December was a terrific income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Our total income in December was $18,756.57. In addition to our regular paychecks, my wife received a quarterly bonus of 8,077.44 gross ($4,519.27 net). I received a monthly bonus of $2,222.41 gross ($1,254.10 net), and I received a 3rd “extra” paycheck. My wife received a $915.54 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and I received a $450 auto allowance. We earned $4.28 in interest income Read more [...]
Overall
In December, our net worth increased $10,203.97 from last month to a total of $641,732.04 (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Retirement Accounts
Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs. We contribute 5% to my wife’s 401(k). My wife’s new company matches up to 5% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 5% on top of the match (both 100% vested when deposited in March). This month, we contribution of $978.86 Read more [...]
We just passed our net worth milestones of $640,000! We passed our previous net worth milestone of $630,000 last month. What an awesome way to end the year!
Our net worth is currently $641,128.86. Most of our growth this month has come from big gains in the cryptocurrencies that we own. I will update our chart on the right at the end of the month. We hope to hit our next net worth goal of $650,000 by next month.
We passed our net worth milestones of $630,000 last month and I didn’t realize it! We’ve been blessed with a new net worth milestone ($10K increments) each month this year. We passed our previous net worth milestone of $620,000 in October.
Our net worth is currently $632,159.81. I will update our chart on the right at the end of the month. We hope to hit our next net worth goal of $640,000 in December.
November was a good income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Our total income in November was $13,214.91. In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly and bonus of $1,708.34 gross ($964.01 net) and a $450 monthly auto allowance. My wife received a $1,580.66 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and a $44.99 internet reimbursement. We earned $4.03 in interest income from our savings accounts.
This month, our expenses totaled $13,616.32. Read more [...]
Overall
In November, our net worth increased $3,478.31 from last month to a total of $631,528.07 (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Retirement Accounts
Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs. We contribute 5% to my wife’s 401(k). My wife’s new company matches up to 5% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 5% on top of the match (both 100% vested when deposited in March). This month, we contribution of $575.00 Read more [...]
October was a very strong income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Our total income in October was $14,380.05. In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly and quarterly bonus of $3,958.33 gross ($2.233.69 net) and a $450 monthly auto allowance. My wife my wife received a $1,475.81 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and a $44.99 internet reimbursement. We earned $4.34 in interest income from our savings accounts.
This month, our expenses Read more [...]
Overall
In October, our net worth increased $24,372.42 from last month to a total of $628,049.76 (see spreadsheet screenshot). We passed our $610K and $620K net worth milestones this month.
Retirement Accounts
Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs. We contribute 5% to my wife’s 401(k). My wife’s new company matches up to 5% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 5% on top of the match (both 100% vested Read more [...]
We just passed our net worth milestones of $610,000 and $620,000! We passed our previous net worth milestone of $600,000 last month. This year has been such a blessing!
Our net worth is currently $624,654.61. Most of our growth this month came from a large quarterly bonus my wife received that we used to buy a boat with a $15K down payment. I will update our chart on the right at the end of the month. We hope to hit our next net worth goal of $630,000 by next month. Read more [...]
September was our 2nd best income month ever (1st best was Feb 2014 $37,327.14). Our expense were large this month (see spreadsheet screenshot) but pretty reasonable compared to our income.
Our total income in September was $35,641.77. In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly bonus of $1,250 gross ($703.37 net) and a $450 monthly auto allowance. My wife my wife received a $37,998.00 gross ($22,833.32 net) quarterly bonus, a $1,337.07 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement Read more [...]
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