Early year check-in and planning for flexibility
In the past 3 months, the total stock market (VTI) has gone up 13%. Financially, I would be better off today had I put my money in...
2024 Financial Goals
2024 starts my first mortgage-free year in a long time, and in planning ahead it frees up some serious wiggle room to explore with...
An eventful first half of 2023
I never would have imagined that in the first few months of the year I would have made a cross-country move, sold my condo, survived...
A New Season
As the temperature cools and we await autumnal leaves, I am surprised at where I am and how far I've come since the beginning of the...
Crawling Forward
It's been over a month since the break-up, and I am feeling better emotionally. In fact, my therapist was excited to share that I've...
Adjusting for Major Life Changes
Some things in life are unplanned. Last month, my partner and I decided that we were better apart than together after months of therapy...
How I used refunds to pay taxes
With the recent stock market crash, my initial idea of selling off vested restricted stock units (RSUs) for my tax bill seemed far less...
Mid-Year Check-In
The last 6 months flew by; it's hard to imagine that we are already halfway through the year. A lot has changed since January 2021, which...