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January numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 (no change) Net monthly W2 pay: $3,470 (no change) Total credit card debt: $33,645 (-$1,251) Total other non-mortgage debt: $7,816 (+$6,460) Total mortgage debt: $146,729 (-$857) Cash/cash equivalents: $11,020 (+$327) Total retirement… Continue Reading
December numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 (no change) Net monthly W2 pay: $3,470 (no change) Total credit card debt: $34,896 (+$1,184) Total other non-mortgage debt: $1,356 (-$104) Total mortgage debt: $147,586 (-$853) Cash/cash equivalents: $10,693 (+$781) Total retirement… Continue Reading
November numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 (no change) Net monthly W2 pay: $3,470 (+$195) Total credit card debt: $33,712 (+$9,101) Total other non-mortgage debt: $1,460 (-$8,367) Total mortgage debt: $148,439 (-$858) Cash/cash equivalents: $9,912 (+$891) Total retirement savings: … Continue Reading
October numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 (no change) Net monthly W2 pay: $3,470 (+$195) Total credit card debt: $24,611 (+$4,170) Total other non-mortgage debt: $9,827 (-$721) Total mortgage debt: $149,297 (-$849) Cash/cash equivalents: $9,021 (+$352) Total retirement savings:… Continue Reading
September numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 Net monthly W2 pay: $3,275 Total credit card debt: $20,441 (-$3,041) Total other non-mortgage debt: $10,548 (+$3,909) Total mortgage debt: $150,146 (-$846) Cash/cash… Continue Reading
Someone from Money reached out to me about my ‘Why I Have No Emergency Fund’ post (I know, I’m shocked someone reads this blog too) referring to their article about high-interest savings accounts (https://money.com/best-high-yield-savings-accounts/ if you’re interested – it really… Continue Reading
August numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 Net monthly W2 pay: $3,275 Total credit card debt: $23,482 (-$1,925) Total other non-mortgage debt: $6,639 (+$113) Total mortgage debt: $150,992 (-$844) Cash/cash equivalents: $8,165 (+$495) Total retirement savings: $152,200 (+$5,395) Non-Equity… Continue Reading
July numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 Net monthly W2 pay: $3,275 Total credit card debt: $25,407 (+$1,571) Total other non-mortgage debt: $6,526 (-$1,420) Total mortgage debt: $151,836 (-$841) Cash/cash… Continue Reading
In all this talk of COVID, and the fact that any one of us can be incapacitated/dead two weeks from now if we get it, I decided it’s past time to get serious about estate planning. One thing I learned… Continue Reading
June numbers: Personal: Gross monthly W2 pay: $5,375 Net monthly W2 pay: $3,275 (-$341) Total credit card debt: $23,836 (+$99) Total other non-mortgage debt: $7,946 (-$1,412) Total mortgage debt: $152,677 (-$830) Cash/cash equivalents: $7,022 (+$1,099) Total retirement savings: $139,560 (+$10,391)… Continue Reading