It’s a good time to do a personal finance evaluation. I started a new job about two months ago after being out of work for a couple of months. Now that I have a few paychecks under my belt, I have a good sense of where the numbers fall. Saving and Investing As before, my […]
It’s Time for Some Financial Spring Cleaning
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It’s time for some financial spring cleaning. The weather is starting to warm up. The grass is getting green, leaves are budding on the trees, and birds and wildlife are returning. With the change in seasons, it is a good time to do some spring cleaning of your finances. Checklist Now is a great time […]
Year in Review for 2022
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Here is my year in review for 2022. It’s been a year of market volatility and personal change. Here is an overview of 2022. The Good One of the most memorable moments of this past year is that I made a career change after working for the same company for nearly 20 years. It’s been […]
New Year, New Financial Opportunities
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This is my first post of the new year. 2021 was good to me, but I know that it was a struggle for others. I have been fortunate to have been working throughout the past year and for the duration of the pandemic. I have my debts paid off and have been consistently saving and […]
Personal Financial Update, February 2021
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A personal financial update for February 2021. It’s been a while since I posted what’s going on with me, so here we go. Debt I’m still debt free and plan on staying that way for the rest of my life. Currently my only debt is my mortgage. I’ve been looking into doing a refinance on […]
Personal Financial Update, September 2020
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It’s been a few months since I’ve done a personal update. I do have some big financial news to report. We’ll get to that in a bit. It’s hard to believe that summer is over. Today is actually the first day of fall. The nights are getting chilly, and the leaves on the trees are […]
Personal Financial Update, July 2020
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It’s time for another personal financial update, July 2020. It’s the middle of July, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. No fireworks, or street fairs, or concerts this year. The virus has definitely changed our world. I’m looking forward to the day that this is all behind us and things are normal again. But, […]
Personal Financial Update. Part 3. DEC 2019
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2019 is already over. This year seemed to fly by. Since this will be my last personal update of the year it is a good time to look back and review 2019 from a personal finance standpoint. Wealth Building 2019 was a very good year for my portfolio. I’m up just over $70,000 for the […]
Personal Financial Update, December 2019
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It’s hard to believe that it’s December already and that there is less than a month left of 2019. The year went by fast, but a lot was accomplished during that seemingly short time span. Christmas shopping has begun, and it’s being cash flowed as planned. Plans are being made to visit family, attend a […]
Personal Financial Update, NOV 2019
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November is here and with it comes the falling leaves, chilly nights, and shorter days. They are calling for snow showers in the next few days. I bought oil for the tanks to keep the furnace running, and I got a load of firewood for our camp for the winter. Hunting season is fast approaching […]
