2 Year Post-Finale Follow Up

Last updated: June, 2021 Net Worth: $2,006,775 Change from May, 2020: +$777,524 Now, we have finally come to the end. The absolutely-final, no-more-to-come-after-this last post of this blog.Another Year GoneSadly, COVID is still with us. At least now there is a vaccine. Everyone in my family is fully vaccinated and I am fortunate that no one I know got sick or died from it. It's looking like we are over the hump now and things are...

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1 Year Post-Finale Follow Up

Last updated: May, 2020 Net Worth: $1,229,251 Change from May, 2019: +$202,172 I did not expect to be writing another blog post, but I felt an update would be in order, given all that has gone on recently. It is mid-May, almost one year exactly after I wrote what I thought would be my final post. A lot has happened since then. COVID-19 struck, killing and infecting thousands and also decimating the stock market and causing unemployment...

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Net Worth Update: End of May, 2019 (and End Of Blog)

At the end of each month, I post an update of my net worth, including a brief discussion of any notable events that might have occurred. The latest month's figures can always be found under the Featured menu in the menu bar at the top of the blog. Last updated: End of May, 2019 Net Worth: $1,027,079 Change from last Month: +$29,192 (!!) Events Of Note Last Month: My SQL courses on Udemy generated $56.20 of income. This is my last...

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Work - Now With More 401(k)!

Last year, I wrote about how I willingly went to work for a company that did not offer a 401(k) plan. At my previous company, I was contributing 19% to a 401(k), so when I took my new job and lost that option, I just started putting 19% of my pay into a regular brokerage account for saving. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), my salary was high enough to disqualify me from contributing to any kind of IRA, so I just...

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