Category: Investing
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December 2023 Net Worth
Our December 2023 net worth marks an important milestone. We officially reached and surpassed our highest net worth achieved. Back in February 2023, before we sold the house, our net worth hit $121,175. As of writing this, our net worth now stands at over $121,295, a whole 8.2% increase over November’s numbers. Next goal is…
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July 2023 Net Worth
Our July 2023 net worth growth benefited greatly from the market upturn. Signalling the end of a 20 month bull market. The stock market cycle is back to what it appeared to be before 2022 and with it our optimism for the growth of our portfolio. We managed to pick up 65k of REITs for…
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June 2023 Net Worth
June 2023 net worth, by some miracle (dividends, cold hard cash, and market increases) we made it back to 100k. Technically still below out net worth prior to selling the house but the first 100k is ALWAYS the hardest. Now that we hit this milestone without it being tied up in less liquid holdings (physical…
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Save Money, Cut The Cord: Simple Math That Will Save You Thousands
One of the most valuable skills we can possibly learn in life is how to cut out and let go of excess. As American millennials we were raised to consume and stake our place in “society” by the things we have, not by how much we save money. One of these is paying for cable…
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April 2023 – 1099 Dividend income
This time last year we were not dividend or real estate focused. I was low-key obsessed with buying rentals but kept letting deals go because at the end of the day, I didn’t want yet ANOTHER job to take up my time. The whole point of FIRE is time freedom, there’s no freedom when the…