This past weekend I was browsing through my spreadsheet archives and came across an old spreadsheet that I created back in 2006. While the name of the spreadsheet — SWR.xls — gave me a hint at what I would find within, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect since I had not touched this spreadsheet …
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With the turn of the calendar, it is a popular time to reflect back on goals from the prior year while shifting focus to the goals for the year ahead. The data nerd in me geeks out at the end of the year as I update all of my spreadsheets for the coming year, shift …
Over the last couple of weeks, I have had an internal debate on my approach to tracking dividends–and we have discussed it in some of the comments. Initially, when I started this blog and created a focused dividend portfolio, I only referenced the dividends generated from my new purchases–as well as a couple of long-standing …
Earlier this year I changed jobs after being with my prior employer for over 16 years. Beyond the adjustment of that change at a personal level, there was also a financial decision to be made–and that was what to do with the 401(k) through my prior employer. Rather than cover the various options in detail …
Shortly after graduating college and starting to work full-time, I was tired of being in debt and feeling like there was no light at the end of the financial tunnel. Around that time, I had come across The Motley Fool website and began pouring through the articles as well as the forums–and I credit that …