Money and Finance
April was a bad month for my net worth. It actually decreased this month which was the first negative move since July 2011. The markets being down for the month didn't help the net worth out either. I also had just over $5,000 come out of my savings to make some payments for the wedding. Of course that's why we saved up for it instead of going in to debt so I don't feel bad about it. I was able to contribute just over $1,200 to my 401k including the company match and around $600 for my ESPP. From my take home pay I was able to save $802.25 and use $3,350 for debt service. All that combined with the change in the markets put me at a -$220.59 for the month. I'm very happy to see that with the $5,000 wedding payment my net worth was able to stay pretty much unchanged for the month.
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- Net Worth Update - January 2013
I expected a good month in January because my income was going to higher than normal, but with the markets going on a tear to start off 2013 I hit a pretty crazy number for a one month net worth increase. Especially since my net worth isn't some...
- Net Worth Update - July 2012
July was a great month for my net worth with almost an $8,300 increase. A lot of that came from my savings and another good chunk came from the stock market rising. For the month I contributed around $1,250 to my 401k plus another $630 from the company...
- Net Worth Update - June 2012
June was a surprisingly good month for my net worth. After the big expenses of paying for the wedding and my trip to Vegas and the honeymoon I was still able to increase my net worth. A lot of that is because the markets ended up cooperating for me by...
- Net Worth Update - March 2012
March was another good month. Not quite as good as January and February but an $8k positive move is still good. More than half of that came from debt repayment. I sent an extra $3,350 to service that debt and it's going well to possibly be done with...
- Net Worth Update - February 2012
February was another great month for my net worth. I had my third $10k+ positive move. Almost half of that was due to my employer's profit sharing hitting my 401k account. Another big chunk was from debt payment. It's good to see that number going...
Money and Finance
Net Worth Update - April 2012
April was a bad month for my net worth. It actually decreased this month which was the first negative move since July 2011. The markets being down for the month didn't help the net worth out either. I also had just over $5,000 come out of my savings to make some payments for the wedding. Of course that's why we saved up for it instead of going in to debt so I don't feel bad about it. I was able to contribute just over $1,200 to my 401k including the company match and around $600 for my ESPP. From my take home pay I was able to save $802.25 and use $3,350 for debt service. All that combined with the change in the markets put me at a -$220.59 for the month. I'm very happy to see that with the $5,000 wedding payment my net worth was able to stay pretty much unchanged for the month.
Read more »
- Net Worth Update - January 2013
I expected a good month in January because my income was going to higher than normal, but with the markets going on a tear to start off 2013 I hit a pretty crazy number for a one month net worth increase. Especially since my net worth isn't some...
- Net Worth Update - July 2012
July was a great month for my net worth with almost an $8,300 increase. A lot of that came from my savings and another good chunk came from the stock market rising. For the month I contributed around $1,250 to my 401k plus another $630 from the company...
- Net Worth Update - June 2012
June was a surprisingly good month for my net worth. After the big expenses of paying for the wedding and my trip to Vegas and the honeymoon I was still able to increase my net worth. A lot of that is because the markets ended up cooperating for me by...
- Net Worth Update - March 2012
March was another good month. Not quite as good as January and February but an $8k positive move is still good. More than half of that came from debt repayment. I sent an extra $3,350 to service that debt and it's going well to possibly be done with...
- Net Worth Update - February 2012
February was another great month for my net worth. I had my third $10k+ positive move. Almost half of that was due to my employer's profit sharing hitting my 401k account. Another big chunk was from debt payment. It's good to see that number going...