• Investing

    How do I calculate my FI number?

    By this point, I’ve been yammering on about our net worth and expenses for about 9 months, exposing our financial secrets each month in excruciating detail. And at some point in each financial update post, I typically comment on how we’re x% of our goal to financial independence. Which is…

  • Financial Updates

    September 2021 Financial Update

    There’s no sugarcoating it, this month was ugly on the financial side of things for the FIby35 household. No major catastrophes at least, just some poor market performance coupled with a little bit of overspending the budget. Check out the details below in our September 2021 financial update! In our…

  • Financial Updates

    June 2021 Financial Update

    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…

  • Saving

    Save Money Today: Mint Mobile

    If you’ve been reading my monthly financial updates, you’ll know that we in the FIby35 household are big fans of saving money where we can so we can splurge in areas of our budget that matter more to us. You’ll also know that one of those areas we save big…