Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on July 2, 2009
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Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on July 2, 2009
I give myself a 50% on my June goals. I made improvements in most of the areas, but fell short of the goal.
Make $40 extra to put toward my mortgage. I made $144. I will put $72 toward my mortgage and the other half will be placed in my home savings account.Lose 5 pounds. I'm participating in the PF Bloggers Weight Loss Challenge for June and July. My goal is to lose 8 pounds. I want to kick start my weight loss in June. I lost 3.5 pounds. I really need to kick it up a notch in...
Written by Dividends4Life on July 2, 2009
When to buy a stock and at what price are very important decisions. However, serious investors will tell you the most important decision is how you allocate your assets. I have recently stepped back and took another look at my asset allocation with an eye toward how it will change as I approach retirement.
The first significant question you have to answer is how much do you allocate to equities and cash/fixed income. There are many approaches to answer this question, but the vast majority of...
Written by How I Save Money on July 1, 2009
Welcome to tracking of income and expenses for the month. Please note that I get paid on the last day of the month so my cash flow net effect will usually be negative until the last day of the month.
This does not mean that I am adding to my debt, it just [...]
Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on July 1, 2009
Even though my savings, retirement, and non-retirement assets decreased slightly; my total net worth increased because I was able to pay down my mortgage (a little) and paid off my credit card in full.
Currently, my savings accounts stand at
Emergency Fund $6,000
I want to bump this up to $10k since I now have to worry about my mortgage.
Car Maintenance $593.43
My goal is $10k for this account because it is a car maintenance and replacement account. My car currently needs quite a bit of...
Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on July 1, 2009
I just found out that I received a large fellowship for the next few years. I should receive an extra $4k in September. This will really help my savings accounts (especially my car maintenance fund and my home account).http://feeds.feedburner.com/SavingForAHomeOfMyOwn
Written by Dividends4Life on June 30, 2009
This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net June 22, 2009.
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Cardinal Health Inc. is one of the leading wholesale distributors of pharmaceuticals, medical/surgical supplies and related products to a broad range of health care customers.
Fair Value: I consider four calculations of fair value, see page 2 of the linked PDF for a detailed...
Written by Dividends4Life on June 29, 2009
For your reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net) over the past week:
Articles From DIV-Net Members
Dividends Value presented 3 Simple Steps For A Successful RetirementThe Dividend Guy presented Chopping Stocks to Lessen Your Risk
Dividend Growth Investor presented Largest Stock Buybacks for first quarter of 2009
Barel...
Written by Living Off Dividends & Passive Income on June 29, 2009
This is an interesting rant on the equality of paying taxes by newsletter editor Porter Stansberry:
According to the federales themselves, the top 1% of wage earners in the United States earned more than $388,806 in 2006.
There were 1.65 million citizens in this category. As a group, they paid $488 billion in income taxes. That was [...]
Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on June 28, 2009
This is another really easy recipe that is healthy and tasty! I like to make a lot because it's excellent heated up. I usually prepare this as a side with chicken or fish.
Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil (or another other oil that you prefer) into a large pan.
Slice the zucchini and squash into 1/16 of an inch sections (I like to do them as thin as possible for fast cooking).
Place the veggies in the oil when it's extremely hot (get your hand wet and flick water on the pan, if it sizzles...
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