October 14, 2019

The fun we had: Summer 2019

The fun we had: Summer 2019

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Summer! June 21st through September 23 2019

What I read

This reading summer started off strong with some fantastic writers:

Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree

Rebecca Roanhorse
Storm of Locusts
I can barely handle apocalyptic fiction these days since it feels too much like real life but Rebecca’s books are just too good to skip until this mess is over. There are gods and the world we made for ourselves, and really, you just have to read it.

Seanan McGuire
That ain’t Witchcraft
I adore this entire series and would like many more stories of the Price family. Many many many, please.

Michelle Obama
Becoming
I could have screenshotted the entire biography to text to PiC with my thoughts … I refrained when I realized that it would not end. (more…)

October 7, 2019

Money & Life Report: September 2019

New worth and life: September 2019On Money

Income

Our primary income comes from our full time jobs. We have minimal income from an investment property and investing in dividend stocks. That money is saved for future repairs and reinvested, respectively. We earn money on the side to supplement our main incomes. Our side income comes from Swagbucks and cash back sites (Ebates, Mr. Rebates). Some posts have affiliate links that pay a micro-commission to keep the blog running and I’ve added a way to support the blog in the sidebar to the right!

Our long term goal is to replace our day job income by the time my health prevents me from working.

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Dividend income. We received $313 in dividends this month. Our year to date net dividends are $2,879.40.

Bank bonuses. HSBC finally paid up! I’m so glad to be done with them. They are the absolute worst.

ALSO our long awaited tax refund also finally arrived! Woo! I promptly deposited it into our anemic account meant for paying the property taxes – it’s way behind the mark it should have hit in order to pay it in full on time.

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September 2, 2019

Money & Life Report: August 2019

Net worth and life: August 2019 On Money

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Income

Our primary income comes from our full time jobs. We have minimal income from an investment property and investing in dividend stocks. That money is saved for future repairs or reinvested, respectively. We earn money on the side to supplement our main incomes. Our side income comes from Swagbucks and cash back sites (Ebates, Mr.Rebates). Some posts have affiliate links that pay a micro-commission to keep the blog running.

The long term goal is to replace our day job income by the time my health prevents me from working.

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Dividend income. We received $485 in dividends this month. Our year to date net dividends are $2566.

Bank bonuses came due. Citi paid promptly. I transferred our money out and closed my account without a hiccup.

HSBC, however, was the absolute pits from start to finish. The date for the payouts came and went without a peep from them so I had to open investigations into both accounts. They required about 15x more time than any other bonus situation and neither of us want to deal with them again. I’m still waiting….

Amazon money: It’s rare that I do a paying survey but picked up one at the end of the month earning $35. Nice. We are slowly reducing our dependence on Amazon but it’s a balance.

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August 5, 2019

Money & Life Report: July 2019

Net Worth and Life: July 2019On Money

Income

Our primary income comes from our full time jobs. We have some tiny cash flow we don’t touch from an investment property and investing in dividend stocks. We earn money on the side to supplement our main incomes. Our side income comes from Swagbucks, cash back sites (Ebates, Mr.Rebates), and tracking physical activity through Achievement (my introduction to it). Some posts have affiliate links that pay a tiny commission to keep the blog running.

Our big long term goal is to replace our day job income before my health prevents me from working.

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Dividend income. We received $184 in dividends this month. Our year to date net dividends are $2,080.42. I currently reinvest all our dividends.

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July 8, 2019

Money & Life Report: June 2019

June 2019: Net worth and life report On Money

Income

Our primary income comes from our full time jobs. We have some tiny cash flow we don’t touch from an investment property and investing in dividend stocks. We earn money on the side to supplement our main incomes. Our side income comes from Swagbucks, cash back sites (Ebates, Mr.Rebates), and tracking physical activity through Achievement (my introduction to it). Some posts have affiliate links that pay a tiny commission to keep the blog running.

Our big long term goal is to replace our day job income before my health prevents me from working.

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Dividend income. We received $268 in dividends this month. Our year to date net dividends are $1,896.42. I currently reinvest all our dividends into new stocks / funds.

I’ve removed “occasional sales on Poshmark” from our income summary since I’ve neither listed new items or made a sale in months. I’ve got a stack of clothes that should be listed but I just don’t have the time right now.

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July 1, 2019

The fun we had: Spring 2019

The Fun We Had: Spring 2019

Spring! March 20th through June 20th 2019

What I read

Helen Hoang.
The Kiss Quotient. This was a fun read.

Jasper Fforde.
The Last Dragonslayer
The Last Dragonslayer, Book 2, The Song of the Quarkbeast

Piyali Bhattacharya.
Good Girls Marry Doctors. I could not put this book down. It resonated so strongly with my ingrained sense of duty and family culture (though we aren’t South Asian), the silencing of women even while expecting us to be strong enough to bear every burden, the expiration date at age 25, the arranged marriage set-ups, the expectations that you will always prioritize your parents.

Nicola Yoon.
Everything Everything. Very well written but the twist at the end reminded me of the real life story of a similar situation which is incredibly sad.

The Sun is Also a Star. Also very well written. The twist at the end made me mad it was the end because I want mooooreeee.

Fun but forgettable.

Kiera Cass.
The Selection
The Elite
The Siren

Andy Weir.
Artemis. (more…)

June 3, 2019

Money & Life Report: May 2019

May 2019: Net worth and life report On Money

Income

Our primary income comes from our full time jobs. We earn money on the side, including tiny cash flow we don’t touch from an investment property and investing in dividend stocks.

Our side income comes from Swagbucks, rare sales on Poshmark, cash back sites (Ebates, Mr.Rebates), and tracking physical activity through Achievement (my introduction to it). Some posts have affiliate links that pay a tiny commission to keep the blog running.

The long term goal is to replace our day job income in case my health prevents me from working.

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Dividend income. We received $514.98 in dividends this month. Our year to date net dividends are $1,628.42. Our current monthly average dividend income is $325. I currently reinvest all our dividends into new stocks.

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