Blazing a Trail Towards Financial Independence
I was just getting settled into my summer grove. And… it’s gone. Just like that August is in the rear view mirror and the school year has started. This month was a wild ride and quite frankly, I am happy to have it behind us.
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 33: Here We Go Again
We’ve past the midpoint on the year and started the downhill portion. And the world around us seems just as crazy as ever. As crazy as everything is and has been, we tried to Get Out in July in more ways than one.
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 32: Getting Out
The saga that is 2020 has reached the mid-point. In a year where nothing is what we thought it would be at the start of the year, we take a look back to autopsy the first half. So let’s crack this corpse open and see what’s inside.
[Read more…] about Heartland on FIRE 2020 Mid-Year Spending Update
Wow. Where to begin? March felt more like a year in and of itself. If it was a roller coaster, we’d have thrown up and been begging to get off… and that was only after the first couple weeks. Truly, the world will be a different place after this month. Putting aside the global pandemic, open ended quarantines, the unprecedented cessation of the economy, and burgeoning unemployment rate, how did our finances do in March?
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 28: March Madness
February had a wild finish. Lot’s of moving pieces and, of course, the market dropped like a rock. How are we handling the market correction?
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 27: Throwing it in Reverse
If it’s January, then it must be time to check on our previous year’s savings goals and set new ones. There was a lot going on last year. Through it all did we remain on target or did we miss the mark?
[Read more…] about Our 2019 Personal Finance Scorecard and 2020 Money Goals