Another month – another update from yours truly! It’s summer holidays, and thus I’ve spent quite some time in the proverbial hammock, as is the norm 😉 I’ve thus not had a lot of time (read: I’ve honestly just tried to forget the past couple of months – from a financial perspective at least) to…
Monthly Update #46 (June 2022) – Cash is King
Monthly Update #45 (May 2022) – The Curse of The Black Pearl
Here we are again! It seems the months fly by faster and faster during the summer season. In the winter-time it feels like the months go on forever! It’s summer already, and I’m already starting to dread (a little) the 21st of June. Why? Well, for two reasons: It’s my wife’s birthday, and I never…
Monthly Update #44 (April 2022) – Rough Seas & High Waters
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 #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…
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…
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…
Monthly Update #39 (November 2021) – The drought continues
Hello dear readers, good folk, friends and future self! Christmas is almost upon us, and soon it’ll be time to say goodbye to yet another year. And what a year it has been! Before we do that though, we’re gonna take a look at the November 2021 financials, here at the Total Balance household. I’ve…
Monthly Update #38 (October 2021) – The temporary cash flow drought
It is November already, and it’s thus time to look back at the financials of October 2021. I was happy to see my investments were (overall) back in green this month. Consecutive red months are always bad for moral, but we know from history that Q4 are typically “rebound time” for the global markets. Indeed…
Monthly Update #37 (September 2021) – Dawn of the dead
Hello dear readers, goodfolk, friends and future self! September 2021 is now a thing of the past, and thank God for that! What a terrible month it has been! Red numbers across the board. Luckily October is already proving to be a bit more merciful. I have been busy at work, at home (and other…