Happy Fourth of July! We’re off to a parade, barbecue and possibly fireworks tonight to celebrate the holiday. Hopefully you have something fun planned to celebrate. If you are a reader from outside the U.S., here is a recap of the top articles written in June to glance through.
Free Money Friday will return next [...]

Posted July 4, 2008 in Dollar Plan News | No Comments »

Last week I brought up the story of a friend that needed help paying off debt. There were lots of great responses with different ways to get rid of the debt.
A recap of the situation (see the story for all the details):

Personal Line: $3,500 balance @ 15% - $7,000 limit
Credit Card #1: $2,300 [...]

Posted July 3, 2008 in Credit cards, Debt, Taxes | 2 Comments »

I love July! We almost always take a lot of vacation in July and this year is no exception! I’m off for 2+ weeks beginning Friday! We’ll be heading out of town next week and without internet access for part of the time. My personal focus for July: relaxation! What’s your Personal Focus for July?
In [...]

Posted July 2, 2008 in Roundups | 2 Comments »

Ouch! June was a rough month for our portfolio. Our portfolio decreased -6.4% in June, that brings us to 968% total increase since the beginning of our dollar plan.

In addition, our year-to-date return is -7.7%.

Reflections on my portfolio this month
I just moved a portion of our portfolio to a CD ladder. I just [...]

Posted July 1, 2008 in Net Worth, Our Dollar Plan | 2 Comments »

I just moved some of our portfolio to cash. There’s a chance that we may need to access it during the upcoming year and I wanted a way to maximize the return, but avoid any risk so I have the appropriate amount of money all year.
I asked on Twitter if anyone had done something [...]

Posted June 30, 2008 in Savings | 5 Comments »