Blazing a Trail Towards Financial Independence
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?
November is done and gone, and the Thanksgiving left-overs are finally gone with it. I’ll be trying to burn off that weight for the next few months! Did our net worth grow as much as my waistline?
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 12: Gluttony & Punishment
September is done. As far as I am concerned: Good riddance! It’s been an adventure to say the least and I am happy to welcome Fall! Grumpy commentary aside, how did we do last month?
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 10: Fender Bender Edition
July wasn’t messing around. It was a month of changes in a number of areas. Let’s just call it financially dynamic. Join me as I unpack the happenings from the month that was and come see how the Heartland on FIRE household fared in July.
[Read more…] about Progress Update 8: A Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut and Changes Abound
Just like that, half the year is gone! Triple digit heat indices are once again the norm and the garden is bursting with veggies. So, how did things shake out for the Heartland on FIRE household in June?
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