I’m updating my visual aid for the month of February 2015 for my goal of financial independence. Here is where I stood at the end of January 2015.  February 2015 was a healthy month for the charts. The market was up and my net worth increased more than $35,000. My expenses were down from last month,… Read More »

One of the things that I’m worried about when I retire is my tendency towards laziness. I’m still updating my charts, but typing out a blog post always seems to get pushed off my to-do list. In my free time, the last place I want to be is in front of a computer typing. But,… Read More »

I’m updating my charts for my goal of financial independence. Here is where I stood at the end of October 2014. November was a healthy month for my financial avatar overall. My expenses were high because I scratched my friend’s car to the tune of A$600 (USD$510). Driving on the “wrong” side of the road was… Read More »

I’m updating my visual aid for the month of October for my goal of financial independence. I left you last month and the market was having a bit of a meltdown. I invested almost $11,000 and my net worth decreased by about $1,900. September was a kinder month, unfortunately. I invested about $10,500 and my… Read More »

You guys! I’m so sorry I’ve been lazy about this website. My day job takes up most of my life and the rest of my time is spent crossing various items off my Australian bucket list. The market has been sucking lately which means that I do not update my charts daily for an easy mood booster.… Read More »

I’m updating my charts for my goal of financial independence. Here is where I stood at the end of June 2014. The market went into a bit of a shock at the end of July and dropped a few hundred points. My net worth went up only about $3,000. This might sound like a lot, but considering… Read More »

Well, it’s “winter” here in Australia, but temperatures in the mid-40’s aren’t enough to get me down. Sorry for the delay in posting this month’s charts. A busy few weeks at work and a tech problem are to blame. I’m updating my charts for my goal of financial independence. Here is where I stood at the… Read More »

I am updating my visual aid for the month for my goal of financial independence. Here is where I stood at the end of April 2014. May was a good month. The market keeps careening along, obliviously happy and I happily look at my “returns.” My net worth increased almost $19,000 over the past month,… Read More »

I moved to Sydney in January and began apartment hunting immediately, wanting to get out of corporate housing and to feel settled. Although I did not know the city well, I knew the criteria for my new place – walking distance to work, unfurnished, big enough bedroom for my queen bed and dresser and…comfortable. After looking… Read More »

I’m updating my visual aid for the month of April 2014. Here is where I stood at the end of March 2014. I’m usually pretty good at tracking my spending, but since settling in Australia, I have become a bit sloppy and I notice the sloppiness in the charts. I have to transfer money over… Read More »