It’s about achieving financial goals, and ultimately building wealth. Is this why you are here? Are you looking for ideas on how to…
If so, then you are in the right place! Ultimately, I would like to explain this crazy chart to you. I called this my REAL Wealth Building Framework.

I am 34 years old (as of 2008), married to my wonderful wife who gave birth to a wonderful baby boy — Gavin — in December 2007. We own a small 3 stories townhouse (20 x 100 lot) at the edge of Jackson Heights in Queens (approximately $600,000 based on Zillow.com estimate).
Currently, I work full-time as an IT Manager in Brooklyn, New York — and, earning a little side-income with this blog. She is currently a stay at home mom.
Just to be clear, I am not a financial guru. What I am is a 34 year old man with $239,300 investment portfolio as of 1/1/2008 — how do you stack up? My goal is build a $1 million investment portfolio by 2017.
My wife and I share everything, and we do not separate our money. As such, this is the result of two people working together toward the same goal. What you read here is about my personal experience. I will share what I learned and know with you (my readers). I can be right or wrong. You can agree or disagree with anything I write — all I ask is that you leave comments so that we can communicate openly.
I have a variety of hobbies and interests that includes: movies, bicycling, reading, investing, photography, travel, the Web, and playing (chess, video games, etc.). As such, I may occasionally write about these topics. However, the main focus of this site will be about personal finance.