Our second quarter was filled with 3 fun mini-vacations and of course the start of summer break! I was laid off (planned seasonally) the first week of May. This is a blessing in that it gives our family a lot of time for summer fun and saves us from even …
2018 has been rocky for the first quarter for us. We spent quite a bit over our projected budget, largely due to medical spending which totaled just shy of $4,000 for the quarter. The stock market overall was down for this quarter which muted a lot of our contributions. We …
2017 was our best year financially yet. Despite setbacks we hit a savings rate of 44%, not quite the 50% I wanted, but certainly close. We saved just under $40,000 this year. I think overall the targets I’ve been shooting for are a bit too lofty and I need to …
Quarter 3 has been a great quarter financially for us and it has also been incredibly busy. For most of the quarter I was working 75 hour weeks, Mrs. C. was working 20-30 hours, and all the kids started school, even the littlest who is four. Add in doctor appointments, …