Retirement Nestegg Report - January 2008
Well a down month for my net worth this month and the first one in a long while. Given the general stumbles of the stock market as a whole I don’t feel too bad about it. In fact had I done my …
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I forgot to knock on wood - death of MFJ's pimp ride version 2
So on January 1 - I’m rehashing my favorite articles for the year and I bring up the post from early last year where I bought myself a new car. I suffixed the article with the comment and I …
Read MoreThe best of MyFinancialJourney.com in 2007
I thought this would be a good place to highlight what I consider some of my favorite or best posts of 2007. Get Rich!! Play the Lottery!! Somebody has to win!! my thoughts on the lottery. The true …
Read More$100,000 in principal by Age 30 - 2007 year end recap
I figured this would be a good time to check up on my $100,000 by age 30 goal. I have a feeling that I’m actually falling behind on this one as I know I have over $3,000 in Roth IRA deposits …
Read MoreRetirement Nestegg Report - December 2007
A pretty steady and boring end to 2007 for me. For the year though my retirement nestegg grew by $26,362 or 56%, which is what really counts. I sometimes wonder if I should only do quarterly or even …
Read MoreRetirement Nestegg Report - November 2007
I want to apologize for missing last month’s report. I believe that is only the 2nd time since I started blogging 2 years ago that I missed a report. Two kids are more than 2 times the work of 1 …
Read MoreFive money saving tips for renting cars.
My family and I are going to be making a cross country trip next week to attend a wedding and due to the fact that we have a 2 year old and a 3 month old we decided it was probably better to rent a …
Read More2008 401k contribution limits
The IRS has announced that the contribution limits for 2008 will remain unchanged at $15,500, which sort of sucks. Apparrently the cost of living hasn’t increased for people who contribute to …
Read MoreRetirement NestEgg Report - September 2007
Quiet month for the blog but another good month for my retirement nestegg. Every month I am amazed at how much my account grows especially when I look back just a few months earlier and see myself …
Read MoreRetirement NestEgg Report - August 2007
Quick report this month, despite the fact that “market is crashing” and we should all have our money hidden under the mattress because the end is near, all of my accounts managed positive …
Read MoreWhy thinking you are smart enough to know where the market is going is so dangerous.
I wrote an article last week that talked about some of what I perceived as over-reaction and irrational thinking by some of the best minds in the personal finance world. Now granted some of the …
Read MoreThe market is going down and some personal finance bloggers have lost their minds
I’m sorry I have not been posting as often as I used to but with the new baby, new promotion, and weddings I’ve just not had the time to sit down and write every day. Anyway I’ve …
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