Finish Duma Key. Good book, bad technology habits. I need to practice getting away from screens. 9-hour workdays plus my undying love for YouTube and unhealthy dependency on Instagram equals zero quality productivity. Finish The Science of Getting Rich. It’s not long, just read it already. Declutter for 2 hours. I did NONE of this…
The Gap Year Question
“Gap year” tends to make you think of the high school graduate, full of wanderlust and indecisiveness. Likely funded by Mom and Dad, they scoot off the Europe, Vietnam, and Australia for a year to figure out who they are, what they want to do with their lives, and have a lot of fun along…
5 Steps to Invest (A Lot) in 2021
Disclaimer is off to the right. I’m not a financial planner– I’m just sharing how I’m managing my money, not telling you how to manage yours. Everyone’s situation, needs, and goals are different! Now, my goals are pretty aggressive– if you don’t know what FIRE is, it’s Financial Independence Retire Early. I’m trying to accumulate…
Staycation
My company gives me 6 hours of paid time off per pay period… why have I not used more of it?
How We Invested the Money in My Husband’s Roth IRA
We’ve welcomed a brand new Roth IRA into our family. I took some time to determine how I wanted to allocate funds in my husband’s account. Here’s what I settled on…
Quarter 1 Investing and Our Best Month EVER
This is the most we’ve ever invested in a month, quarter, and nearly a year!
Qtr 1 investment contributions are not far from what we invested in all of 2020, which was, until now, our best year ever. We’ve been agressive, but are thrilled with the progress towards our ultimate goal!
Quarter 1 2021 Review
Some goals are behind schedule, and others are completely knocked out of the park! Financially, this is our best quarter ever.
April 2021 Budget
Big expenses from Qtr1 have been pushed AGAIN. So we’re ringing in the Spring season will some big expenses…