Our portfolio declined by 1.8% in February. It brings our year to date total for 2008 to -5.6%.
The total percent increase (not to be confused with total return) of our portfolio since the beginning of our dollar plan is 989.6%, dipping under 1000% for the first time since last July.

The Good News
Despite the declining balance we have [...]

Posted March 3, 2008 in Net Worth, Our Dollar Plan by Madison | 8 Comments

March Madness
Free Money Finance put together a fun March Madness tournament featuring 64 personal finance articles. The winner gets $500 to the charity of their choice. I’m playing for the March of Dimes. I have two articles included. You can vote for the first in Round 1 which was announced yesterday:
My article How Do [...]

Posted March 2, 2008 in Carnivals, Dollar Plan News by Madison | 3 Comments

We might go car shopping today… depending on the weather. Not buying yet, but just looking at some of the cars mentioned in great family cars. Just in time for my car search is the Consumer Reports: 10 Best Cars for 2008 at My Two Dollars. I’ll consider adding some of these cars to my [...]

Posted March 1, 2008 in Roundups by Madison | 7 Comments