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 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…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s October 2022 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to last month. Fall is finally here! October is my favorite month. It always has been and probably always will be. Growing up in New England, the arrival of October meant…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s September 2022 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to last month. We spent A LOT of money this month! We’re back in renovation mode and nearing the end of the backyard portion of our remodel. Besides committing to spend…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s very first (and likely last) net worth reveal! When I started this blog a little over two years ago, I really wasn’t sure how much of our financial information I would share beyond our monthly expenses. I’ve ended up sharing a lot more than I had originally anticipated, but there’s…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s August 2022 financial results! Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to last month. We have a kindergartener Our little one officially started public school this month! She is loving it and so are we. Kindergarten is a whole new experience than…
