Well, it looks like January 2010 has finally arrived. Goodbye 2009, and hello 2010! According to most public sentiment surveys I’ve seen thus far, the overwhelming consensus is that 2009 was a particularly terrible year. The economy tanked, retirement savings were largely wiped out, and home equity values were pretty much eviscerated. However, where there’s [...]

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Well, it looks like January 2010 has finally arrived. Goodbye 2009, and hello 2010!
According to most public sentiment surveys I’ve seen thus far, the overwhelming consensus is that 2009 was a particularly terrible year. The economy tanked, retirement savings were largely wiped out, and home equity values were eviscerated. However, where there’s misery, there always [...]

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Time for another one of my networth updates and progress reports to check up on how well or bad I’ve done for myself during the preceding month. Based on my current online bank and investment account numbers, things are starting to look up since the previous month when my stock portfolio took a slight tumble [...]

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If you’re a new home buyer, or an existing homeowner who has been contemplating about selling your house or condominium apartment – you might want to start taking decisive action fast. There is free government money in the way of tax credits to be had for both prospective new home buyers and current homeowners – [...]

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Well gang, it’s time for another networth update. For those unfamiliar with these reports, I’ve been calculating my net worth and tracking my financial progress for a few years now. The personal balance sheet numbers I report on these updates are not meant to be boastful or intended to be wantonly exhibitionist (although unfortunately I [...]

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Update: Finally Feeling Bullish and Hopeful For The Future Once Again
Despite the fact that historically, the month of September has traditionally been a down month for stock market investors – after months of sitting on the sidelines and hoarding online savings account cash, I’ve finally pulled the trigger and re-entered the market en masse. Rather [...]

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The month of August 2009 is going to go down as a particularly momentous period in my life. It’s going to be the month that I finally pulled the trigger and made the decision to purchase my very first home. While the actual date of my contractual signing will likely be dragged out until the [...]

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The Internet is quite a mixed bag of information – a wild, wild west cornucopia of unfiltered and unadulterated questions and answers. Among the nuggets of knowledge, there’s an endless supply of trashy material and unsubstantiated half truths. For every debatable issue imaginable, there are legions of supporters and oppositions on both sides of the [...]

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It’s time for my monthly net worth report. As long time readers know, for months now, I’ve been calculating my networth changes and posting an analysis at the end of every month to chart the step by step progress I’ve been making in my lifelong financial journey. The purpose of such networth updates is not [...]

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