Progress Report (Pandemic Edition) What’s Happened and What’s Happening Wow, what a month it has been! If I had 10 guesses, a pandemic or stay-at-home orders would not have been on that list. I know this is a scary time for a lot of people and many people have lost their jobs. I’m fortunate to…
FIRE Progress Report through February 2020
It’s been quite a month and the markets have been on a wild ride. Let’s see how that impact things. The Money Related Numbers 29.79% (previously 30.78%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program)…
FIRE Progress Report through January 2020
Hopefully you had a Merry Christmas and are off to a great start in 2020. The Money Related Numbers 30.78% (previously 29.32%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) and standard taxable mutual funds….
FIRE Progress Report through December 2019
Hopefully you had a Merry Christmas and are off to a great start in 2020. The Money Related Numbers 29.32% (previously 28.25%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) and standard taxable mutual funds….
FIRE Progress Report through November 2019
Let’s dive right into the numbers for November. The Money Related Numbers 28.25% (previously 26.84%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) and standard taxable mutual funds. 104 months (previously 105) The number of…
FIRE Progress Report through October 2019
Let’s dive right into the numbers for October. The Money Related Numbers 26.84% (previously 25.84%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) and standard taxable mutual funds. 105 months (previously 106) The number of…
FIRE Progress Report through September 2019
Let’s dive right into the numbers for September. The Money Related Numbers 25.84% (previously 25.40%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) and standard taxable mutual funds. 106 months (previously 107) The number of…
FIRE Progress Report through August 2019
Don’t worry, you’re not experiencing déjà vu. This is a new post. Starting this month, I’m changing the naming so that it coincides with how I track things. When I keep track of the numbers to report here, I always keep track of them with the month they occurred. For example, if I put $100…
Saving Money On Medical Expenses
This entire post is born out of a recent frustrating experience we had with ProMedica, one of our local health systems. We had to go to a specialist and in the process he suggested we get 3 different tests done to eliminate possibilities. The tests were scheduled and we had a idea of the cost…
FIRE Progress Report – August 2019
The Money Related Numbers 25.65% (previously 25.16%) This is our invested assets/target number. Our invested assets span across a variety of investment vehicles such as 401k, HSA, IRA, Roth IRA, ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program) and standard taxable mutual funds. 108 months (previously 109) The number of months until my 45th birthday and our finish…