I can’t believe we’re already a month into the new year! Statistically, most of those new year’s resolutions you made have already gone by the wayside, though hopefully the financial ones are still intact. Is our brand new budget already toasted after just one month? Read on for the January…
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…
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.…
Our European extravaganza finally came to an end, as we returned back to the US in the middle of November – just in time to go to another football game, Thanksgiving, and a big family birthday party! The chaos never stops. What did that do to our budget? Let’s dig…