Tag Archives: expenses

Increased Expenses

It was inevitable.  The low expensive lifestyle that I’ve enjoyed is coming to an end.  It now seems very apparent that my expenses will significantly increase this summer.  It’s not entirely surprising, but it is what it is.  Let’s take a closer look at my increased expenses in just a few months. Housing Expenses Well,… Read More »

Fixed Expenses

There are a few key ingredients to building wealth.  These include your income, expenses, savings rate, rate of return and time.  I will go into several of these topics in later posts. But for today, I wanted to focus on expenses.  And, specifically, fixed expenses. Expenses Generally, to build wealth, you can either increase your… Read More »

My Financial Plan

So, the new year is upon us.  We’ve said good bye to 2017, and have a whole new year to look forward to.  I’ve made my resolutions and now it’s time to dig a little bit deeper.  For today’s post, I’m going to be discussing more of my financial plan for the new year.  I’m definitely… Read More »

My Budget Is Out Of Sync

I just realize that my budget is out of sync. It’s actually a symptom of me failing to plan accordingly.  As some of you my know, I bought my first house last year. Things were looking good and I was excited. I have a three bedroom two bathroom house. Well, because I am single, I… Read More »

Stop Digging

One of the first rules to getting out of debt is to stop digging yourself into further debt. I feel that I have achieved that goal today. Although ‘Murphy’ is unpredictable, I don’t foresee any need to use my credit cards for the next month or two. Here is how I did it: Emergency Fund… Read More »