Reporting my expenses here has definitely helped bring more consistency in tracking my expenses. As I mentioned before, I slacked off a bit last year in tracking personal expenses when I started working for myself in the summer of last year. The goal wasn’t so much about setting out to change my spending habits, although I would love to see my “food” expenses reduced, but to have hard numbers based on the way I live so that I can properly plan for how to cover those expenses when I no longer have to work. Continue reading
Personal Finance
The Stoic’s Spending Revealed! January Edition
January makes three months that I’ve consistently tracked my expenses. I relaxed for awhile and wasn’t tracking as religiously as I had been for most of last year. This is mostly due to having a good “feel” for where the money is going and knowing that I’m not spending large sums in any one area. Continue reading
January: A Month of Automotive DIY
Last month turned out to be a month of doing minor repairs on my work truck. A few long-time readers will remember that I sold a truck back in spring of 2013. At the time I thought I was making a smart move, however the timing was less than fortunate. Continue reading
Projected Spending For 2015
In November I revealed my spending for perhaps the fist time on this blog and followed that up with Decembers spending as well. I plan to continue this for all of 2015 so I can determine what my spending levels are based on the lifestyle I have chosen to live. Continue reading
Flexing My DIY Muscles
Since I bought my first foreclosure and set about rehabbing the bathroom, living room and exterior of the house I’ve developed some serious do-it-yourself (DIY) skills. These weren’t skills I brought to the table from the beginning. I had to learn them out of necessity because it was how I was going to make my housing costs profitable in the long run. Continue reading
The Stoic Investor 