In an effort to keep my focus on creating a real dividend income stream I thought it would be helpful to take look at the growth every few months. I don’t think every month is an answer because it is a very, very slow build…
Thoughts Before Calculating: I have absolutely no idea where I am going to land this month. Spending was, once again, out of control with 2 ski trips, a problem at the rental house and then just life. On top of that, I just haven’t been watching…
Starting in January 2025 I have decided to really focus in on debt and attacking it systematically and aggressively. I created tiers for my debt: From January 15 to Feb 15 – my debt obligations actually increased by 1.36%. I am thinking when I do…
At the beginning of this year I decided it was time to force myself to look at my debt picture more than just once a month. So, I came up with a plan to organize, track, share and attack the debt. I am hesitant to…
Thoughts Before Calculating: I think I am going to be up month over month, but just slightly. Calculating my Net Worth My Family’s Assets While I have several asset categories, I don’t think they are particularly complicated. Cash Cash Equivalents – Currently, my cash equivalents is simply my…
My favorite asset, hands down, is probably one of my smallest, and that is my non-qualified brokerage account where I handle both naked put trades and my dividend growth stocks (and ETFs). It has been a while since I reviewed my individual holdings, and what…
When I was thinking abut the personal finance section of my goals and objectives for 2025 attacking debt was on my mind. Taking a look at my debt I think there is a clear hierarchy, a tiered approach ranging from short term fire to long…
I have done these types of posts for a long, long time. Unfortunately, I lost about 10 years worth when I sold my last site. I should have grabbed a back up, but didn’t. Either way I like to split this type of post into…
I just graded myself on my 2024 objectives so the next step is to see how I did financially month over month and then for 2024. Thoughts Before Calculating: I think I am going to be down month over month with just too much spending…
Thoughts before reviewing my 2024 goals and objectives post: While I think financially I did well, I have a feeling I am going to be woefully short of the goals and objectives that I put on myself for 2024. I broke down my goals and…