Our portfolio decreased -2.4% in August, bringing us to 919% total increase since the beginning of our dollar plan.

In addition, our year-to-date total decrease is -11.9%.

Reflections on my portfolio this month
August was a critical point for our portfolio. In the future, it will be the month that I draw an arrow to noting [...]

Posted September 9, 2008 in Net Worth by Madison | 2 Comments

Posted September 8, 2008 in Uncategorized by Madison | 10 Comments

It’s Free Money Friday! Not only is Friday almost everyone’s favorite day of the week, I’m hearing feedback that many of you love the Free Money Friday series. As long as you love it, I’ll keep looking for new sources of money for you each week! Today’s free money is from Discover: a $50 Cash [...]

Posted September 5, 2008 in Credit cards by Madison | Comments?

When I came up with the Unconventional Roth IRA Strategy to Lower Tax Bill I realized that to be successful I needed to track my Roth IRA money more closely. Once I dug a little deeper, I found that even if you are using the Roth IRA in a more traditional way, you still need [...]

Posted September 4, 2008 in Retirement by Madison | 5 Comments

My Back to School Savings Challenge was a success! (The challenge was to save more than you spent this year getting ready for back to school.) I saved $25 from Etrade, $5 from Revolution Money Exchange, and $12 hitting a sale for a free lunch box.
Total saved: $42; total spent: $37; dropping my 2-year-old [...]

Posted September 3, 2008 in Roundups by Madison | 3 Comments