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 April 2023 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s a brief update on the month. Oops… I forgot my anniversary No, not the one that I share with my wonderful husband. I’m talking about the 3rd anniversary of my early retirement! It officially passed in March and…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s March 2023 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we did last month. Finding purpose in giving back While most discussion about charitable giving in the personal finance community revolves around giving money, giving your time can be just as impactful. Since leaving…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s February 2023 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to this month. It’s bonus time! February is when annual bonuses are paid, which makes it an exciting month for financial nerdery. I typically have a fair amount of excess cash…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s January 2023 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we did this month. Getting a taste of that big spender lifestyle This month we got a brief taste of how big spenders live with courtside tickets to an NBA game and all-inclusive access…
Welcome to the third annual “year in review” for the Rich Frugal Life blog! In this post, I’m sharing our 2022 financial results, with all the details of our expenses for the year, passive income, savings rate, changes in net worth, and our current investment portfolio allocation. Since there’s a lot to cover here, I’m…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s December 2022 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to this month. Note: Photo credit goes to my 6-year old, who was really excited for me to put one of her photos on the blog. Winter is the season when…
Last year, I got a little bit crazy with my annual goal setting, setting an ambitious list of 40 goals for 2022! Did I achieve them all? Of course not! However, having these goals in mind during the year motivated me to try a little bit harder and get a little bit better each day. …
Budgets seem to have a bad reputation, but I think they’re just misunderstood. When used properly, a budget can help you reach your financial goals and give you the freedom to spend lavishly on the things you value (guilt-free). I actually love budgeting and I know that our 2023 budget will help us achieve these…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s November 2022 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we did this month. The holiday season is here! I used to dread this time of year when I was working in public accounting, because it meant that “busy season” and 80 hour work-weeks…
Someone should call the early retirement police, because I just got a new job… sorta. Anyone familiar with this blog knows that we’ve been on a journey to financial independence for a while now, with plans to both retire before age 40. I did just that in March 2020, leaving my corporate accounting career at…