Evan | My Journey to Millions

Studying the Obvious and Figuring Out Why Americans Are Broke

Vanguard recently highlighted portions of a book written by Connecticut College Psychology Professor Stuart Vyse titled, “Going Broke: Why Americans Can’t Hold on to Their Money*” which attempts to provide evidence through experiments as to why, Why Americans are Broke. As long as this isn’t your first visit to a personal finance blog, or you have never picked up the WSJ or… Continue Reading

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Start 2010 Right! Free Money and Prizes

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Money Crashers 2010 Give Away MoneyCrashers, a personal finance blog, is having one crazy give away: Enter the Money Crashers 2010 New Year Giveaway Bash! We’ve partnered with various finance companies and bloggers to put together over $6,200 in sweet prizes – including $1,770 in cash, $930 in gift cards, the entire line of Apple iPod… Continue Reading

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Long Term Care Insurance May be Federal Income Tax Deductible

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I have discussed in the past that Long Term Care Insurance may be state income tax deductible, but I have never really went into the federal tax aspects Long Term Care Insurance. Luckily, I don’t have to. Every year there is an update released by The Corporation for Long-Term Care Certification. http://myjourneytomillions.com/2010_One_Page_Tax_Summary.pdf My Opinion of Long… Continue Reading

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I Have No Idea about Credit Card Rewards

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The Wife and I have had similar views on credit cards for as long as I can remember – they are neither good nor evil, but rather just tools. Well since the hammer that was beating me upside my head (e.g. debt) has finally ended, and with the start of the new year The Wife… Continue Reading

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Goals and Objectives for 2010! Need Help Solidifying

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The main reason I started this blog was to create a diary of My Journey and it didn’t take long for me to realize that accountability leads to success. As such, every year I create a sort of Goals and Objectives, my latest one being my Goals and Objectives for 2009. I then highlighted throughout the year how I… Continue Reading

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Best of My Journey to Millions for 2009

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Thank You! Thank you to everyone that reads this blog and comments on it! I love interacting with people and encourage people to email me to talk about anything. This year I wrote 168 posts and just wanted to highlight a couple of my favorites from each month: Favorite Posts from My Journey to Millions… Continue Reading