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End of Vacation

Sorry for the lack of blog posts this past week. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday, even if you don’t celebrate. Today, I’m heading home after a long trip to my hometown. It was a great trip, but I’m really glad to be heading back. I’m a little disappointed that I [...]

November Net Worth Update (+2.62%)

Another month of positive movement for my net worth! In November, my net worth increased 2.62%. Breaking down the numbers, it looks like my investments had a surprisingly good month, while my cash accounts only increased a little bit. Of course, there was some movement from cash to investments, as always (Roth [...]

October Net Worth Update (+0.13%)

Pretty much no change in my net worth over the last month.  It went up 0.13%.  Not much to write home about.  My investments dropped a bit, but the savings from the extra paycheck this month made up for that.

Looking forward, I’m not expecting great things for November.  I have finally decided to pony up [...]

September Net Worth Update (+1.97%)

During September, my Net Worth increased 1.97%.  Movin’ on up, baby!

Nothing really of note this month.  I’m hoping that October is even better. It’s a three paycheck month, so that should help quite a bit.  Especially if I continue to spend wisely.

I’m not sure what happened, but September was a big month for groceries.  I [...]

August Net Worth Update (+1.75%)

A surprising net worth increase again this month.  In August, my net worth increased 1.75%.  Yet again, this is mostly thanks to increases in my investment accounts (which includes my contributions to retirement). 

August was a ridiculous spending month for me, which I am not proud of.  I was over in just about every budget category.  [...]