Blazing a Trail Towards Financial Independence
January was a month of lows… like REALLY low. Windchills of negative 20 to 30 degrees below zero canceled classes and work for many around these parts. So, with temperatures colder than Arendelle taking hold, did the arctic air freeze our net worth?
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 14: Polar Vortex Edition
Mondays… who needs them?! What if I told you I was able to get rid of them… at least partially.
This week marks my first steps toward office independence. I worked up my nerve and I put in my request to work from home on Mondays. So, how did I do it? And, more importantly, what did my supervisor say? Read on to find out.
[Read more…] about Saying Goodbye to Mondays – Negotiating Work From Home Privileges
I often write about cutting back on our spending. But after taking a long look in the mirror I decided I needed to focus on cutting back on… well… me.
[Read more…] about Cutting Back on… ME
With another year in the books, it’s good to look back and see where all the money went. This is my second year of tracking spending by detailed categories and my second year of posting our spending online. You can check out our 2017 Spending here.
I got to say, that putting all this information out there feels a bit like standing in front of a group of people in my underwear. I feel a bit exposed!
So without further ado… how did we, ehhh, do?
[Read more…] about Dropping Our Financial Pants: 2018 Spending
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! This update marks the completion of our first year of monitoring our Net Worth progress. I will be taking a deeper dive into the 2018 numbers in another post, but for now how did we fare in December?