Comments on: Net Worth June: $214,025.67 – Down $5k but Hangin’ In

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:36:18 +0000

@Kelsey – COOL!!!! Going over now to check :) I love traveling in general, so the extra perk of earning money from it is even better! Great work!

By: Kelsey Horner

Kelsey Horner — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:13:16 +0000

You inspired me to actually take a look at my expense reimbursements, and I wrote a blog post on it! You might find it interesting! Turns out I’m making a pretty decent profit off of my expenses! http://zerotoonemillionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/finding-little-extra-money-in-everyday.html

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:07:23 +0000

The stock market this summer has been a killer. I’m so glad it’s been rebounding (so far). I’m salaried, but I travel a lot for my job, and I like to think of my expense reimbursements as income.. I get 55 cents per mile now and there’s absolutely no way I spend that much! I tend to travel a lot more at the beginning/end of the year, so my “income” tends to go down in the summer as well. =[ It stinks after getting used to awesome reimbursement checks coming in and then you realize what you’re REALLY making.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:10:22 +0000

Stephen – Haha yeah dude, smart move :) We have a Corolla Sport. It’s my wife’s and she LOVES it. Which is strange to me cuz she doesn’t really care for cars, haha… so I guess it’s a great one ;)
Trinnie – Yikes! Having a head start is always MUCH better than getting surprised outta nowhere though ;) Sending happy vibes!!! (and btw – no go w/ that guy from Colorado :( I’ll give ya a shout later…)
Financial Samurai – Haha, yes please – I’m interested :) And I hope I’m making enough or else I can’t live this life anymore! But so far so sexy.
Evan – Hey, we all gotta start somewhere ;) You’re probably like 10 years younger than me – which I’d gladly trade for! Haha…
cashflowmantra – Yessir, that’s the plan.
Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager – I think about selling it every single day ;) Problem is we can’t, so we may try harder at renting it out in meantime, but all my projects keep taking up my time. Which is def. good ;)
Jen @ Master the Art of Saving – Yup! Thought about that route – def. has it’s pros :) It’s just such a huge amount that I like watching it move in the Net Worth since I do have to deal with it (and seeing it low like that reminds me how important it is and that it’s “real” haha…) – but we may change it up in a bit. Congrats on your increase! I remember when $100 up or down was a BIG thing so in perspective that’s awesome :) Good job.
Melissa – Haha, I want to come drink beer with you! ESP in the Fall – my favorite season! :)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:00:30 +0000

My income doesn’t fluctuate in the summer because I’m on salary, but I find my spending does, for sure! I always end up spending more than usual in July and August, and it’s almost kind of intentional. In the winter, I’m usually content to just stay in most nights out of the week and cuddle up with a movie or a book, because it’s miserable outside, but when the weather is this nice out, and you just know it’ll be fall before you know it — every day not spent drinking beer on a patio just seems like a wasted day! It definitely takes a bit more creativity when it comes to budgeting.

By: Jen @ Master the Art of Saving

Jen @ Master the Art of Saving — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:10:25 +0000

Our’s went up $1,192.40 this month (updated it on the 1st), mostly to paying down the evil credit card. We also don’t make much $, so it’s like a huge deal w/ our tiny Net Worth.

About your taxes, not sure if you’ve already thought of this or not—but have you thought about leaving it out of your Net Worth and just including it in your budget? ‘Cuz it makes your Net Worth go up and down even though it doesn’t exactly represent it. Just an idea. ;-)

By: Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager

Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:07:54 +0000

Are you thinking of selling your house soon? Details!

By: cashflowmantra

cashflowmantra — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:33:53 +0000

Strong work. Just keep plugging away one month at a time and before you know it, momentum will build and build.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:52:12 +0000

I had an up month but man am I jealous of that freaking retirement account, I have one-eighth of that bad boy!

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:03:43 +0000

Hola J – Paying $5,000 in quarterly taxes is good because it means you made a lot right? Good bright side!

I’ll let you know about the summer blog income months. This week should be slow due to holiday week. I haven’t really payed attention over the 2 years, but i’ll pretend i am full-time and track it better and let you know.

Sam