April was a wonderful month for us. Nothing special, but we finally have an increase in our portfolio after negative returns the last three months. I’m usually more focused on the long term, but reporting it each month to you made me start to notice. As my two-year-old would say, “I’m a happy camper!”
During [...]

Posted May 5, 2008 in Net Worth, Our Dollar Plan | 3 Comments »

Each month I report progress on the growth of My Dollar Plan and my personal net worth growth (coming tomorrow). In addition to keeping me on track for my goals, it’s a great place for you to read the articles that readers found most popular during the month.

Posted May 4, 2008 in Dollar Plan News | 4 Comments »

I have been sitting on my Prosper account for awhile; since it is Free Money Friday, I finally decided to lend my money on Prosper.
$25 Signup Bonus
I signed up awhile ago to get the free $25, but never actually funded a loan. If you haven’t heard of Prosper, it’s a person-to-person lending company. You [...]

Posted May 2, 2008 in Quick Money | 3 Comments »

Now that you have step 1 complete and have a nice list of goals, it’s time to put the goals in a working order.
Step 2: Assigning Numerical Values
This isn’t necessarily a priority order, but rather an order to work on the goals as you fit them together in your dollar plan. Consider it the [...]

Posted May 1, 2008 in Your Dollar Plan | 1 Comment »