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Wednesday, December 6, 2020

Attacking the second mortgage – part 4 (2 clicks)

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December 6, 2020 at 10:51 am ET

We are currently hacking away at our second mortgage debt to get it to a reasonable size to which we can transfer it to a credit card offering a 0% interest rate to facilitate the ... (more)

Tuesday, December 5, 2020

November financial snapshot (4 clicks)

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December 5, 2020 at 11:56 am ET

Below is a monthly snapshot of our investments, major debts and net worth for November as they compare with the previous month and some thoughts. [Please note: checking accounts, credit cards without balance transfers and house/car ... (more)

November expense review (1 click)

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December 5, 2020 at 11:27 am ET

Below are our itemized expense categories as they compare with the previous month and some thoughts. Much like last month, our expense total is a bit inflated because we’ve been working extra hard to rid ourselves ... (more)

Wednesday, November 29, 2020

New credit cards arrive (2 clicks)

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November 29, 2020 at 3:16 pm ET

We just recently received the two credit cards in the mail that we applied for earlier this month – the Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards American Express with a credit limit of $6,500 and the Citi ... (more)

Wednesday, November 22, 2020

Closed ING Direct savings account (22 clicks)

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November 22, 2020 at 3:49 pm ET

Back in December of 2004, shortly before starting this blog, we signed up for our first online savings account. At the time we were looking to begin building a cash reserve in which a ... (more)

Milestone reached: net worth over $140,000 (2 clicks)

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November 22, 2020 at 11:15 am ET

Today we passed the $140K mark in net worth for the first time which, much like in passing the $120K and $130K milestones, was a lot easier thanks to the added push from our investment ... (more)

Tuesday, November 21, 2020

A new tenant moves in

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November 21, 2020 at 6:12 pm ET

Back in February of last year, in an effort to increase our cash inflow, we made the decision to rent out the unused space of our home to the wife’s sister. We have a ... (more)

Friday, November 17, 2020

More credit card gymnastics (2 clicks)

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November 17, 2020 at 6:05 pm ET

On Wednesday we made mention that the husband was approved for the Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards American Express Card to help with the paying down of our second mortgage debt. Yesterday we received a follow-up phone ... (more)

Wednesday, November 15, 2020

Attacking the second mortgage – part 3 (1 click)

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November 15, 2020 at 1:02 pm ET

We are currently hacking away at our second mortgage debt to get it to a reasonable size to which we can transfer it to a credit card offering 0% interest to facilitate the paying off ... (more)

Wednesday, November 8, 2020

FRONTLINE: can you afford to retire? (9 clicks)

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November 8, 2020 at 4:43 pm ET

If you missed it, PBS Frontline had a very interesting show on last night about retirement plans which addresses some very real concerns with the current system. We weren’t able to catch it on television, ... (more)

Sunday, November 5, 2020

October financial snapshot (4 clicks)

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November 5, 2020 at 1:36 pm ET

Below is a monthly snapshot of our investments, major debts and net worth for October as they compare with the previous month and some thoughts. [Please note: checking accounts, credit cards without balance transfers and house/car ... (more)

October expense review

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November 5, 2020 at 12:50 pm ET

For the month of October we had $4,512.79 in expenses. In comparison, for October of the previous year we had $3,237.85 in expenses. Below are our itemized expense categories as they compare with the previous ... (more)

Friday, November 3, 2020

Attacking the second mortgage – part 2 (4 clicks)

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November 3, 2020 at 12:22 pm ET

We are currently hacking away at our second mortgage debt to get it to a reasonable size to which we can transfer it to a credit card offering 0% interest to facilitate the paying off ... (more)

Friday, October 27, 2020

Updated retirement savings limits for 2007 (6 clicks)

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October 27, 2020 at 1:42 pm ET

I’m surprised to see little to no mention of the recent IRS announcement to increase retirement savings limitations for next year. The announced cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) affect 401k, SEP, SIMPLE, 457 and a host of ... (more)

Home insurance policy renewal

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October 27, 2020 at 12:41 pm ET

Last year we were able to take the time to extensively shop around for home insurance, but this year we didn’t get the same opportunity. However, since our premium was only slightly higher (due to ... (more)

Thursday, October 26, 2020

Annual property tax bill received (4 clicks)

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October 26, 2020 at 1:03 pm ET

This week we received our annual property tax bill for our home. This year we will be required to pay $3,869.48 in taxes which is not only lower than the estimate sent to us in ... (more)

Wednesday, October 25, 2020

No more rental income (10 clicks)

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October 25, 2020 at 3:17 pm ET

It was a sweet deal while it lasted, but ten days ago the wife’s sister officially moved out as planned thus ending our source of rental income. Back in February of last year, in an ... (more)

Saturday, October 14, 2020

Milestone reached: net worth over $130,000 (6 clicks)

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October 14, 2020 at 8:39 am ET

Today we passed the $130K mark in net worth for the first time which, much like in passing the $120K milestone, was a lot easier thanks to the added push from our investment portfolio. We had ... (more)

Monday, October 9, 2020

Easy money (3 clicks)

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October 9, 2020 at 6:36 pm ET

Last week ended quite nicely for us. We were able to redeem the $50 instant cash-back bonus for the first purchase on the recently acquired Chase Cash Plus Rewards Card. For those interested, it looks ... (more)

Thursday, October 5, 2020

September financial snapshot (3 clicks)

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October 5, 2020 at 12:34 pm ET

Below is a monthly snapshot of our investments, major debts and net worth for September as they compare with the previous month and some thoughts. [Please note: checking accounts, credit cards without balance transfers and house/car ... (more)

September expense review

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October 5, 2020 at 12:09 pm ET

For the month of September we had $3,647.14 in expenses. In comparison, for September of the previous year we had $2,973.05 in expenses. Below are our itemized expense categories as they compare with the previous ... (more)

Wednesday, October 4, 2020

Attacking the second mortgage (6 clicks)

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October 4, 2020 at 3:47 pm ET

As mentioned in the previous post, we’re now set to begin hacking away at our second mortgage debt to get it to a reasonable size where we can transfer it to a credit card offering ... (more)

Final update on credit limits (5 clicks)

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October 4, 2020 at 2:31 pm ET

For the past year we have been aggressively pursuing higher limits on each of our credit cards. At the beginning of each month we attempted to raise the limits on each of our credit cards ... (more)

Thursday, September 28, 2020

A Change of Season

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September 28, 2020 at 11:42 am ET

It appears that the heat of summer has finally given way to the cool temperatures of autumn and we are now able to turn off the AC and open the windows in the house. We ... (more)

Friday, September 8, 2020

Milestone reached: net worth over $120,000 (1 click)

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September 8, 2020 at 12:43 pm ET

Today we passed the $120K mark in net worth for the first time which was a lot easier than getting to $110K thanks to the increased help from our investment portfolio. As stated in our August ... (more)

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