Getting Ahead for the Little Guy
I took my car in for repairs this weekend. This is always a strain on our budget, because this kind of auto maintenance is always unexpected and irregular, and we haven’t quite figured out how to smooth out those rough edges. However, this time, the money in our “Contingency Fund” (we don’t call it an [...]
Because we were in Hawaii on the first, I missed doing my monthly net worth calculation. I went ahead and did it over the weekend anyway, to calculate a month-and-a-half of changes.
I expected a drop, as Hawaii was financed by our savings. However, we’d already pre-paid for much of it (the airfare, hotel, shuttle, and [...]
We just got back from Hawaii. We’ve saved for many months for the trip, and it was everything we’d hoped it would be.
How often does that happen?
The best part? It was entirely paid for. We got to live it up, and price (within reason) was no concern.
Actually, that got to bug me after a while. [...]