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I Paid Off My Car! - Personal Profitability
Long before I had this blog, I had a car loan. My old car, a hand-me-down 1990 Volvo Station-wagon with about 200,000 miles, decided to stop working while driving west on Belleview Avenue one summer...
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Good Debt and Bad Debt - Personal Profitability
In the personal finance world, we have a little mantra you might have seen before. Debt is bad. But is that always the case? I would argue no. Of course, it is better to be debt free than have debt,...
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April 2011 Net Worth Update - Personal Profitability
I kicked ass in March. Final result: +14.80% Here is how I did it: Assets $ Diff % Diff Cash $29,697 $4,542 18.06 % Stocks $10,593 ($996) -8.59 % Bonds $0 $0 – Annuities $0 $0 – Retirement $17,588...
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Student Loan #1 – Paid off! #Winning - Personal Profitability
Yes, I included a Charlie Sheen Twitter reference in the post title. But when you are a personal finance #warlock with #tigersblood, it is only appropriate. Why am I so egotistical on my financial...
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Lending Club Update – April 2011 - Personal Profitability
I have not written about my Lending Club experience in a while, so it seemed like a good time to share my progress. I have a net annualized return of 10.12%. When banks are paying below 1% interest,...
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May 2011 Net Worth Update - Personal Profitability
Guess what? I paid off student loan #1! That was nearly 20% of my outstanding student loan balance from the beginning of April. It was a good month overall. My total net worth was up $2,610 or 4.14%. I...
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Don’t Be House Poor - Personal Profitability
A little while back, I was fully engulfed in the rent or buy debate. I had decided on the rent route for a handful of reasons. I explored the neighborhood and I am back to looking at buying with a...
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June 1 Net Worth Update - Personal Profitability
I was going through my budgets over the last couple of days preparing the post on Mint.com vs. Adaptu, and I realized that I need to follow my own advice. While my net income continues to slowly...
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Net Worth Report for July 2011 (+1.85%) - Personal Profitability
This month my personal stock portfolio was down, but my conservative investment in my retirement accounts did not suffer. No major transactions. I came in under budget. Overall, not too bad. I did buy...
View ArticleAugust 2011 Net Worth Update - Personal Profitability
Result: -1,524 or –2.27% I spent entirely too much money over the last month, but I spent it on really good stuff. Paid for my new Alienware laptop, bought a plane ticket to New York, and had a ton of...
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October 2011 Net Worth Update - Personal Profitability
I bought a home! I took one more step toward the American dream. I am a homeowner. If it were 1779, I just qualified to vote. As you can see, I spent pretty much all of my cash. My down payment and...
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