2011 Net Worth Update January 4, 2012

I told myself I’d be doing these updates monthly. Ha!  Luckily, my networth has been dancing around the same number since April, mostly due to fluctuations in the stock market.  Our cash accounts grew nicely, but since we have double that amount in retirement accounts, it doesn’t do much to staunch the bleeding. We did [...]

Net Worth Update November 5, 2010

This spring, I made my net worth page private after a privacy issue.  It was always my intention to write posts on my net worth every month or every few months to make up for it, but that plan apparently died.  Since I’m trying to get back into the swing of blogging (and since I [...]

July Finances = Decimated July 28, 2010

I’m not looking forward to reconciling expenses for July.  We took a vacation to the beach for 4 days, and though it was pretty inexpensive, all things considered, it’s still a huge chunk of money! $387 for the hotel $100 for miscellaneous fun spending on the boardwalk $85 for golf_______________________________ $572 total Plus, we bought [...]

What’s a good buffer? June 7, 2010

I try to keep a decent buffer in my checking accounts.  I figure it’s easier to keep some extra money in there rather than worry about bills being paid too early or too late.  However, I’ve always struggled with the question of how much buffer I needed. Right now, I try to keep at least $2,000 [...]

Time vs. Money April 19, 2010

Sorry for the lack of posting recently! I was loaned out to another group at work for a few weeks, doing work on some 24/7 operations.  I was staffed on a 2pm-10pm shift, which is awesome since that closely matches my normal sleeping cycle.  I was looking forward to sleeping in and getting to help [...]

We are now inextricably combined! January 19, 2010

If you looked at the little chart of my net worth recently, you might have seen it make a huge jump up, essentially doubling. No, I haven’t won the lottery. Chad and I just finally combined our savings accounts, and he has granted me permission to obsessively track his accounts in addition to my own. [...]

Why am I maxing out my 401K? December 17, 2009

I mentioned in my 2009 Review that I had come close to maxing out my 401K this year.  I plan to try to do the same next year.  But a recent post at Punch Debt In The Face (it is worth clicking through just to see the picture at the top of the post) made [...]

Leftover Savings December 10, 2009

I created several savings sub-accounts at the beginning of this year, for gifts, for the wedding, for the honeymoon, etc. Lots of these are cyclic – the honeymoon fund will just become a travel fund, I’ll still need to buy gifts next year. So that’s easy. Now, my question is about the $700 left over [...]

Thankful. November 25, 2009

I was working up my 2010 budget the other day.  I always like to plan for the worst case.  I always like to be conservative.  Part of it is that I need to know  my goals are at least achievable before I try, or I get too overwhelmed.  Part of it is just the security [...]

Net worth hits six figures! November 21, 2009

I totally missed this when I updated my NetworthIQ for October, but my net worth has officially hit six figures!  Of course, this is all based on the current position of the stock market, but I won’t think too much about that… I wonder how high it would be if I added Chad’s accounts in!