A Personal Finance Blog
$1.13M in net worth We crossed the seven-digit threshold on January 31, 2024. Boom. We are now millionaires. How did we celebrate? Well, we didn’t celebrate right away. Cautious to a fault, we thought at first this fancy new balance would just be a blip and that our number would slide back down south of
Heading into 2024 with $1 million in reach Usually I do net-worth updates in June, but we hit an exciting milestone at the end of 2023 so I wanted to share some off-cycle news. We hit $975,000! That means that, unless we have a truly ugly year, we will no doubt hit seven figures in
Inflation is currently at 8%, and it’s hitting us all right in the groceries — and sending us searching for ways to keep a frugal kitchen. Take a look at my must-have kitchen gear that enables me to keep my food costs down. 1. Stove-top espresso pot Frugal rationale: Espresso at home without a $2,000
We started year two of our Big Plan to achieve financial independence in the middle of the pandemic, and we finish it this month, with Mayor de Blasio having recently declared New York City open. When that announcement was made at the end of April, it felt too soon to me, and I (renowned immunologist)
Oh, New York, where kitchens are the size of airplane lavatories and ovens are used for sweater storage. How does one eat real food living in this city? If you’re reading this, I imagine that you have actually turned your oven on at some point. I’ve seriously met people here who haven’t. Setting aside those
Do you feel pressured to do something perfectly? Do you feel like “they” expect you to do everything to its fullest extent or most extreme manifestation (even if you secretly don’t know who the ever loving hell “they” are)? Are you **cough, cough** perhaps putting that pressure on yourself? If not, then feel free to