April 2015 Spending
I’m finally getting around to summarizing my spending for April. Last month, I finally fixed the brakes on my car. I might have been able to hold out a little longer but I didn’t think it was worth it to drive around and risk potentially rear-ending another vehicle. I also want to have better control […]
A look back at my spending in 2014
I am listing my spending here for two main reasons. First, I’ll be able to compare my spending this year to last. I’ve already captured the data but if I save it to a spreadsheet on my computer I’ll rarely reference it again. Instead, I’ll display it on this site where I can access it […]
A Look Back at My Spending in 2013
I decided to analyze my spending from 2013. I sorted all of last year’s transactions by merchant and exported it to excel. The reason behind this is that I wanted to see which publicly traded companies provided a service or manufactured a product that I used in 2013. If I like the product or service […]
July 2014 Spending
I wanted to get my spending back on track this month. Unfortunately, I had some maintenance and repair work that needed to be taken care of on my car. My car is getting older but it is completely paid off already. I plan to drive it for several more years while enjoying not having a […]
June 2014 Spending
I would like to start saving more money consistently. The money that is leftover at the end of the month, I’ll transfer to my brokerage account to purchase stock. I plan on relying heavily on the meager income received from my portfolio to be able to retire early and for spending money during retirement. Unfortunately, […]