Folks, I know I’m a little late to the party this month – but it’s time for another update. Summer is almost here! It’s crazy how fast time flies when you’re having fun (also when you’re not it seems…). April is a thing of the past, and unlike the trees my portfolio has NOT been…
Monthly Update #44 (April 2022) – Rough Seas & High Waters
Monthly Update #43 (March 2022) – Damage Control
Another month has gone by and we’re now 1/4 into the new year. My oh my how time flies! As is the norm, it’s thus time to take a look at our finances for the past month. The end of March 2022 was an important milestone for the Total Balance household, as we’ve been preparing…
[DK] The-Many lancerer nyt projekt (DE 4 BYER) – uden at imponere
Flere af mine læsere har skrevet til mig og spurgt, hvad jeg synes om The-Many’s nyeste projekt, De 4 Byer. (Og mange tak for det! – Bliv endelig ved med det 😛 ) Jeg tænkte derfor, at jeg lige så godt kunne dele mit svar her med jer alle 🙂 Så, here goes:
Monthly Update #42 (February 2022) – The Invasion
Just when we thought there was light at the end of the tunnel a certain Mr. Putin sticks a giant branch in our wheel. One crisis replaces another. War is at our doorstep. Given what the Ukrainians are currently facing, it seems somewhat insensitive and inappropriate to be discussing our investment returns. The only comfort…
Monthly Update #41 (January 2022) – A Red Sun Rises
A red sun rises; blood has been spilled this night. Indeed! Welcome to another BLOOD RED Monthly update from yours truly. Not the greatest start to a new year, but I suppose we were overdue for a correction after the crazy bull run we’ve seen since the great dip of 2020 (because of you-know-what). Luckily you-know-what…
What I have learned from 15 years of investing (analyzing my returns from 2007-2021)
January is my least favorite month of the year (it’s long, cold, dark and it seems like the Summer is never going to come back). – But this part right here is something I look forward to every year! I get to look back at the previous year, and zoom in on one of the pillars…
Goodbye 2021 – Hello 2022!
Another year is in the history books! And what a year it has been. As is the norm here on the Total Balance blog, I like to look back at the previous year and compare the goals and dreams (2021) to the actual numbers. Unfortunately, we did not manage to reach the target that I…
Monthly Update #40 (December 2021) – Another Christmas in the Trenches!
Hola people of the great and vast pool of information that is the Internet! (too much?) It’s 2022! Happy New Year everyone! It always takes a while to get used to writing a new year, but I’m already getting the hang of it I think 😛 Even though January is one of my least favorite…
I’m done trying to FIRE! (Thought experiment)
You’ve decided that you no longer want to save any of your income toward FIRE each month. Instead, you’re going to spend it. How would you use your new disposable income? TheSavingNinja propose a thought experiment each month (ok, it’s been in hiatus for a while now). I’ve read some of the previous thought experiments…
All good things come to those who save (maybe?)
As the end of the year is rapidly approaching, I find myself in the philosophical corner as of late. In my very first post on this blog, I wrote this statement: I’m particular interested in documenting the paradox between having the FIRE mindset, while still “living in the now”. This is something I myself have…