I’ve just uncovered a mistake in my Expenses Spreadsheet. It tracks all of my Income, Outgoings, Assets, Liabilities and Transfers. I’ve been keeping it in some form for 17 years and if I spent as much time as I have working on it, learning the piano, I’d be a maestro! Continue reading “The Dangers of Double Counting”
Where has the year gone??? It’s almost bloody Christmas and there’s nothing but Christmas tunes in the shops – I’ve not seen the sun in week and it’s getting very very cold!!!
Well, at the end of the month it’s time to set some time aside and go over the Gentleman’s Family Finances and this November has been quite good, and after October it’s a welcome relief!
Continue reading “Month End: November ’18 – assets and spending”
As part of my READY, AIM, FIRE thinking towards FIRE, I’ve now cut my excess pension payments as part of my salary Continue reading “Ready, Aim, Fire: double my take-home pay”
What a difference a month makes!!!
Whilst I was enjoying family bliss away from the world, the world was going to pot! Stock markets were crashing and all sorts of scares were about. I didn’t pay much attention to it, although I did see it as a buying opportunity. But mostly my focus was on family – but since you wouldn’t put a price on your kids, I’ll leave them out of the equation. So, here’s how the month went for us: Continue reading “Month End: October ’18 – assets and spending”
Another month is over and I’ve had a few minutes on a Sunday morning to work out how things have gone for the month. Things are looking ok but could do better. Continue reading “Month End: October ’18 – assets and spending”
July was an expensive month for the Gentleman’s Family Finances. A large credit card bill, an expensive wood burning stove bought and installed (costing over £2000 in total) and the usual high costs for childcare. Continue reading “Month End Accounts: Spending July 2018”
