Analyzing Wealth

The Financial Journey of a Gen-Y Skeptic

17 August 2007

My car will be paid off in 2 weeks

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At some point there was going to be a crossover, where it made my emergency fund balance better if I took money out of it to pay my car off...
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16 August 2007

Bit of a short-term dilemma

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I have two voices in my head that are fighting each other a bit right now, as they have been for months. With a downturn possible (and now h...
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06 August 2007

Don't let your life (or your finances) be ruled by dogma

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I'm a nonreligious person. Not that this matters much in the context of personal finance, but it does reveal a little about my personali...
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01 August 2007

Net Worth Update

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One word for the market this month: UGLY. The US total market, as measured by Vanguard's Total Market ETF (VTI), dropped 4.6% in July. I...
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26 July 2007

Is buying on a down day market timing?

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I'm making a Roth IRA purchase today, and I'm not ashamed to admit that it's because the market took a dive today. I am not a be...
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17 July 2007

Pay my car off? Do I want the relief?

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So, I have been pretty adamant that I am not a subscriber to the idea of making financial decisions based on how they affect you psychologic...
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09 July 2007

Frugal boozing

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Note: I am in no way endorsing binge drinking, under age drinking, drinking and driving, or drinking in general. This is a light-hearted pos...
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05 July 2007

Got a credit card or 4? Raise your limits!

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Today I was looking at my online account page for one of my credit cards, and thought, for curiosity, I'd click on the "request a l...
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July Net Worth Update

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It was a rough month for my investments (I calculated these on July 2nd, so it has recovered some since). As the market dipped, so did I-- a...
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22 June 2007

72(t) SEPP withdrawals for early retirement

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In my neverending quest to find the best way to save for retirement, I've given some consideration to the 72(t) SEPP (substantially equa...
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20 June 2007

What will I do when I retire?

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I was talking about my pappaw over the weekend, telling my girlfriend that he retired at 55. Of course, she asked, "what has he been do...
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18 June 2007

Drink water, save $46,000

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The "latte factor" has been well documented in personal finance circles, but I thought I'd bring you another example of the ef...
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12 June 2007

Invisible fencing for the frugal pet owner

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In October, my girlfriend and I got our first puppy. We went down to a local animal shelter, where we were lucky enough to find an adorable ...
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11 June 2007

Some links of interest

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I've been doing some reading this morning and thought I'd highlight some posts that I enjoyed . . . JLP of AllFinancialMatters shows...
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07 June 2007

The disturbing side of my net worth growth

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I have to say that I'm thrilled with how quickly I'm progressing toward my annual net worth goal. It was an aggressive goal and it l...
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06 June 2007

Roth 401k: optimal vehicle for early retirement?

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I've been giving early retirement a lot of thought lately. Specifically, I've been trying to figure out which investment accounts ca...
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04 June 2007

My home as an investment: solid returns after 2 years

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It seems, every week, there are a lot of PF bloggers talking about renting vs. owning, and it's a subject I love to comment on. This mor...
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01 June 2007

June Net Worth Update

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Okay, so I'm on the 1st of the month now. I'll try to keep it here from now on, but it will certainly test my patience. It was a goo...
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31 May 2007

How much does your job factor into your happiness?

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I was exchanging emails with a former coworker yesterday, and we have had mutual frustration with my employer. Not that this is rare; I thin...
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29 May 2007

Fund managers rule!

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Ah yes. All fund companies have something to offer you that nobody else has-- funds that will beat the market! Or so they will tell you. You...
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