Net Worth & Debt Update: June 2018 – Three paychecks!

With the right mix of breath and negligence, all those little budget campfires can blow into a forest fire. I want to say that extra paycheck was earmarked for financial growth and moving the needle more on our mortgage debt, but maybe the best I can say is we didn’t have to dip into savings to pay the bills this month. And some months, just putting out all those little fires is the best you can do. How’d we do this month? Three Paychecks! So, due to the way I’m…

Net Worth & Debt Update: March 31, 2018 – Wait, What?

Hoowee, boy! Where have we been? I’ve had a lot of guilt over not writing for nearly four months, so here are my excuses: Our oldest started Pre-K, so now the boys go to two different schools, which has required a little extra coordination. Also, it costs just as much with tuition, after school care, and all that fundraising to have him in pre-K as it did in daycare–no cost savings this year. Then I had emergency surgery in September to yank out my gall bladder, appendix, and an ovary with…