No excitement this month and we’re absolutely fine with that. In our house, excitement usually doesn’t equate to a windfall. It usually means we are hemorrhaging money. Speaking of hemorrhaging money, it’s Christmas time again, which is one of our most favorite times of the year. Our reader probably hasn’t heard much out of us…
Category: Money
Working Toward Retirement – November
This was a pretty good month, with $6,002 in growth. I know next month it could be $2, but when I get to post numbers like this, it always makes me happy. My birthday is coming up in a few months and I can’t wait. I’ve been putting my current age in my trusty retirement…
Saving for the future – November
We did it! We got our savings back up above $20,000…for now. Who knows when the next financial train wreck will happen and knock us off the rails. Our reader may not be able to tell because we are not totally broke, but Christy and I have horrible luck, financially. Given that, it’s surprising we…
Working Toward Retirement – October
Not a great month in our retirement investments, but at least they aren’t negative. Any growth is still growth. We did increase our deposits in my work 401k a little due to my annual increase. I was expecting the amount withdrawn for my annual bonus to show as well, but it is not showing in…
Reinvesting dividends
In my last monthly update on our retirement savings, I wrote a little about reinvesting dividends and my speculation on how that all played into whether or not someone loses money during a drop in the market, if they do not pull out. I haven’t consulted a financial expert about it, but I did look…
Yard-Sale Finds
As I mentioned last week, I had big plans to touch up the paint on our kitchen cabinets over the weekend. Unfortunately, I never found the time to complete that project. Our oldest daughter had choir rehearsal and a concert on Saturday, and then we decided to go pumpkin picking on Sunday. Sorry for the…
Saving for the future – October
We took a dip this month, with taking more out of savings than we put in and removing the same as we put into vacation, making this month a wash for that account. This month in Savings we saved our normal $500, but…we got our credit card bill with the $2,500 balance for the new…
Working Toward Retirement – September
It’s been another great month in our retirement investments. My work 401k rate of return is currently at 34%, my Vanguard is currently at 43%, and Christy’s Betterment account is at 44%. But how long will the good times last? Christy recently read a Market Watch opinion piece on the roaring ’20s and it’s similarities…
Saving for the future – September
This month in Savings, we had to pay out $3,875 toward our new roof. They allowed $2,500 to be put on a credit card, so we did that and will pay that out of Savings when our bill comes. We are still above $20,000, but not for long. That $6,375 for the roof really hurt….
Cover up your wood! Fire wood, that is.
Years ago, we had to have a large tree taken down. Two actually. Just not at the same time. When we had the first one cut down, I told the tree service to leave the trunk and all the large branches. I was gonna cut me some fire wood. I ran up to my local…