I recently discussed that we have $223,270 outstanding in credit card balances. The next logical question is how much in credit limits do we have to support this strategy? Over $1 million! $1,020,270 to be exact. The total includes credit cards and lines of credit. I thought it would be a fun challenge to see if [...]

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In When Does the 0% Credit Card Really Expire? I stated that we had $58,980 on my American Express card. If that’s just one card, how much do we have total? And why? $223,270. Yes, you read that correctly. However, it’s all at 0% and accounted for. It is actually making and saving us money! [...]

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We’ve already had 2 snowstorms this week and there’s more snow on the way today. It’s only the first week in December and by tomorrow we will already have a foot of snow! Good thing I like snow! If you are stuck inside today too, here’s some great reading: 

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Our accessible net worth is down -1.6% since last month. However, it’s still up 18.2% for the year. Meeting our goal of 21.6% for the year is still possible. Here’s our best and worst holdings in annual % returns for stocks and funds held all year:

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I wanted to take some time out so you can get to know me a little better. I have a short bio about me, but didn’t go into much detail. Here’s some more things you might find interesting. Your topics cover a very broad range of personal finance, why? I like to write about anything [...]

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