Don’t worry, this isn’t a trend. It’s been a rough couple of months. A lot of time has been spent preparing for the worst, worrying, and just being sad and lame. I’ve been staying with my sister in Washington, DC, which is an amazing city, but I don’t have any friends up here other than…
2023 Goal Update
A quick progress report of my 2023 goals
Planning My Year As a Potential Divorcee
Hello, friends. Hope the new year has been treating you well. *Cries into bowl of ramen* Just kidding, almost. Bad news first. My trial separation is becoming a permanent one. After lots of thinking, time apart, and therapy, the differences in our life dreams might be deal breakers. There have been some devastating conversations to…
2022 Dividend Roundup
It’s been so fun watching dividends grow each year. In 2022, we made almost as much as 2021 and 2020 combined!
2023 Goal Plans
Just kidding, kind of. Since 2016, I’ve done year-end review and goal-setting sessions between November and December to plan for the coming year. In the past, I used the Best Year Yet method, and eventually I settled into a yearly process of coming up with 10 goals. Sometimes I’d work through certain themes (family goals,…
Ready to Say Goodbye to 2022
Good Christ, I’m over it. This post won’t touch much on the financials, so fair warning if that’s not your cup of tea. Very long story short– my husband and I have started a trial separation. As with many relationships, it’s complex and layered. I still don’t feel at liberty to go into details, but…
2022 Quarter 3 Dividends
Quarter 3 dividend round-up!
Career Break Goal Audit
I might have fallen short of my big career goal, but what about all of the “little things” I’d aimed to do?