From Debt To Dreams

August officially ends my net worth increase streak at five months, so it’s certainly starting to feel that 2023 is going to be more of a see-saw when it comes to the market, and not a year of any sustained growth. I came pretty close to hitting my $550,000 total

The streak now continues at five straight months of net worth increases. Spending was down this month and the market was up, so a great combination of things to bring up my net worth. I’m continuing to transfer more money from my checking to a high yield savings account, so

June now makes four months in a row with an overall net worth increase. I was actually expecting a flat or down month based on my spending, but the market had a really solid month. You can see that all of my investment accounts drove the increases and were plenty

Let’s make it three months in a row with a positive net worth change, something that hasn’t happened since late 2021. The great part about this streak is that it’s both my cash accounts and my retirement accounts driving this positive increase. It’s a good feeling to be able to

April was another great month for me, as I was able to build on my cash accounts again with low spending. The market is also continuing it’s run in the positive direction, so I’ve been able to hit several new milestones as well.