Archive for March, 2008

Earned Income Savings Percentage: February 2008 (102%, YTD 42.93%)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The good news for us in February was that we were able to move a significant portion of our earnings to savings.
In fact we were able to move 102% of our EARNED INCOME for the month of February to savings/retirement.
Before you look at those numbers and blow them off, let me provide […]

Borrowing Costs: February 2008 ($4,131.84)

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

This is my third post in this series detailing exactly how much my wife and I spend each month financing our family. When I made the list I was surprised by the variety of different ways we spent our hard earned dollars financing the modern banking system.
At this point, I am almost appalled […]

Alternative Income: February 2008 (+$252.14)

Monday, March 17th, 2008

February is well behind us and the calender is telling me that we are half way through March. I finally managed to drag myself out of the hospital and crunch our numbers for last month.
To state it plainly: Nothing Impressive

The economy is hitting the skids and the Fed dropping rates quicker than […]

Monthly Update: February 2008(-$53,821.09, +$86.52)

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

A bit late with the results…… mostly because I was afraid to look but we eeked out a slight gain for the month and that is all I could ask.
The realities; read “challenges” of our family becoming a single income household are becoming more evident at this time.
Here is the Damage […]