Typically, January is a much-needed break from the chaos of the holidays. Not so in the FIby35 household, as we collectively spent over 2 weeks on the road this past month. Why spend any more time than absolutely necessary in the frigid Minnesota winter when places like Mexico and Florida…
Just a quick post today to celebrate the 1 year anniversary (birthday?) of this blog. I had been considering starting a blog for several months before finally publishing my very first post on January 18, 2021. Some stats for the first year: Page views: 620 Visitors: 242 Most page views…
It’s time to tally up the damage. Way back at the beginning of the year, we established a total annual budget of $57,000. So how did our 2021 spending compare to that goal? You’re about to find out! Drumroll, please… CATEGORY BUDGET TOTAL SPENT OVER/(UNDER) Home $27,109 $26,746 ($363) Utilities…
As I’m sure is the case with many of you, December was a busy month. A medical procedure here, a vacation or two there, some family time over Christmas…good times, but we’re happy to be turning the calendar over to January. Oh yeah, and the stock market went bananas yet…
Long overdue, but it’s finally time to tally up our financial comings and goings from November. Better late than never, right? December has been a whirlwind of surgeries (of the elective variety) and vacations, so all of a sudden I find myself just a few days before Christmas having not…