money
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I meant to post more last month, but between personal travel and work travel, there was only a week where I was not either recovering from a trip or preparing for one, so I suppose I’ll kick off this month and do a better job planning some of the topics I’ve had on my mind.…
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Another killer month. Last year, we went on a two week vacation to Italy at the end of the month of June, and came back to a substantial increase in our net worth despite the $20k or so we poured into the trip. I did not do a very good job not checking the markets…
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May was a much better month than April on the net worth front! Though we’ve backed off a bit from our mid-month (or so) peak, there was still some really good progress. I had to remind myself that a $10k gain my 401k is still great, when I found myself grouchy that I finished the…
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My husband and I have owned our home for a little over five years at this point. When we bought it in 2019, it was essentially turn-key – there was nothing we hated about it. Some of the choices of the previous owner, a lovely lady who shared a first name with me and who…
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I considered opening this entry with, “What a way to start a blog!” But, absent the context of April’s net worth, I suppose this gets to stand on its own without the shadow of the n% drop in our invested assets looming behind it. Net worth is one of those funny things to me, where…
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