With the election out of the way (pretty much) and news of a COVID vaccine, the markets have been doing pretty well. A couple things happened this month to increase our deposits. Aside from the pay increase I mentioned last month, our increase to 10% in my work 401k took affect on my last check…
Category: Life
Saving for the future – November
It’s been a busy month. Between work and the kitchen remodel, it’s hard to find time to keep up with my weekly posts. I don’t know how Christy does it. She has a full time job (schooling and raising the kids), she has been working on the kitchen too, and she always finds time to…
COVID HALLOWEEN
With all things 2020, Halloween is no different. A Covid Halloween has thrown a few wrenches into our normal seasonal traditions. We used to always go to Conte Farms in Tabernacle, NJ for all things picking, which was great. The kids always enjoyed getting blueberry ice cream at their shop after blueberry picking and apple…
Working Toward Retirement – October
The markets have turned in our favor for the month of October. We had growth of $3,344, versus the $89 we had in September. This month we increased our contributions to my work 401k because I was able to get a significant increase in my compensation. It is still far, far less than what I…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
I love Spring. It’s great when the temperatures start to rise and you can come out of hibernation. I also love Summer. Grilling out, going to amusement parks with the kids (pre-COVID), having plenty of daylight into the evening to extend all the fun. But the most wonderful time of the year, the one that…
We’re open for business (A Shameless Self Promotion)
Designs On A Dime is now open for business. We recently launched our new store to 1) Get some of the crazy ideas I have out of my head and bring them into the material world, and 2) To try and find a new income stream to help us support our family of 7 after…
Term Life: Preparing for the unknown
Back in May, I wrote about the importance of proper term life insurance coverage to take care of your loved ones and my lack of ability to lose weight. At the time I decided I just needed to get the coverage. That search led me to both lose weight and take the steps towards securing…
Working Toward Retirement – July
Christy gave me the idea to start documenting our savings in a post every month. After writing the first one, that gave me the idea to document our retirement savings. Saving for retirement has been a big focus of ours lately. We wish we would have started being more focused on it years ago, but…
Independence Day 2020 – The lock down edition
Like many cities around the United States, our Independence Day was a little…off. But despite New Jersey being in lock down, we had a pretty great 4th of July this year. Our borough didn’t have a parade this year. Which to be honest, was kind of nice. We love bringing the kids to the parade…
My wallet has contracted COVID-19
There’s just no getting away from COVID-19. Unfortunately, it has caused a great loss of life and even more panic. I’d like to say I’m immune to the panic, but our grocery bills are telling another story. As a cost savings measure, we only go grocery shopping when I get paid, which is the 15th…