Over the past 13 and a half months we have a couple events for my son that resulted in cash gifts, specifically, we had his actual birth, Christening and his First Birthday. At each of those events we received very generous gifts from his aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends and pseudo uncles and aunts. Every time… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Personal Situation
Most Readers Will Hate What I Did With Part of My Bonus
Every year, when I get my bonus I think about how I will split up the money. A couple years back I received less than what I expected and discussed what to do if you receive an unexpectedly low bonus while last year I discussed what I would do with my larger than average bonus,… Continue Reading
Financial Crisis Situations – What You Can Do and How You Can Prepare
No one wants to have to deal with a financial crisis, but many of us will face a shortfall of money at some time or another in our lives and so it’s worth taking action now so you’re prepared for anything that might come your way in the future. For instance, in difficult economic times,… Continue Reading
January 2012 Net Worth Update
I can’t believe it has been about a year since I started tracking my net worth. I resisted the idea of doing so since the beginning of this blog because of two reasons. One, I didn’t believe it would help me with my long term goal of increasing my net worth, and two, I felt… Continue Reading
Goals and Objectives for 2012
A couple of days ago I “graded” myself as to how I did for my 2011 Goals and Objectives and with only a couple days left in 2011 it is about time to lay it on the line for what I expect for myself in 2012. One of the main reasons I started this blog… Continue Reading
Our Credit Card Spending November to December
I read an inspiring post on Financial Samurai titled, “Credit Card Enlightenment: Track Your Expenses Wisely” that made me want to get a handle on monthly expenditures, but as explained before I feel like I started in the wrong month, but oh well! Unlike my net worth updates, I am going to provide exact dollars… Continue Reading
