August 2016
A solid month! Reasonable (but not great) spending, some extra income I wasn't planning on, some expenses I wasn't planning on. Net worth creeps upward and SWR creeps downward. I'm very excited to be getting close to the single digits.
Goal of $1700 or less spending for September.
Expenses
Alcohol & Bars 11.59
Auto & Transport 154.01 (Car needed part of the exhaust replaced. Did the work myself but parts were expensive.)
Business Services 19.98
Cash & ATM 20
Gas & Fuel 137 (Some summer driving plus gas for short vacation that overlapped July and August)
Groceries 171 (Not bad!)
Gym 51.7
Internet 63.29
Mobile Phone 12.23
Mortgage & Rent 970
Restaurants 35.56
Sports 214.27 (Needed to replace bike drivetrain, hiking backpack, etc.)
Total -FI 1860.63
Income
Paycheck 3351.69
Amazon 96
Google 100.06
Consulting 240 (Some unanticipated income selling internet ads)
Checking 23.88
Gift 150 (More unanticipated income - wellness incentive from health insurance company)
457b 124
Total +FI 4085.63
Savings 2225
% Spent 46%
% Saved 54%
SWR 14% (Lowest ever)
SWR with IM Income 13% (Lowest ever)
Years Remaining 16
Years Remaining Including Interest 9
"...all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
Declaration of Independence