To manage our money, every December or January, I’ll prepare a yearly savings plan. This plan is simply a spreadsheet to project out week by week the money that comes and goes from my checking account. It’ll help me plan and keep track of the total amount I’ll be saving in my TFSAs as well… Continue reading My Yearly Savings Plan Worksheet
With June already a full month behind us, it’s the perfect time for a mid-year review of the Modest Millionaires family progress in terms of spending and investments for 2019. Overview of our objectives for 2019 spending For 2019, in our 2018 spending & investment review we set a target level of annual spending of… Continue reading Mid-2019 Spending & Investments Review
The past year was quite busy for our little family, as briefly described in our last article celebrating 2 years of blogging on ModestMillionaires. Let’s get into the financial side of 2018 with a detailed review of our spending and investments for that year. Overview of our spending This year we also celebrated the first… Continue reading 2018 Spending & Investments Review
That’s right! It has already been two years that I write (at an admittedly sporadic rhythm) to document our journey towards financial independence. While I don’t write nearly as much as I would like, I am very happy to maintain this blog and continue to pursue our trajectory towards financial independence. 2018 on the blog:… Continue reading ModestMillionaires is 2 Years Old!
Frugality is similar to mindfulness, you can easily lose it for a while especially with the busy way we live today, but fortunately, it’s always possible to regain your sense of frugality by bringing your attention to the appropriate things in your life. In our case, our grocery spending has been steadily increasing since 2014… Continue reading Mission : Reduce our Grocery Spending
