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December was definitely a range of emotions and surprises. This is the first Holiday season without my Grandfather and Aunt as they both passed in early 2022, so I tried to eat my grief, and I’ll let you in on a secret, cookies don’t make you less sad. That was also coupled with a thrownContinue reading “December/ Year End 2022”

This month, my investments stayed about even from last month, so the increase in net worth is from watching ,y spending and paying down debt! I did spend a lot on going out to eat, but I did have a lot of gig that I had to travel for, which is offset by per diem.Continue reading “October 2022 Review”

So last month, I went through my spreadsheet and it seems Some new accounts I’ve added were not in my total net worth. I found a retirement account from an old job which shot me up $3,000, but because I was trying to see what the student loan forgiveness would do for me, I forgotContinue reading “September 2022 Review”

I write this several days late because my boss decided it was a good idea to shatter his wrist, so I have been out on gigs for the last 8 days and only have today to catch up with life. I got the notification from my private loan servicer that my rates would go up.Continue reading “August 2022 Review”

I know we aren’t technically in a recession right now, but it is starting to feel like it. My retirement portfolio went from $31,000 to $29,000 this month. I also had to pay minimums on all debt this month because I had to drop a little over $2,000 between repairs on my car (new tires,Continue reading “June 2022 Review”

The market is still taking a ski trip down the hill. And I am more than happy to keep buying funds on sale. I have the task on todoist, to go through my spending over the last couple of months to see where I can cut back. I know there’s some subscriptions I can getContinue reading “May 2022 Review”

Market downturns and Medical bills all in the same month. Even with that, I was able to pay down my debt an extra $1,000. This month was kind of a blur because of how busy things have been. My energy has been peaks and valleys because I’ll do a 12+ hour day doing shows, andContinue reading “April 2022 Review”

I kept getting knocked down this month. We had to bury my Aunt, and now Her father, My Grandfather passed away 2 days ago. He was in Hospice for almost a week. And I let it get the best of me. I stopped paying attention to what I was eating. I didn’t feel like cookingContinue reading “February 2022 Review”