I think setting some 2020 goals down in electrons will be valuable. For me, it will hopefully cause some reflection as I set the goals and create some accountability by publishing them on the blog. I hope it will also inspire us all to approach 2020 with some intention and a “growth mentality.”
Category: Personal Finance
State of the Stash – December 2019
Happy New Year! It is time for my personal finance journal update. I am just going to update savings/invested assets in this post and will work on another post updating total net worth and doing an annual review over the next several days. It takes a little bit longer to estimate my total net worth as I’ve got some real estate and deferred compensation to value.
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It is time for my monthly personal finance journal update. October was pretty exciting. I increased my savings over the last month due to a bit of a small income windfall. I also had some help from Mr. Market. I am getting close to a pretty big milestone.
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It is time for my monthly personal finance journal update. September was a huge bounce back from August. I made some real progress. Mr. Market put his shoulder to the wheel as well.
ContinueState of the Stash – August
It is well past time for my monthly personal finance journal update, so let’s get to it. August was another of those months where the grind was real. I wasn’t able to make much progress due to the fluctuations of Mr. Market.
ContinueState of the Stash – July
It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry. This is going to be a quick update as the day job and the toddler are keeping me fully occupied. It is easier to carve out time to write, however, then you have a good month like July!
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It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry. June was all about rally mode!
Continue reading “State of the Stash – June”State of the Stash – May
It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry. May was all about Mr. Market opening a “can of whoop-ass” on my portfolio.
Continue reading “State of the Stash – May”State of the Stash – April
It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry. Mostly thanks to Mr. Market, I enjoyed a pretty nice increase this month.
OnwardMy Savings Rate
The savings rate is a topic of much angst and consternation in the financial independence community. I have intended for some time to share my savings rate and periodically track/update it on this site. So, let’s do that. I also have some thoughts on the most sensible way to handle some of the more controversial aspects of computing the savings rate.
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