A few months before I started this blog, I was in a dire financial situation (and I didn’t even recognize it). The year was 2006, and I was a bright, bushy-tailed, naïve film student with dreams of becoming a big Hollywood… something. Truth be told, film school wasn’t going so well, and I was having […]
Net Worth Update: January 2017
After tallying up everything we spent to have a baby on Obamacare last year, I really need a financial pick-me-up. What do the stars, and my hard work, have in store for me with this month’s net worth update? Do they have the numbers boost that I so desperately need right now? Change: +$4,818 or […]
Net Worth Update: November 2015 – January 2016
New Year, new update! It’s a really exciting time here at Poorer Than You, and I can’t wait to- OMFG WHAT IS THAT GRAPH DOING?!? So November was down, but by such a small amount that I can comfortably call it “flat.” And I anticipated a “down” month anyway: November has one of those pesky […]
Net Worth Update: February – September 2015
Hello chilllllllllllldren! It’s Three Dog- wait, no, that’s not right. This is Stephonee, not Three Dog. Sorry, I’ve been playing a lot of Fallout 3 recently. But let’s talk about my collection of real-world money, not bottle caps: February: $15,334 (-$640 or —4.01%) March: $15,870 (+$535 or +3.49%) April: $17,841 (+$1,971 or + 12.42%) May: […]
Net Worth Update: February 2014
Prepare yourself for a lot of exclamation points, bold text, italics, and maybe even some ALL CAPS… because this is the most exciting Net Worth update in Poorer Than You history, and I’m super stoked about it. So forget about this intro… LET’S GET TO IT!!! Change: +$7,456 or +136.33% February Net Worth: $1,987 YOU […]