Month-End Accounts: March 2019

Q1 is been and gone.  GFF is looking firmly footed and things are falling into place.

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Month-end Accounts: February 2019

In theory, February should have the lowest spending of the whole year since there is only 28 days (most of the time) but life’s not as simple as that and our frugalness went a bit backwards last month with higher spending but still saving money.

It was a good month for the family and we even got a bit of a working holiday on the cheap out of it!

The Dangers of Double Counting

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!

Month End: November ’18 – assets and spending

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!

Ready, Aim, Fire: double my take-home pay

As part of my READY, AIM, FIRE thinking towards FIRE, I’ve now cut my excess pension payments as part of my salary

Month End: October ’18 – assets and spending

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:

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.

Month End Accounts: Spending July 2018

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.