Archive for December, 2006
Holiday Spendings This Year
We usually didn't spend much money in holidays like Christmas and New Year, mainly because there were only two of us and we don't have the tradition of giving gifts in Christmas. In fact, we don't celebrate Christmas. To us, it's just a day off with nowhere to go (pretty much everywhere is closed at [...]
Where Are the Millionaires?
The latest Census Bureau statistics shows there are 3,510,000 millionaires in US based on a sample of federal estate tax returns (Form 706). Millionaire is defined as "those adults with net worth (assets minus liabilities) of $1 million or more." Here's a state-by-state break down of where those millionaires are.
State
No. ofmillionaires
State
No. ofmillionaires
Alabama
35K
Missouri
58K
Alaska
6K
Montana
11
Arizona
45
Nebraska
14K
Arkansas
22K
Nevada
26K
California
572K
New Hampshire
17K
Colorado
59K
New Jersey
178K
Connecticut
83K
New [...]
Now I’m Done
After I posted the "Merry Christmas!" entry, Golbguru suggested I should catch up some sleep instead of staying late and blogging. Well, I guess I should take his advice because the past week was really a busy one at work and I had to work over time a couple of days to finish a project [...]
Merry Christmas!
Best Wishes to You and Your Family This Holiday Season!
Census Bureau: Mean Family Net Worth, Income, and Education
Last Friday, The Census Bureau released 2007 Statistical Abstract. In the Income, Expenditures, and Wealth part, I found some interesting numbers that show how much (on average) we make and the mean household net worth for the past decade (from 1995 to 2004).
The first table is the mean family net worth for different age [...]
