Just like that, 2021 is half over! After May turned into a spending spree, I was definitely looking forward to a less eventful June and hoping to give The Spreadsheets some time to recover. How did we do? Check it out below in our June 2021 financial update! In our…

The month of May has come and gone – quite quickly, in my opinion. We spent nearly half the month in beautiful Hawaii, which will require multiple blog posts on its own to recap everything we did and how much it cost. On top of that, May included due dates…

Holy smokes, what a month! The S&P 500 climbed over 2.5% in April alone, which sure paid off for boring index fund investors like us. As you’ll see below, our net worth skyrocketed by over $50,000 for the second month in a row, and we have now crossed the $900,000…

Another month in the books so it’s time for another FIby35 Financial Update post. March was quite generous overall, as the S&P 500 closed near an all-time high (yet again), Mrs. FIby35 received her annual bonus, and we’re experiencing the first signs of Spring here in Minnesota. Let’s see how…

Wow, February flew by! To be honest, I didn’t have much time to track the progress of our finances throughout the month so I was anxious (and a little nervous) to tally it up. Mrs. FIby35 spent the last 2 weeks of February visiting her parents in Florida (jealous), and…