This is our journey to financial independence. You’ll find regular progress updates and a sneak peak at our finances (such as, monthly expense reports).
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s December 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to last month. Breaking our previous dividend records I expected a big payout this month from our investment portfolio… and it delivered! Despite converting a portion of our 401k investments into non-dividend paying funds…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s November 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to last month. Can you believe it’s already the last month of the year?! I can’t. This year feels like it has gone by so quickly, and I’ve only accomplished a fraction of what…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s October 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to last month. Thank goodness this summer is finally over! We were excited to finally turn off our air conditioning last month… with the exception of a couple rouge days that crept back into…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s September 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to this month. Bring on the quarterly dividends! March, June, September, and December are the best months when it comes to passive investment income, since most mutual funds and ETFs pay dividends quarterly. As…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s August 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to this month. Getting back into the swing of things This month we returned to usual routines with our little one starting 1st grade. My volunteer activities have been ramping up, which is a…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s July 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to this month. Summer is over and I’m back! School is officially back in session, which means that summer is coming to an end. Well, not the hot temperatures. It will stay above 100…
Today, I’m sharing our 2023 mid-year financial results. Here in the Rich Frugal Life household, we typically perform a deep dive into our finances at least twice a year. During this review, we compare our year-to-date spending to the budget, analyze our investment portfolio allocation and targets, and assess how we’re tracking towards our annual…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s June 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s what we were up to this month. I took a whole month off! You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet over here on the blog and social media lately. That’s because I inadvertently took the…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s May 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s a brief update on our month. School’s out for summer And just like that, summer is here! With the end of May, comes the start of Arizona’s (brutal) summer heat and full-time parenting once school gets out for…
Recently, I invited the ‘Early Retirement Police’ to come for me by giving semiretirement a try… after previously proclaiming myself to be retired. It’s no secret that I’ve struggled to find purpose in early retirement. Prior to taking this job last fall, I had frequently wondered if there was some aspect of my accounting career…