ING Streetwise = Success

Back in July, I shared that Jordan and I were going to try out ING Streetwise accounts to see if it was a good investment fit for us...I'm so very pleased to share that it has been an overwhelming success! We both chose the Streetwise Equity Growth Fund and it's been amazing! Book...

2013 Spending Recap

This is my obligatory 2013 spending recap post. For the most part - I'm satisfied with the percentage of our income that we're spending in each category. I think going forward I'm going to collapse the Pets and Travel categories because all of our pet shopping is done at the grocery store and...

Updated Auto Insurance

I have good news!  I called to update our auto insurance now that both vehicles are commuters - and our annual premium actually went down by $1!  Crazy!  I thought for sure it would go up, but the second vehicle being a commuter was off-set by the decrease in premium because of the shorter distance traveled for ...

2014 - Savings Plan!

Yesterday I wrote in detail about where Jordan and I stand with our debts - today is all about what we want to save and plan to spend in 2014.  I don't think we'll make it to 100% of the baby fund - but I want to have this full funded for when we eventually get pregnant and I go on maternity...

2014 - Debt Pay Off Plan!

Well - it's time. All of the holiday bills are in, and I've reconciled my spreadsheets with who we owe what to. We had done a lot of holiday shopping for other people, a lot of shopping for ourselves and each other - as well as travel and some emergency expenses (parking, meals out) we had in December...

Happy New Year - Meet My Family!

One of my cousins was feeling inspired when we all got together on Boxing Day this year - and convinced us to create our own little music video.  I wanted to share it with you....though I'm not going to tell you which one I am. I hope you enjoy it!! We sure enjoyed making it! ...

January 1, 2014 - Networth

and so it begins, a new year of Networth posts, goals, updates, spending reports and the personal finances in all of life's moments - both large and small.   Like many of my other blogging peers, the first few weeks in January will be filled with all kinds of posts around plans for 2014.  While...