Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We just got back to Raleigh after a two week cruise to Alaska during the last half of September. Alaska really exceeded expectations with its natural beauty and landscapes. 

After a busy summer, we have an equally busy fall travel season as well. We have a couple more days in Raleigh and then we head to the Caribbean for another roughly two week cruise. Weather permitting, of course.

Right now I’m playing the travel agent trying to keep up with rebooking flights, hotels, and possibly cruises as we get hurricane-related cancellations and notifications this week. This is our first real cruise travel hiccup related to a hurricane. I think we’ll end up doing okay without missing out on much of our travel. 

On to our financial progress. September was another great month for our finances. Our net worth shot up by $54,000 to end the month at $3,366,000. Our income of $10,109 was substantially more than our spending of $1,768 for the month of September.  

Let’s jump into the details from last month.

Welcome back to a slightly belated monthly update from Root of Good! We’ve been busy the last week or two with some short vacations. Now that things have slowed down a bit, I can put fingers to keyboard and let you know what we’re up to. 

February was a cold month interspersed with warmer sunny days. Perfect days for cleaning up the lakefront, doing some exploring down by the water, and having a toasty campfire at night to stay warm.

February proved a busy month for our family. Both of our older kids applied to transfer to bigger and better universities for the fall and kept busy with a full load of courses. Our planning for our nine week summer trip through Poland continued. Now the logistical framework of lodging, rental cars, and flights are all booked at this point. 

On to our financial progress. February was a great month for our finances in all regards. Our net worth shot up by $46,000, to end the month at $3,002,000. We finally hit the $3M mark! Our income of $2,653 exceeded our spending of $1,746 for the month of February. 

Let’s jump into the details from last month.

Welcome back to Root of Good for a frosty winter monthly update! We kept busy around the house during January with a lot of indoor activities while it was cold outside. Throughout the last month, we completed the planning and booking for our two month summer trip through Poland. I bet we looked at more than 1,000 airbnbs and hotels during our search for lodging. More on that in the “Travel” section down below. 

At the beginning of the month, we celebrated New Years with family. We all got sick with flu-like symptoms during the early part of the month so we’ve been nursing ourselves back to health since then. It’s nice to not worry about missing work due to being sick, and having to come back to an office inbox with 1,000 unread emails. 

On to our financial progress. January was a decent month for our finances. Our net worth declined slightly, by $10,000, to end the month at $2,956,000. Our income of $1,864 slightly exceeded our spending of $1,828 for the month of January. 

Let’s jump into the details from last month.