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?
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Savings
Our 2019 Personal Finance Scorecard and 2020 Money Goals
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?
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Just like that July is out the window and August has rolled in. Our oldest is headed to school next week and I could have sworn she just got out of school. Time truly flies. While the month was sprinting on by, how did our finances fare?
[Read more…] about Net Worth Update 20: Duck on a Pond Edition2019 Heartland on FIRE Mid-Year Savings Update
At the beginning of the year, I laid out our savings goals for 2019. Well now that we are halfway through the year… how are we doing?
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Student loans…they come standard issue with the American Dream, right? Well after paying off my student loans and truck a few years ago we were still diligently and stupidly only paying the monthly balance on my wife’s loan. The sum was so seemingly large we were resigned to “It will always be there.” What were we thinking?! After paying for our 2016 kitchen remodel and my wife’s car loan with cash in savings we were finally feeling the itch that maybe we could make this loan go away. [Read more…] about Student Loan Arson