Thoughts before Updating Net Worth: I am going to be up this month despite outrageous spending. The market tail wind has been incredible since Trump got elected: Calculating my Net Worth My Family’s Assets While I have several asset categories, I don’t think they are particularly…
Thoughts before Updating Net Worth: I think I am going to end up positive this month since I am doing this update after Trump won the election and the markets went wild today: Calculating my Net Worth My Family’s Assets While I have several asset…
I hate that I am a week behind on this post! I used to be militant at getting these posts out, and “enough time” is just bullshit. The real reason is the timing of income and fear of market returns, which is absolute and utter…
I had a rare missed calc in August. I was lucky enough to be away with my entire family on a cruise, and by the time I got back the market had a dip, and I had some extra debt so I wasn’t entirely excited…
For as long as I can remember I have talked with friends and family about new and exciting business/investing ideas. The conversations always sounded similar with close buddies talking about either, how to get financially ahead in life or something the other person was so…
Thoughts before Calculating: So, financially, I did a good thing and a bad thing this month. I finally paid off the last of my law school loans. Was it the smartest of financial moves? probably not since they were at a low fixed interest but…
I have this uneasy feeling going into this month. I know that my debt and spending are up but I am pretty sure I am too far along this ride that the market uptick and natural debt repayment built into my amortization schedule will hide…
At the beginning of the year I came up with an intentional way to “reinvest” my naked put proceeds. The way I look at it is that I am taking some real risk selling naked puts, so any proceeds should be reinvested safely. In years…
I am a few days late in preparing my net worth update, and I know exactly why – I am not looking forward to it! Combine spending a ton (which is starting to feel like a theme here) with a flat to down market and…
One of my goals for 2024 was to review the random holdings in a few of my accounts. Last week I took a look at my small traditional IRA, and this week I am taking a look at my wife’s Roth IRA. Neither are huge…