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Money In, Money Out: Q2 2012
I did this last quarter, and while it took awhile, here is my money analyzed for April, May and June. Income, Deductions, Taxes, 401k: Our income this quarter will be the lowest of the 4 quarters,...
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July Goal Results
July was a weird month. I started the month in a bit of a funk, but definitely got back on track in the last few weeks. T was gone a lot on travel, and finally “moved” up to the SF Bay area this...
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August 2012 Goals
1. Create a real budget and stay within it: For quite some time, we’ve merely tracked our spending without budgeting. At least for this month, I want to really trim spending. I don’t have a budget...
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August Goal Results + September Goals
Since it is well into September, perhaps you can guess how my August goals turned out! That isn’t to say that August wasn’t a great month in many ways, but I missed my major personal finance goal for...
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October Goal Results / September Goals
1. Reduce food spending from August: TBD. I’ll find out once I do my quarterly spending summary. Seeing as how I didn’t track as I went and our vacation food spending was a bit high, this is...
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Money In, Money Out: 2012 Q3
Income, Deductions, Taxes, 401k: This was a great quarter for income – T brought in almost as much as I did! He had some consulting work and a cash award for top dissertation in addition to starting...
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October Goal Results
October was a weird combination of awesome and awful. There was a lot of fun stuff going on, but with so many weekend commitments in September and early October, I got totally burned out and sick....
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November 2012 Goals
1. Start Marathon Training Plan! I haven’t registered yet, because I’m worried I’m going to put too much on my plate this spring. But I want to start training and see how it goes. I did sign up for...
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January 2013 Goals / To-Do
Finalize 2013 yearly goals. I’m still mulling over what I want to focus on this year. I don’t want to rush just to get them out there, so I’m giving myself this month to continue to think about it....
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A few September Goals
September has a few fun things planned, but mostly it is just going to be busy. This is why I have only three little goals, and all pretty minor. Work is challenging, interesting, and busy – but...
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To Accomplish: January / February 2014
My focus for this month (and really this year) is to become a superstar in my new job. That said, I’m still so new that I’m having a hard time knowing what it means. Outside of work related stuff,...
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January Highlights / February Plans
January flew by, and February is threatening to do the same! January Highlights Work trip + vacation. I had an international work trip, and managed to tack on a few extra days to explore with some...
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February Recap / March Goals
February Recap: February was a fine month, despite starting off with T out of the country. Work was OK. The opportunity (#3) mentioned here was confirmed, and is slowly ramping up. I’m super excited...
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March Wrap-up / April Goals
Net Worth: March was another great month for our net worth, mostly due to the markets recovering. We’re up 5.4% for the month, and 13.3% for the year. Most of the gains were in retirement this month,...
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May Money Updates
General Money Status I have ~$5,000 in pending travel reimbursements from work (~$2000 submitted, ~$3000 that can’t be submitted yet). I’m allowed to get the tickets paid for directly, but I like...
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June Updates
I had most of this drafted a while ago, then… Orlando happened… and I couldn’t figure out what to say. This latest tragedy hit me harder than previous ones (HOW ARE THERE SO MANY?!), but in the end, I...
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Updates and Links
Money Updates: Our net worth is up 3% for the month, 27% for the year. I look forward to the days when a 27% yearly increase would be unrealistic due to having such a high net worth. My 401k is maxed...
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Money Lately
Money: I downloaded our spending log, which I hadn’t analyzed since about April. Things seem on track for my annual goal to spend under $100k. Traveling a fair amount for work is good for the...
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March Wrap-up
We are over a 1/3 through April, and I’m finally jotting down my March progress! Mortgage prepayment / check fraud: We mailed a $10k check in for mortgage pre-payment, but it never arrived at the...
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June Updates
Life: June was crazy busy, mostly in a good way. Of the 22 work days in the month, I was on vacation for 7, traveling off-site for 7, and actually at my desk for 8. T had some travel too, although one...
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