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Book Review: The Key
2007-11-14 08:30:00 Just after writing a book review on "The Secret", Dr. Joe Vitale and his publisher sent me a pre-published version of their new book "The Key" for review. Perhaps this is the law of attraction at work? The Key is based around the concept of The Law of Attraction and what Dr. Joe Vitale feels ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
Is the Market Efficient? - Part II
2007-11-13 08:30:00 Ed Rempel continues his post about the Efficient Market Hypothesis. This is Part 2 of 3. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. “I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault ...
The Carnival Of Personal Finance (#126)
2007-11-12 08:30:00 Welcome to the 126th Carnival of Personal Finance . For the readers who are not familiar with the CoPF, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog doing the hosting. Today, it just so happens that Million Dollar Journey gets the honor of hosting the ever growing event. This week, ... More About: Personal Finance , The Car
Carnival of Personal Finance Hosting and More..
2007-11-10 08:30:00 Carnival of Personal Finance Million Dollar Journey will be hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance next week. If you're interested in participating, you can submit your best articles of the week here. The cut off for submissions is on Sunday 5pm EST. You can read more about the submission guidelines here. Here are some other great reads: Canadian ... More About: Hosting , Carnival
Best of Million Dollar Journey: Oct 2007
2007-11-09 08:30:00 Time for another monthly tribute to the Million Doll ar Journey top articles. Articles are ranked by the most commented for the month of October 2007 (not including contest posts). 1. Ed Rempel's Picks for the Best Smith Manoeuvre Mortgage I (40 comments) This certified financial planner who specializes in The Smith Manoeuvre reveals his favorite readvancable mortgages. 2. ...
QCash on Investing in Second Mortgages
2007-11-08 08:30:00 Since writing about investing in second mortgages, I've gotten a good response from readers looking for more information. QCash, the retired 37 year old millionaire, has taken some of his time and written about his experiences with buying and holding second mortgages. After FTs excellent posts about 2nd mortgages and my comments, FT invited me to ... More About: Real Estate , Investing , Mortgages , Mort , Ages
Book/Movie Review: The Secret
2007-11-07 08:30:00 By now, everyone has heard about the popular book/movie "The Secret". But what is "The Secret"? The Secret is basically a gimmicky word for "The Law of Attraction". Still confused? What if I told you that you can have anything you want by just thinking about it? That's what "The Secret" wants you to believe. The movie/book ... More About: Movie , Movie Review , Book Reviews , Review , Book
Is the Market Efficient? - Part I
2007-11-06 08:30:00 Ed Rempel, a CFP and CMA, has written another guest post. This time, the subject is on the equity markets and their efficiency. It's a fairly long post, so get comfortable. This is Part 1 of a 3 part series. “You can observe a lot just by watching.” – Yogi Berra The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) has ...
Public Declaration
2007-11-05 08:30:00 The Financial Blogger has tagged me to commit to a personal goal and make it public to my readers. This blog is all about goals and commitment. I have already written about my million dollar net worth goal and my financial goals for the year along with updates, what more should I write about? Well, I've ... More About: Declaration , Public , Lara , Clar
Stock Trading Weekend - Nov 2, 2007
2007-11-02 18:30:00 As one of my favorite hobbies is stock trading, I follow quite the few stock trading blogs. Here are some great articles from 2 of my favorite stock trading blogs. Chris Perunna (RSS Feed): The Holy Grail of Trading : It’s not your System Markets are not Efficient The Fear of Losing Money Stock Trading ... More About: Weekend
Money Links - Loonie, Options, RESP.
2007-11-02 08:30:00 As the Canadian dollar is worth $1.05 per $1 USD, this is a perfect time to do that cross border shopping. This post on "US Duty Free allowances" indicates the amount you can bring back duty free. If you are over the amount, they will either charge you a 7% surcharge or 7% + the ... More About: Money , Links , Options
Wealth Strategy: Buying 2nd Mortgages II
2007-11-01 08:30:00 In part 1, we discussed the bare bone basics of buying 2nd mortgages as an investment. Today we'll get into an example along with the pros and cons of this strategy. Here is an excerpt from Buying 2nd Mort gages I: Here is the jist of the strategy: Investor advertises "We Buy Second Mortgages" in the local newspaper Investor receives ... More About: Wealth , Strategy
Oct 2007 Net Worth Update (+2.34%)
2007-10-31 08:30:00 It’s time again for the monthly net worth update - The Halloween 2007 edition. October was an interesting month for us. We sold our house and moved into a rental while our new home is being constructed. As we currently are in limbo, our net worth statement will be a shaken up where the assets and ... More About: Update , Net worth , Worth , Wort
Wealth Strategy: Buying 2nd Mortgages I
2007-10-30 08:30:00 I was going through some old stuff and found an old finance book that was written in 1990 called Wealth Building without Risk For Canadians. Within this book had a whole chapter on investing in second mortgages. I'm not sure how common these second mortgages are these days but as I am interested in real ... More About: Buying , Strategy , Mortgages , Mort
Developing a Basement - The Insulation
2007-10-29 08:30:00 Just got off the phone with my builder and it appears that, like any new home in Newfoundland, the basement will come uninsulated. I considered getting the builder to insulate the basement for me, however, I'm attempting to become more handy. After attending a few Home Depot seminars, I'm pretty confident that I can tackle the ... More About: Insulation
Best of the Week - Oct 26, 2007
2007-10-26 09:30:00 Lots of good articles from around the web this week. Dough Roller has hosted the 123rd Carnival of Personal Finance - The Boo Edition. I submitted the article "Preparing for a Move". Canadian Capitalist tells us to "Say No to PPN's" Canadian Dream inspires us with his financial success story. Four Pillars writes a review on Derek ... More About: Week
Real Estate Tips from InvestmentPropertyInfo.com
2007-10-25 09:30:00 A reader wrote me the other day to ask why I don't write more about real estate. I thought for a little bit about this question, and the answer is that I really don't know. Perhaps my real estate drive has decreased over the years? Have bad tenants jaded me so much as to turn ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Tips , Real , Prop
Landlording and Screening Tenants
2007-10-24 09:30:00 So, after you've followed the criteria for purchasing a rental investment property and snapped one up, how do you screen your potential tenants? I've been a landlord for a few years now and I've seen it all when it comes to tenants. Good ones, bad ones, all shapes/sizes, and all financial the predicaments you can think ... More About: Cree , Tenants , Tena , Screening
Ed Rempel?s Picks for The Best Smith Manoeuvre Mortgage III
2007-10-23 09:30:00 Ed Rempel has put together an article for us indicating his favorite Smith Manoeuvre Mort gage (s). This is part 3 of a 3 part series. In case you missed the other articles, here is part 1 and part 2. This final article of the series will help you decide whether or not to cancel your existing ...
Saving Energy Around the House
2007-10-22 09:30:00 As our new house is nearing completion, a lot of my brain space is spent on various ways to save money around the house. One way that really stands out in my books is energy conservation. Since Newfoundland has a fairly long cold season, it would make sense to maximize energy efficiency around the house. ... More About: House , Energy , Saving , The House
An American Hedge Fund Book Contest Winners!
2007-10-20 09:30:00 After a long wait, I finally have the results from the book draw of An American Hedge Fund. As stated in the contest post, there are 5 winners who were drawn randomly from a hat based on comment entries. Without further ado, here are the winners of an autographed copy of "An American Hedge Fund". Patrick Christine Joe ... More About: Contest , Contests , Book , Winners
Stock Trading Friday - Oct 19, 2007
2007-10-19 09:30:00 I've been doing a lot of reading on stock trading blogs as of late and I've come across 2 stock trading blogs that stand out in my mind. Stock Trading To Go and Chris Perunna. Stock Trading to go focuses mostly on beginner traders (RSS). Here are some useful articles that I have found. 13 ... More About: Friday
Ed Rempel?s Picks for The Best Smith Manoeuvre Mortgage II
2007-10-18 09:30:00 Ed Rempel has put together a lengthy article for us indicating his favorite Smith Manoeuvre Mort gage (s). This is part 2 of 3. If you haven't already, check out Part 1 which listed Ed Rempel's 3 favorite readvancable mortgages. This article will help you determine what to look for in a Smith Manoeuvre mortgage so you ...
Book Review: The Engine of America
2007-10-17 09:30:00 The book reviews keep rolling in! Since doing my last book review on "An America n Hedge Fund", Hector Barreto contacted me to request a review his new book "The Engine of America: The Secrets to Small Business Success From Entrepreneurs Who Have Made It!". Of course I agreed as I enjoy business/finance related books and even ... More About: Book Review , Book Reviews , Review , Book
Ed Rempel?s Picks for The Best Smith Manoeuvre Mortgage I
2007-10-16 09:30:00 Ed Rempel has put together an article for us indicating his favorite Smith Manoeuvre Mort gage (s). This is part 1 of a 3 part series. I will be staggering the articles, so make sure to stay tuned. Also note that Ed Rempel's mortgage picks are in the perspective of an advisor, which may or may not ...
Preparing for a Move
2007-10-15 09:30:00 We've finally got an acceptable offer on the house and now preparing for the big move. Our new construction isn't finished yet so we will temporarily rent a place. During my net worth statement publications, some readers were wondering about my principle residence valuation and it's accuracy. Since I typically take the low end when valuating ... More About: Real Estate , Move , Prep
Carnival Mania and More - Oct 12, 2007
2007-10-12 09:30:00 Just a quick reminder that the book giveaway contest will end this Sunday 5pm EST. Those of you who haven't entered yet, check out the contest for the rules and make sure to enter soon. Back on topic, MDJ participated in a couple carnivals this week. Among them include: The Carnival of Personal Finance hosted by Ask ... More About: Mania
What is your Money Lending Rule?
2007-10-11 09:30:00 This is an interesting question that applies to just about everyone. What do you do when a friend or family member asks to borrow some money from you? What is your rule? Or do you have one? Personally, I try to avoid lending money to friends and especially relatives. However, I give the exception to the ... More About: Money , Lending , Rule
After Tax Savings Rate - Oct 2007
2007-10-10 09:30:00 Since joining the blog world, I have discovered that we have quite the few frugal Canadian bloggers out there. I thought I was pretty frugal, but there are others who are saving much more than me. For example, I came across a post by The MoneyGardner and how his household after tax savings rate is ... More About: Savings , Rate
How has Million Dollar Journey affected me?
More articles from this author:2007-10-09 09:30:00 I was reading Clever Dude the other day where he posted about how his blog has affected him. I thought it was an interesting topic so I thought I would borrow the idea. Million Doll ar Journey has actually had a big influence on my financial life. The original goal of the blog was to help me ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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