Posts for My Journey to Millions


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)

Friendly and Free Stock Picking Contest Among Bloggers and Readers

From My Journey to Millions
December 19, 2011 at 11:15 am
Who doesn’t like a little friendly and free competition between people you interact with daily? I know I do, so I am excited to be entering into a stock picking competition with ... (more)

Expenses that need to be Considered When Investing in your First Property

From My Journey to Millions
December 17, 2011 at 9:00 am
Investing in a property for the first time is a really exciting occasion. As well as all of the excitement of getting your own house or apartment, though, you also need to think ... (more)

Buying an Asset with a Mortgage or Debt Doesn’t Necessarily Change your Net Worth

From My Journey to Millions
December 16, 2011 at 10:26 am
I got into an interesting conversation with a commenter the other day on another blog and it made me realize that there are some people out there who don’t actually understand ... (more)

Why Corey Doesn’t Want To Become a Millionaire

From My Journey to Millions
December 15, 2011 at 10:29 am
Editor’s Note:  I usually put an indication at the end of a post whether it is a guest post, however, considering the title I felt like notice should be moved up.  This ... (more)

Early Extreme Retirement Loses Its Biggest Proponent

From My Journey to Millions
December 14, 2011 at 11:30 am
A little over a year ago I wrote about my problems with a personal finance trend commonly referred to as “Early Retirement Extreme.”  It still remains a pretty popular post ... (more)

Calculating Possible Future Housing Expenses

From My Journey to Millions
December 12, 2011 at 11:03 am
The Wife and I have been giving serious thought to listing our house after the new year, and it was in the course of a recent discussion that The Wife told me she just wanted to ... (more)

Affording the Costs of Living

From My Journey to Millions
December 10, 2011 at 9:33 am
I’ll readily admit that I think about money a lot. Not just money, but a variety of factors that involve money, including savings, bargains, investments and general frugality. ... (more)

Unequal Distribution to Heirs

From My Journey to Millions
December 9, 2011 at 10:46 am
I was working on an interesting estate planning case today and I thought I would get people’s opinion on the subject.  At the end of the day this client wants to leave his ... (more)

The Value of Earning a Side Income

From My Journey to Millions
December 7, 2011 at 1:37 am
I never appreciated the value of a side income until I started earning one. Before I started blogging, all my income came through a regular job lost most people. But when my blog ... (more)

Regardless of Faith Is Sharia or Muslim Based Investing For You?

From My Journey to Millions
December 5, 2011 at 11:00 am
I recently read an interesting article on Shariah, or Islamic Law, based investing and I found it very interesting.  The article titled, “Profiting From Morality” was in November’s ... (more)

Dividend Investment Portfolio December 2011 Update

From My Journey to Millions
December 2, 2011 at 1:40 am
If you follow my blog you may remember that my original Perpetual Income Machine eventually morphed into my dividend investment portfolio.  Now every couple months I update ... (more)

Happy First Birthday My Boy!

From My Journey to Millions
December 1, 2011 at 11:00 am
Dear Christian, I can’t believe that it was about this time one year ago when your mom (a/k/a The Wife) said the scariest words I have ever heard in my life “My Water Just ... (more)

December 2011 Net Worth Update

From My Journey to Millions
November 30, 2011 at 10:45 am
November was a mixed month as I celebrated (yet again) my 30th birthday and I had a great thanksgiving weekend, but fiscally speaking it was sub-par at best and frustrating at ... (more)

My Thanksgiving Weekend

From My Journey to Millions
November 28, 2011 at 7:00 am
I mentioned last month that I wanted to personalize my blog a bit more and I think the best way to do so is to share a little bit about my life that has absolutely nothing to do ... (more)

Unusual Ways to Save Money

From My Journey to Millions
November 27, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Looking for ways to save money is a popular pastime for many of us, but for some people it becomes something of an obsession. Luckily for us, this has led to some interesting and ... (more)

I Don’t Understand the Safe Withdrawal Rate Discussion

From My Journey to Millions
November 23, 2011 at 11:06 am
It isn’t hard to find an article that discusses Safe Withdrawal rates, but I am not exactly sure why it is such a hot topic in retirement planning.  Investopedia provides a ... (more)

How Much is Too Much to Spend on a Hobby?

From My Journey to Millions
November 21, 2011 at 11:15 am
  I am not sure if it is sad or not, but my main hobby is this blog and building my online empire, however, as many people would guess that it isn’t a very physical hobby. ... (more)

Increasing my 401(k) Contributions to Avoid Leaving Money on the Table

From My Journey to Millions
November 17, 2011 at 1:30 am
I mentioned about a month ago I would open my books a bit more so I can look back at my archives and understand where I came from.  In both my goals and objectives for 2011 and ... (more)

When is an ETF not Actually an ETF?

From My Journey to Millions
November 15, 2011 at 10:22 am
Exchange Traded Funds have been popular for decades since they provide diversification with the ease of trading and dollar cost averaging.  They have gotten so popular that the ... (more)

How your Address Affects your Car Insurance

From My Journey to Millions
November 12, 2011 at 9:20 am
If you drive a car and have ever moved home, you may have noticed that the change of address can have a (sometimes quite significant) impact on your ability to get cheap car insurance. ... (more)

Happy 30th Birthday Evan

From My Journey to Millions
November 10, 2011 at 10:30 am
My Fav. Cake! I can’t believe I turn 30 years old today. Growing up didn’t 30 seem old? It wasn’t like turning that cool 21, or even 25…it was 30! It was substantial ... (more)

Travel Medical Insurance and Other Travel Tips

From My Journey to Millions
November 8, 2011 at 10:40 am
Even though dreaming about and planning for your upcoming vacation can be half the fun, many travelers find themselves worrying about things that might go wrong during their trip, ... (more)

Don’t Assume Your Time is Worth a Monetary Amount

From My Journey to Millions
November 7, 2011 at 12:27 am
This past Saturday I found out that my local BJs had gas which was about 30 cents cheaper then most local competitors and since The Wife and I both had our gas lights (literally) ... (more)