Checking In With My Savings Plan: October 2018 Edition

In October I received $7,174.50 in freelance income and $162.44 in book royalties, or $7,336.94 total.

Planning for Retirement When There’s an Age Gap in Your Relationship

My husband is 17 years older than I am. When should we plan to retire?

What Should I Do With My Tax Refund?

I want to invest at least some of it — but how much?

When “Saving Money” Means “Getting Money From a Source Besides Your Own Labor”

How many of those six-figures-in-savings Millennials built their net worth entirely from their own earned income?

We Should All Plan to Delay Retirement by Six Months

It’s the equivalent of saving an extra percentage point towards retirement… for thirty years.

Checking In With My Savings Plan: October 2017 Edition

In October, I received $4,900 in freelance earnings and $333.66 in book royalties, or $5,236.66 total.

I Finally Saved $10K (Again)

This isn’t the first time I’ve had more than $10K in a savings account. But it’s the first time in several years.

My Father, My Savings, and Me

My father has managed and invested my share of an inheritance since I was a child. At what point should I take on this responsibility?

Checking In With My Savings Plan: September 2017 Edition

In September, I received $5,285 in freelance earnings and $236.66 in book royalties (plus $8.42 in music income) or $5,530.08 total.