2023 Recap

It’s January 14 2023 and I am writing a delayed end of 2023 update on current financial journey. This year we focused on automated investing and used a large chunk of cash for a exterior remodel to the house (~$36k remodel). Hopefully this + the new roof that we got this year are the last

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2022 Recap

Happy new years eve! It’s 12/31/22 and it’s time for another annual recap. First off, what another wild year … after an extremely strong 2021, we had a very challenging 2022. I had a lot of learning about the markets to do this year: Don’t be afraid to go short For speculative investing – pick

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Investing in websites: ongoing case study

Over the years we’ve bought and sold many websites. The websites have been affiliate based sites, e-commerce, and software based (plugins, etc). It’s been awhile since we were actively working on a website besides ReachingFi (which we use as a journal), and frankly … I’ve got the itch. We have made good progress on our

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2020 Q1 CheckIn

We’re beyond Q1, but this gives an outline of how we’re pacing for 2020. Coronavirus took a hit to our investments, but we kept on going. We do not intend to liquidate anything at this point. Emergency Fund Contributions: $10,000 IRA’s: $2,951 Remodel Remodel ended up costing $25,000 (vs $15,000 planned) 529 Plan $100 Spouse

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