living...

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