Blazing a Trail Towards Financial Independence
Welp, it seems like Spring lasted about 2 days. In last month’s post Spring was just arriving, now we’ve gone straight to Summer in no time flat. It’s time for the monthly net worth update. Did our net worth number grow as fast in May as Spring changed to Summer?
[Read more…] about Progress Update 6: 529 Shuffling and Crazy Tenants
By 30, you should have a decent chunk of change saved for your future self, experts say — in fact, ideally your account would look like a year’s worth of salary, according to Boston-based investment firm Fidelity Investments, so if you make $50,000 a year, you’d have $50,000 saved already. By 35, you should have twice your salary, the firm said. – Marketwatch article citing Fidelity Investments advice
There’s been quite a bit said and written in response to this article. Let’s take a closer look… [Read more…] about Less than Twice My Salary Saved by 35? Am I doomed?
Hello May! Happy to see you. Spring has FINALLY Sprung! With the beginning of the growing season upon us has our net worth began to grow again? After a couple down months let’s take a look:
[Read more…] about Progress Update 5: The Green is Back, HSAs & Dying Trees
Back in March, we decided to bite the bullet and transfer our investments from Edward Jones to Vanguard. You can read Part I of this adventure HERE. At the time of that post, we had just initiated the transfers. I wanted to give an update on where things stand and what my thoughts are on the process. [Read more…] about The Great Financial Migration Part II
The big news around the Heartland on FIRE household this week is we’ve taken the plunge and decided to move all of our investment funds from Edward Jones over to Vanguard.
Happy March everyone! With a new month dawning, I want take a look back at February and update you all on our portfolio value and net worth.
You can always check the latest and greatest info on the Track Our Progress page.
So, how ’bout that February? [Read more…] about Progress Update 3