Posts for My Journey to Millions


Updating My Dividend Income Investment Portfolio

From My Journey to Millions
February 7, 2012 at 10:20 am
Every two to three months I like to update my Dividend Investment Portfolio (or known around these parts as the article formally known as the Perpetual Income Machine) and since ... (more)

Maximizing Family Resources to Get College Financial Aid

From My Journey to Millions
February 6, 2012 at 4:14 pm
It’s no secret that paying for college is an incredibly expensive proposition these days. Tuition at private schools has been steadily rising for years, and state financial troubles ... (more)

Would You Pay More for an American Made Good?

From My Journey to Millions
February 3, 2012 at 11:00 am
I was watching one of my favorite shows last week, Shark Tank, and there was a particular story that got me thinking.  According to ABC Donny McCall, designed the patented made-in-America ... (more)

February 2012 Net Worth Update

From My Journey to Millions
February 1, 2012 at 11:05 am
With another month in the books it is time to do my net worth update.  Considering how well this experiment has gone recently it is hard for me not to get excited about writing ... (more)

Real Estate as an Investment?

From My Journey to Millions
January 31, 2012 at 10:33 am
When you prepare to enter the real estate market for the first time, you may find that many well-meaning individuals will encourage you to buy as much house as you can with as ... (more)

How I Saved $80 with Sprint and Why You Should Read Personal Finance Blogs

From My Journey to Millions
January 30, 2012 at 11:15 am
I, like most people, do not check my monthly bills that are on auto pay unless something goes wrong.  So I am sure you can imagine my surprise when I was checking out one of the ... (more)

Home Insurance and Antique Furniture

From My Journey to Millions
January 29, 2012 at 10:04 am
Home insurance can cover the cost of repairing or replacing your antique furniture. However, if you purchase an expensive piece check the limit specified in your home insurance ... (more)

Household Saving and Spending Advice

From My Journey to Millions
January 28, 2012 at 9:00 am
When you are faced with a regular pile of household bills, it can often be a little daunting working out where to start if you’re trying to save money. However, there are some ... (more)

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

From My Journey to Millions
January 26, 2012 at 10:50 am
I refuse to believe that there is a male out there who is in between the age of 22 and 48 who hasn’t seen the movie Rudy.  A feel good story about Daniel Ruettiger, a scrappy ... (more)

The Worst Way to Invest in Real Estate

From My Journey to Millions
January 25, 2012 at 10:03 am
Have you ever thought about investing in real estate? Would you try to flip your houses, or would you start creating a passive income by renting it out? Personally, I love the ... (more)

My American Express Spending December to January

From My Journey to Millions
January 24, 2012 at 11:45 am
Starting last month I decided it was time to get a hold of my family’s expenditures, specifically, those expenditures which are more or less in the discretionary category. ... (more)

Don’t Be a Sheep When it Comes to Your Finances

From My Journey to Millions
January 23, 2012 at 11:45 am
It is natural that people disagree about personal finance decisions and even investing strategies.  Some people are comfortable with 5 year ARMs, 10 year AMRs, balance transfers, ... (more)

You Have Absolutely No Patriotic Duty To Pay High Taxes

From My Journey to Millions
January 19, 2012 at 10:40 am
I don’t want to pay higher taxes then what the law mandates.  In fact a large part of my day is spent helping people plan for the Federal and State Estate Tax and I love my ... (more)

What Do You Do With Your Children’s Money?

From My Journey to Millions
January 17, 2012 at 11:10 am
Over the past 13 and a half months we have a couple events for my son that resulted in cash gifts, specifically, we had his actual birth, Christening and his First Birthday. ... (more)

Turn Your Resolutions Into Good Habits

From My Journey to Millions
January 13, 2012 at 11:53 am
New Years is a time for making optimistic promises to yourself. Whether your goal is to lose weight, get your finances on track or fulfil some other lofty plan, almost everyone ... (more)

Most Readers Will Hate What I Did With Part of My Bonus

From My Journey to Millions
January 12, 2012 at 11:30 am
Every year, when I get my bonus I think about how I will split up the money. A couple years back I received less than what I expected and discussed what to do if you receive an ... (more)

Differences Between Nontraded REITs and Exchange Traded REITs

From My Journey to Millions
January 9, 2012 at 11:15 am
Outside of investing a small percentage of my bi-weekly 401(k) contributions into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Fund, I have very little personal experience investing in ... (more)

Reflections on My Attempt To Save Money By Driving Less

From My Journey to Millions
January 8, 2012 at 10:56 am
Of the resolutions I made a year ago, several were concerned with cutting my costs and improving my finances. Most of these resolutions existed in the world of budgets and long-term ... (more)

Financial Crisis Situations – What You Can Do and How You Can Prepare

From My Journey to Millions
January 7, 2012 at 9:57 am
No one wants to have to deal with a financial crisis, but many of us will face a shortfall of money at some time or another in our lives and so it’s worth taking action now so ... (more)

Why the Hell are There New Active Public Pension Plan Participants?

From My Journey to Millions
January 4, 2012 at 11:15 am
I was talking to a buddy the other day and somehow the discussion of public employees came up, and we asked ourselves the same exact question at almost the same exact time: Why ... (more)

January 2012 Net Worth Update

From My Journey to Millions
January 2, 2012 at 11:21 am
I can’t believe it has been about a year since I started tracking my net worth.  I resisted the idea of doing so since the beginning of this blog because of two reasons.  One, ... (more)

Analyzing the Perception of the “1 Percent”

From My Journey to Millions
December 29, 2011 at 8:00 am
One of the reasons we are having Occupy Wall Street protests and backlash towards the “1 percent” is because the public doesn’t understand what it is like to have money. ... (more)

Goals and Objectives for 2012

From My Journey to Millions
December 28, 2011 at 11:45 am
A couple of days ago I “graded” myself as to how I did for my 2011 Goals and Objectives and with only  a couple days left in 2011 it is about time to lay it on the line for ... (more)

Our Credit Card Spending November to December

From My Journey to Millions
December 26, 2011 at 1:21 am
I read an inspiring post on Financial Samurai titled, “Credit Card Enlightenment: Track Your Expenses Wisely” that made me want to get a handle on monthly expenditures, but ... (more)

Reviewing How I Did on My 2011 Goals and Objectives

From My Journey to Millions
December 20, 2011 at 11:35 am
I can’t believe it has been almost a year since I published my goals and objectives for 2011 (December 31, 2011 at 12:45am) and as we come to the end of the year I thought ... (more)