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March 2007 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth
Our net worth growth returned to its normal rate in March after barely coming out positive in February as we got some cooperation from the markets (Dow rose 87 points in March, NASDAQ gained 5 points, and S&P added 14 points).
Overall in March, our net worth saw an addition of $15,032 (or 3.22%) as compared [...]
February 2007 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth
I can’t believe we even manged to post a small gain for February, after the brutal Tuesday when we lost nearly $16,000 on paper. The gain, a mere $431.87, was largely due to the annual bonus my wife received this month. My decision to sell a mutual fund early this month also helped in reducing [...]
My Best
Early last week, FMF at Free Money Finance announced his own version of “March Madness,” competition of best posts from personal finance bloggers. I thought it’s a great idea to get a chance to read what other bloggers consider their best articles. Also since I have been writing on this Dairy for 6 months, it’s [...]
Amazon Sale Update: People Just Like to Shop with Amazon, even at a Higher Price
It has been a while since I made last sale on Amazon.com. Not because I emptied my inventory (in fact, I had quite a few left from last year’s shopping spree), I simply forgot to list them. Then yesterday, I finally got time to check what I have in the closet and put 6 items [...]
January 2007 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth
Since I started tracking the monthly changes of our nest egg in last August, January 2007 was the first month that I saw a dip in our taxable investment accounts (accounts that are not tax deferred), though not by much.
On January 31st, we have a total of $466,658 in our various savings and investment accounts. [...]
