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I was not paying a whole ton of attention to the stock market this month, due to the aforementioned layoff at the beginning of the month, so I was pleasantly surprised when we hit an important milestone once I updated the spreadsheet. Category September 2026 Change Savings $104,503 +2% Investments $534,458 +2.7% Cars $66,252 +3.9%…
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No, that’s not clickbait, I really did get laid off. The timing was rather amazing. I had my 6 week sabbatical this summer, which I managed to stretch a little further than that by aligning it with the Juneteenth holiday. I returned from the sabbatical, worked a single day where most of what I did…
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You know, I didn’t think I would have anything to say about recipes this month, because we spent almost the entire month traveling, but in the last week of my sabbatical, I ended up going a little nuts making various dessert items because I was so excited to be able to cook again and wanted…
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Up and down, up and down, we tread a lot of the same ground this month without making much progress overall. This was also the continuation of my sabbatical and our two week trip to Europe, so another pricey month though this time cash dropped at the same time as the market. I was a…
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Well, this month was the month that we generated our first bill for the remainder of our roof replacement, so we once again have a line of credit to pay down as quickly as possible. This one is on 0% for the next 18 months, and the plan is obviously to pay it off before…
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I suppose I should be thankful that the continuing ascent of the market arrived the same month that we finally were invoiced for our new roof, and forked over $15,000 of our savings as a partial payment on the $23,000 bill. This month we were not billed for the rest, but next month we’ll finally…
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Montreal! Let’s start with some story time. Back in middle school, 8th grade students with a GPA over a certain score (I forget what it was) were offered the opportunity to take Spanish a year early, getting a head start on the language requirements of high school. Every single one of my friends met that…
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April was a good eating month! We had some great food on vacation, tried a new recipe at home, and resurrected some good old recipes, as well. Unfortunately, I apparently took zero pictures of any of the food I made in April, so what I have to offer as a cover image is a beer…
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That was one hell of a month! It more than made up for the previous month, though the swings were not quite enough to get us over the line on another milestone or two. The numbers keep getting bigger, but being over a million away from FI really makes them feel less impactful despite the…
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Hey, I made new recipes this month! Unfortunately, I didn’t take pictures of either of them, so everyone gets to enjoy this turtle-shaped sourdough I accidentally made after having to leave the dough in the fridge for four days while I waited for the replacement igniter to my oven to come in. New Recipes Irish…
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