| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
| Net Worth July 2008 |
I curse you financial markets for taking away my half-millionaire status this month. My retirement accounts are making me feel so poor, I don't know if I can hold my head up high when shopping in Target - I may need to go back to mingling with the Building 19 crowd...
OK, perhaps it is not all that bad, but still - OUCH!
In the good news column, I managed to increase my savings - which was no small feat this month given the following:
- I am still waiting on my rebate check from Commonwealth Solar after installing those pricey solar panels - this will be a significant check, so you can imagine my daily disappointment when I fail to see it in my mailbox.
- I purchased a new dishwasher last month, which hit my most recent credit card bill - since I pay that off in full each month, that added expense decreased the amount available to save.
Also in the good news column, I participated in a focus group last week which paid me $125.00 for two hours of my time. I also spent less on groceries due to all of the traveling and visiting.
In the bad news column, I am short a rent check this month since my condo tenant has moved out. This is a planned vacancy which I knew would hit my bottom line, it was just bad timing that it coincides with the market drop.
Hopefully next month things will look up. Getting that rebate check for the solar panels would be a big boost. Also getting the unit rented will help. However, I have work planned for the condo, so the spending continues...
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Wait a sec. Isn't Building 19 also the Whitaker Building at MIT? (The Dome in their logo.)
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My bad. It's Building 10 I'm thinking of... But there IS a Building E19. :-)
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Partly because it's been a busy year for me, and partly because of the markets, I'm no longer tracking my finances in as much detail as I was before. While I'm still keeping an eye on my checking and savings accounts, I actually prefer not to know how my retirement accounts are doing right now; it helps me keep focused on the long-term (hopeful) gain and not worry about the (hopefully) short term losses.
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Wait a sec. Isn't Building 19 also the Whitaker Building at MIT? (The Dome in their logo.)