Tag: saving

State of the Stash: Q2 2023

It is time for my personal finance and investing journal update. Let’s update the State of my Stash.

If you are new to my blog, or this series of posts, I am tracking my liquid savings/marketable investments. These posts are sort of a finance and investing journal, so I can look back and see what I was thinking and (hopefully) how I achieved certain financial and savings goals. The primary benefit for me is to have a “forcing function” to make me drill down and see what’s going on.

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State of the Stash: 2023 Savings Goals – Coast FI?


If you are new to my blog, or this series of “State of the Stash” posts, I am tracking my liquid savings/marketable investments. These posts are sort of a finance and investing journal, so I can look back and see what I was thinking and (hopefully) how I achieved certain financial and savings goals. The primary benefit for me is to have a “forcing function” to make me drill down and see what’s going on. If you’re more interested in electronically chatting about investments, these posts are probably not of interest to you.

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My 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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State of the Stash – March 2019

It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry.  I hope that this journal of savings will provide us all enhanced motivation to save.  It will also serve as a record, so that I can look back and analyze to see where I can improve. Continue reading “State of the Stash – March 2019”

State of the Stash – February 2019

It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry.  My goal is that by maintaining a journal of my savings, I will provide enhanced motivation to save.  It will also serve as a record, so that I can look back and analyze.  Continue reading “State of the Stash – February 2019”