January 2022 Update

Welcome to 2022 - the first month was a financial whirlwind to say the least.

The Year of Investing: June 2018 - It's over!

The Year of Investing is over! I kicked all the goals, and I'm stoked to see how much impact this year has had.

The Year of Investing - May 2018

So uh.. I may have bought lots of things. And a fair bit of stuff. And I did some manufactured spending to hit credit card minimum spends. And then I bought some more bits and pieces.

I may have disengaged the frugal auto-pilot for a month. Woops.

The Year of Investing - April 2018

Well that was a weird month. If March was a financial trainwreck, then April tried to one-up it was unpleasant life events. Thankfully by the end of the month it all settled down and I still kicked plenty of goals, but what a roller coaster!

The Year of Investing - March 2018

Oof, was it just me or was March one of those months? I spent a lot, the markets went backwards and life just seemed more stressful and busy than it had any right to be. Still, I stayed on track with my goals, and squeezed in a couple of days of doing absolutely nothing - just like retirement could be!

The Year of Investing - February 2018

I'm back! Sort of! I got one blog post out in February, and plan to post once a month for the rest of the year. After that my stint as a Treasurer will be over, as well as one of the extra committees I've signed myself up for. So 2019 should be a boring quiet year where I can focus on writing a lot more.

But between now and then, I hope to get one post out a month to keep my typing fingers in shape, as well as these monthly updates.

Read on intrepid followers, for the dazzling numbers that made up February...

The Year of Investing - January 2018

Where in the world is LadyFIRE this time? Largely lamenting the fact that I didn't get my payrise, and spending over an hour every night in a volunteer treasurer role. Who needs free time right?

The Year of Investing - December 2017

Where in the world is LadyFIRE? I've been pretty silent around here but I've almost locked down that promotion I've been chasing. I have a verbal confirmation, but I'm not popping the champagne till I get the paperwork, and the payrise.

The Year of Investing - November 2017

November is the real start of summer! And it has been the start of businesses ramping up for Christmas, and my investments have all performed admirably. I've been completely disengaged from this blog dealing with professional turmoils at work, but I'm cautiously optimistic this shake up will lead to some career leaps, more money and more responsibility if I can play my cards right - and not lose my temper at the guy who seems determined to snatch the same opportunity.

The Year of Investing - October 2017

What a month! It was crazy expensive, I saved a tonne of money and I went out, with people! I'm not a huge social butterfly but I'm always up for a good costume party. There was a hint for summer for a day or two, and then winter laughed and laughed and took over again. At least the finances went well.

The Year of Investing - September 2017

September went so well I set myself an investing stretch goal! It may have been a quiet month on the blogging from, but the weather has turned wonderful, my accounts are trending steadily upwards and life feels good.

The Year of Investing - August 2017

Smashed my savings goals and smashed my investing goals. A month of low bills and upward trending markets worked out wonderfully!

The Year of Investing - July 2017

One month down on the year of investing! I'm pleased to say I'm ever so slightly ahead of my investing goal, but it was an uphill slog with the markets fighting against me!
I haven't quite hit my savings goal, but I think we're off to a good start for the year.

The Year of Investing

The time has come to set new goals for the new financial year! After spending the last seven months building up a hefty $15,000 emergency fund, it's time to move on.

It's time to start the Year of Investing!