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Net Worth Update 30 – Max Q

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Max Q is a state in the aerospace industry where a rocket reaches its maximum dynamic pressure. It puts the rocket at the very edge of its design capacity. In some respects, May felt that way. There was (and still is) a lot going on. There is never a dull moment! With that in mind, how did we do?

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Net Worth Update 29: Bizarro World

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This year seems like an extended episode of the Twilight Zone. Every day something new and extremely weird seems to crop up. Often times things seem to be completely out of sync. Take the stock market for instance: the economy is essentially frozen, millions upon millions are unemployed, people aren’t paying rent and there is an oil price war… yet the market surged upward in April. With that in mind, how did we do?

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The Rental Property Decision Becomes Clear

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If you’ve followed this blog you know we have a rental property and that the tenants were leaving at the end of March. We’ve been debating about whether to keep renting or to sell the place once they have left. In early April, that decision became much simpler.

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Net Worth Update 28: March Madness

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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?

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