Net Worth Breakdown
The Neighborhood Finance Guy stays accountable and transparent. This page provides all of his household's monthly net worth statement breakdowns and total expenses too. Every Million dollar net worth starts with one dollar.
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Our Net Worth Performance Was Great Until Bloody September!
The post outlines a tumultuous financial year marked by inflation, depleted savings, and high expenses. Despite challenges, there were job transitions and a move to Florida with relocation costs. It discusses the importance of financial strategies like dollar-cost-averaging, reduced monthly expenses, increased investments, and emergency funds. The net worth rebounded in September, emphasizing resilience and long-term goals, including home renovations and a new savings plan. Financial literacy and adapting to changes are key themes for achieving stability and growth.
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Changing the Narrative of Wealth by Valuing Time
Investment thunderstorms, repairs and vet bills. Building wealth has never been harder but we can make it through. Going beyond F.I.R.E.
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Investments surpassed $900,000. Time to Celebrate in Texas?
A small but meaningful TNFG July celebration is in order. We survived the Great Stock Rotation. We don't expect much from Q3 so here's hoping for a solid year end close out of +5% to +11% growth.
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Tracking Our Million Dollar Investment Portfolio Since 2020
You have to have some investment if you want to excel in a capitalist system. Without capital assets, you are merely falling behind. Hereโs every single month of tracking our investment portfolio since 2020. Links are also available for the full net worth breakdown for that month. Although we started to track our net worth in 2012, we didn’t start writing blog posts until June 2020 when the website was created. Things that helped our investment grow? Never been a fan of people sharing their final investment numbers without a full context. It’s only fair to paint a real picture. For one, although my wife and I didn’t come from money,…
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Why Tracking Your Wealth Matters. Our Monthly Net Worth Since 2020
A monthly net worth breakdown can help you understand your finances and how you can increase your net worth. To calculate your net worth, you can subtract your total liabilities from your total assets: Factors affecting our Net Worth? I also wanted to add that we are a dual-income family with no kids (but a dog) living in the DMV. The DMV is a tri-state area comprised of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It’s one of those areas where the median income is typically higher than the rest of the nation. Although we don’t have high-powered C-suite careers, we were fortunate enough to land jobs with great pay. The…
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250k Reasons Why A Mid-Year Financial Review is So Powerful
The stock market tumbled in 2022, however just like that it rebounded through the first half of 2024. You really can't time the market. Stay invested!
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Still Not Debt Free but We are Pushing Toward a $1.5 Million Net Worth
Hooray we all made it through May and the Pandemic. Just six months left to reach your Financial Goals.
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How to Maximize Your 401k Contributions. My 10-year Gains Exceeded $150,000, on Track to Reach Over $1 Million
If you told me back in 2014 that I would be able to reach even $1 million in investments, I would have likely dismissed it. Social media is filled with misinformation about 401ks, the proof is way more impressive.
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When is the Best Time to Invest? Might be in May.
Hooray we all made it through May with flying colors on the road to $1M investment portfolio. Just six months left to reach your Financial Goals.
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How to Improve and Excel in Your Financial Spring Cleaning Monthly
We might have missed the recession, there is still, no better time for a financial spring cleaning. Every April is a great excuse to improve your personal finances.