Monthly Archives: June 2016

My Wedding Day: The Best Day of My Life

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Our wedding day finally arrived!  The day my wife (that STILL is strange to write) and I had been planning and eagerly awaiting for over one and a half years finally arrived.  A few weekends ago, we looked each other in the eyes, exchanged our vows, and began this amazing new chapter of our lives.   The two-day celebration flew by and to be honest, a lot of it is still a blur (which we were told by everyone would happen).   I am still honored that so many friends and family members took the time to celebrate with us.  Man, what an awesome few days.

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My Monthly House Expenses – Mid-2016 Update

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Hello everyone!  I wanted to be able to update one of life’s biggest monthly costs that I am chewing on – and that is – the cost of living in my house each and every month.  Surprisingly it has been over 2 years since I have written about my payments that go out each month, and to show the community whether that has changed for better or for worse, even though I internally review this each and every month.  I find more data and time interesting, as it can really tell how well you manage and how consistent you are able to keep with your management & money.  Without further-ado here is my 2016 update to my housing expenses!

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When will Netflix monthly subscription be “Too High”?

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I love Netflix (NFLX).  I honestly do not know where I would be during busy season without the streaming subscription service and even on lazy Saturday or Sunday mornings with the lady binge watching a show with a cup of coffee.  For us “cable cutters”, Netflix has been a wonderful supplement for our entertainment purposes.  Back in 2014, Netflix rose their prices on new customers from $7.99 to $9.99, but didn’t touch us grandfathered customers.  They didn’t touch us, until now.  Our price will go up 25% from $7.99 to $9.99 or a “small” $2 more per month or $24/year (excluding taxes).  Question is – when and at what price will Netflix be too much or too high?

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Bert’s May 2016 Dividend Income Summary

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May 2016 was  the best month of my life…hands down.   And it had absolutely nothing to do with investing.   I’m sure those that have been following along can guess what happened.  If not, no worries, I will have some blog posts soon to fill you all in on what exactly happened soon.  It was also a great month for dividend income as I saw some growth compared to May 2015.  Let’s take a look at the dividend income I received during the last 31 days!  Here is my May 2016 Dividend Income summary!

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