September 2008 Net Worth – $86,009.44

What can I say, the financial crisis is doing an efficient job of giving our investment portfolio a beat down. It is looking increasingly impossible for us to hit $100,000 by the end of the year. We've increased our net worth by about $14,000 so far this year, and we're still about $14,000 away. It's not fun to consider things like the fact that 1 year ago my Roth IRA was worth more than it is today and I've investing $5,000 into it since then. So much for compounding interest. Re...
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July 2008 Net Worth – $85,339.30

We managed to just eek out a positive month in July. It's a little frustrating to watch my portfolio continually get beat down, but I'm staying the course and anticipating the eventual bounce back. The wife is no longer working, so we're down to one income. Her school schedule for the upcoming semester just didn't allow time for fitting in even a part time job. We've moved from DINK's to SINK's. On the positive side, a couple of investment opportunities have presented themse...
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