Update: April 2024

April net worth update! My investment property value has rallied slightly this month, giving me a little boost. My cash buffer is still pretty drained. I’ve accumulated enough cash for my upcoming quarterly tax bill; however I don’t have the full year’s tax set aside the way I usually prefer. That said, I’m pumping away

Update: February 2024

February net worth update! Some big changes over the past few months. As you can see, the cash buffer in my net worth is currently non existent. Why? I just bought a new car! I am not counting that car in my net worth given how quickly they depreciate, hence a sharp drop in my

Update: December 2023

Time to look back on 2023! How did I do overall, despite the high expenses of the year? As you can see, there were several months I was definitely cash poor! Yes, our parents pitched in for wedding costs but even with their assistance we still used up a significant chunk of our savings too.

Spending Review 2023

Yeah this year really isn’t a good benchmark for financial success! However I would count it as a win at life and living life according to my values and wishes. Very much a negative savings rate for this year, but this included paying for a great wedding celebration out of our savings. Also contending with

Update: June 2023

Sorry for another long break between updates! We have been so busy with wedding planning over the past few months. I’m kind of looking forward to it just being over at this point… Net worth total at the end of June 2023: $743,754Change since December: gain of $11,913 or percentage-wise 1.6%Total assets minus estimated tax

Update: December 2022

Whew! Long time no update! Sorry about that but life just got busy. Net worth total at the end of December 2022: $731,841Change since August: gain of $25,866 or percentage-wise 3.5%Total assets minus estimated tax owing: $695,944Progress towards inflation adjusted target of $2.67 million (in 2022 dollars): 26.0% Damn… didn’t quite hit my goal for

Update: August 2022

Not much movement in net worth this past month – largely because we are planning a holiday over Christmas and pre-booked flights this month. Wiped out what would typically have been the month’s savings! The investment portfolio was also pretty stagnant. Net worth total at the end of August 2022: $706,975Change since July: loss of

Update: July 2022

The stock market made a rebound this month – property on the other hand has been stagnant. In a time of rising interest rates this is unsurprising however. Net worth total at the end of July 2022: $714,495Change since June: gain of $20,262 or percentage-wise 2.9%Total assets minus estimated tax owing: $681,695Progress towards inflation adjusted

Update: June 2022

It was another tough month for the net worth tracker – investment values down across the board this month, both in the stock market and the property market. Net worth total at the end of June 2022: $694,233Change since May: loss of $24,299 or percentage-wise 3.3%Total assets minus estimated tax owing: $654,233Progress towards inflation adjusted

Update: May 2022

Well, my partner and I have settled into our new place. There’s still a lot to do but we’re still planning to take things slow with furnishing and fixing up the place. That said, we have made a start and there has indeed been some household spending! This month I’ve updated the tracker to reflect