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 2019
One of the things that’s clear to me from tracking my net worth over the years is that most of the time, growth is pretty slow-going. Sometimes, there are setbacks and the growth feels even slower. Then, you’re just trying to claw back to where you were a few months ago. Last month, when I […]
Net Worth Update: December 2018
Happy New Year! The December net worth update is usually my favorite of the year, since it concludes not just another month, but of course the calendar year, as well. But, um, well… have you heard about the stock market this month? I had heard rumblings that things were down by quite a bit, but […]
Net Worth Update: November 2018
When we last left our hero, a slight market downturn had derailed her attempts to reach a $100,000 net worth, dental and vision expenses were starting to pile on, and she’d slightly accelerated her predicted debt freedom date to September 2022. How has she fared in the busy November days betwixt then and now? Let […]
Net Worth Update: August 2018
August has come to a close, and you know what that means: the Halloween decorations are all hung with care, the pumpkin beer is in the fridge, and the spoopy books and movies have been put into full rotation again. What? Just my family? Alright, well, you guys are missing out if you’re not already […]