I just spent a bit of time staring at my budget for August. It doesn’t look so bad on the surface. I just paid my insurance bill and had enough money in that budget category to cover the bill, thanks to planning ahead. I’ve started putting away a little bit of money every month to …
First off, as I mentioned the other day, I’m hosting the Finance Fiesta this week, so get your submissions in by Wednesday at 5! The Fiesta goes live on Thursday morning. I was reviewing my July budget this weekend, and realized that in July, things kind of went off the rails. Nothing too terrible, but …
I was looking over my bank account list the other day and realized that over the past 18 months, I have significantly increased the number of accounts I use. In early 2007, I had two basic accounts – savings and checking. Now, I have seven different accounts that I use every month. I have three …
Across the board, it seems like PF bloggers who post their net worth are seeing a loss this month. My investment and retirement accounts dropped by 7.61%. It’s a bit disheartening, to be honest, but it doesn’t mean I’m going to change anything. For the most part, my investments are designed for the long haul. …
I have a confession to make. Yesterday, when I paid my credit card bill, I realized that my balance on my YNAB spreadsheet didn’t quite make sense. After some quick math, it was clear that I had forgotten to enter a few transactions. I hadn’t been reconciling YNAB with my credit card statement, so the …