I’m updating my visual aid for my goal of financial independence. The blue line measures my expenses and the red line measures my projected passive income. Read my assumptions to get this figure here. Here is where I stood at the end of November 2013: As much as I love my charts, I find the… Read More »
I’m updating my visual aid each month and here is where I stood at the end of October 2013 for my goal of financial independence. As soon as my monthly expenses line crosses my projected passive income line, I will dance a jig. My passive income reflects growth in my net worth. Read my assumptions to get this… Read More »
I’m updating my visual aid each month and here is where I stood at the end of September 2013 for my goal of financial independence. My passive income reflects growth in my net worth. Read my assumptions to get this figure here. My expenses have been higher than normal the last few months. This was my… Read More »
I like simple. I have about three months of living expenses in a checking account and every bill is paid out of that account. My paychecks deposit a little more than half my average monthly expenses into that checking account twice a month. The rest is spent buying a Vanguard Index Fund, specifically VTSAX. Simple.… Read More »
This is the wall chart from Your Money or Your Life and my daily motivation. Here are my monthly expenses for the last few years. Here are my monthly incomes for the last few years. If you put them together, you can get a visual of the capital I used to first vanquish my student… Read More »