Just a quick post today to celebrate the second blog birthday of FIby35. I had been considering starting a blog for several months before finally publishing my very first post on January 18, 2021. Some stats from the past year: Of the 16 posts, these were the 5 most popular…
As a true spreadsheet psychopath, our 2023 budget has been in the works for weeks months now, eagerly anticipating the turning of the calendar to January. In last year’s budget post, I hoped that 2022 would finally be the year we stick our budget. Lo and behold, we came pretty…
It’s time to tally up the damage. If you remember back to 2021’s spending recap, we obliterated that year’s budget of $57,000 by over $16,000(!). This year we established a total annual budget of $55,000. So how did our 2022 spending compare to that goal? You’re about to find out…
Remember back in November when I wrote, “the chaos never stops”? Despite the holidays, the chaos slowed a little in December thanks to some relatively peaceful time with family back in Florida. It didn’t fully stop though, as December included a weeklong cruise to several beautiful places in the Caribbean.…