Overall September was a down month for our net worth.  Our net worth decreased $83,891.71 from last month to a total of $1,688,620.16 (see spreadsheet screenshot).  Even so, we achieved a huge goal of ours by paying off our mortgage.  We are completely debt free!  We thank God for this blessing. Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 7% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s Read more [...]

Overall August was our 2nd highest increase ever, only bested by a $230K increase in February 2021.  Our net worth which increased $209,608.21 from last month to a total of $1,772,511.87 (see spreadsheet screenshot).  This month we passed net worth milestones of $1,730,000 to $1,770,000. Such a blessing! Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 7% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s company Read more [...]

Overall July was a good increase month for our net worth.  It increased $37,809.73 from last month to a total of $1,562,903.66 (see spreadsheet screenshot).   Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 7% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s company matches up to 6% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 3% on top of the match at the end of the year (vests over 5 years).  Read more [...]

Overall June was another tough month for our net worth.  Due to a downturn in cryptocurrencies, our net worth decreased $10,320.85 from last month to a total of $1,525,093.93 (see spreadsheet screenshot).   Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 7% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s company matches up to 6% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 3% on top of Read more [...]

Overall May was rough month for our net worth.  Our net worth decreased a staggering $142,087.31 from last month to a total of $1,535,414.78 (see spreadsheet screenshot).   Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 7% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s company matches up to 6% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 3% on top of the match at the end of the year (vests Read more [...]

Overall April was a good net worth month.  Our net worth increased $18,299.72 from last month to a total of $1,677,502.09 (see spreadsheet screenshot).  During the month, we passed our net worth milestones of $1,680K - $1,710K but our net worth sharply declined at the end of the month, erasing that progress. The volatility of our cryptocurrencies is to blame 😊 Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  Read more [...]

Overall March was another great net worth month.  Our net worth increased $99,004.23 from last month to a total of $1,659,202.37 (see spreadsheet screenshot).  We passed net worth milestones of $1,600K - $1,670K this month but it dipped down a bit before the end of the month.  Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 6% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s company matches Read more [...]

Overall February was our best net worth increase month ever (previous high was a $130K increase in June 2016).  Our net worth increased $230,401.82 from last month to a total of $1,558,198.14 (see spreadsheet screenshot).  We passed net worth milestones of $1,380K - $1,590K but dipped down a bit at the end of the month.  Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 6% to my wife’s Read more [...]

Overall January was another great net worth month. At one point, our net worth surpassed $1,370K, but retracked a bit towards the end of the month.  Our net worth increased $76,949.49 from last month to a total of $1,329,796.32 (see spreadsheet screenshot). Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 6% to my wife’s 401(k).  My wife’s company matches up to 6% of her 401(K) contribution Read more [...]

Overall December was our 2nd largest net worth increase month ever, just behind our largest month of June 2016 ($130K increase). Our net worth increased $109,674.00 from last month to a total of $1,252,846.83 (see spreadsheet screenshot). We passed 11 net worth milestones ($1,150K to $1,250K) this month!  Such a blessing! Retirement Accounts Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs.  We contribute 6% to my wife’s 401(k).  Read more [...]