Net Change: +$3,944.14 Net Cashflow: +$825.46 Investment Performance: +$3,188.68 October 2010 S&P Performance: +5.2% Dining Out Spend: $ (313.79) This month, I barely noticed that the new year had come around, mainly because I had my head buried in essays and business school application forms. But when it was all said and done, I hit … Read more
Net Change: +$1,425.12 Net Cashflow: +$2,288.55 Investment Performance: $ (863.43) October 2010 S&P Performance: (1.0%) Dining Out Spend: $ (302.87) November wasn’t a great month, but I improved enough to hit my net worth goal for the year. I’m still in debt based on student and personal loans, but hitting a goal that I thought … Read more
Net Change: +$3,917.87 Net Cashflow: +$2,422.91 Investment Performance: +$1,494.96 October 2010 S&P Performance: +3.7% Dining Out Spend: $ (429.27) If you told me I was going to be $1000 away from my annual net worth goal this summer, I definitely would not have believed you. I’m still not at a positive net worth, but I’ve … Read more
Net Change: +$6,054.76 Net Cashflow: +$2,335.62 Investment Performance: +$3,699.14 September 2010 S&P Performance: +8.8% Dining Out Spend: $ (270.79) I honestly could care less about my Net Worth right now. This is probably the best monthly performance I’ve had all year, yet all I can think about is my GMAT score. Did the market crash … Read more
Net Change: +$1,071.31 Net Cashflow: +$2,430.77 Investment Performance: $ (1,359.40) August 2010 S&P Performance: (4.7%) Dining Out Spend: $ (224.41) I usually make my net worth updates about 2 days after the month closes. I only wait those two days to make sure all of my credit card transactions have gone through and are loaded … Read more
Net Change: +$5,485.64 Net Cashflow: +$2,571.20 Investment Performance: +$2,914.44 July 2010 S&P Performance: +6.9% Food Spend Monthly Improvement: $ (52.36) Dining Out: $ (308.03) Groceries: $ (217.55) What a difference one month makes. Now the market is my best friend. ;) My Net Worth Goal (+$25K this year) would be easy to reach if I … Read more
Net Change: +$1,550.75 Net Cashflow: +$2,600.85 Investment Performance: $ (1,050.10) June 2010 S&P Performance: (5.4%) Food Spend Monthly Change: +$0.86 Dining Out: $ (299.26) Groceries: $ (173.96) Maybe I should just move all my investments to cash? I know, I know, I’m just kidding. The market will have its ups and downs. Stocks are a … Read more
Net Change: $ (1,324.54) Net Cashflow: +$1,966.45 Investment Performance: $ (3,290.99) May 2010 S&P Performance: (8.2%) Food Spend Monthly Change: +$134.85 Dining Out: $ (248.65) Groceries: $ (225.43) Why do I even trust the stock market anymore? This month was very good for me from a cash flow perspective, showing a net of nearly $2,000. … Read more
Net Change: +$1,673.29 Investment Performance: +$277.14 Net Cashflow: +$1,396.15 Dining Out: $ (356.56) Groceries: $ (252.37) A good month overall, but as I write this, I already know that most of these gains have been wiped out by May’s poor investment performance. This week the Dow dropped 1,000 points before recovering and ended the week … Read more
Net Change: +$1,473.29 This was a really impressive month for me in terms of net worth. My net worth actually increased during a month where I paid nearly $4,000 in federal income taxes. (For an amount this large, I should probably allocate the liability by month, but I believe I’ll be do a much better … Read more