[this is a ymoyl update.] income and expenses are both still coming down, but look at that gap between them! evil evil bad bad evil bad! well, i'm putting in some long-term work on it, making a list of the silly expenses -- like the phone bill for the line at the old house that's…
it's up.
[this is a ymoyl update.] well, this page is up. caveats: i'm simply using the sum of all the money i have in the bank as the amount of capital i have available at a given time for investment. that's bogus, of course, since some of it will be coming due for taxes, car maintenance,…
your money or your life
in the late 1990s, i read your money or your life, a book about rethinking your relationship with money. i was very interested in it at the time, but set it aside and didn't do much about it. i did, however, keep complete financial records in the meantime (every penny i received or spent since…
house!
[this is a ymoyl update.] i bought a house today. wow, but that's a big spike in the expenses line! 🙂 savings account: bye-bye. (well, a lot of it.) expenses after this will be raised by a monthly mortgage payment. the mannington account has been closed, and the money transfered to my baltimore savings account.
a little peace and quiet
in 1993, i met dan, and in 1994, i went to live with him in his house on carey street in southwest baltimore. after he died in 1996, his sister asked if i wanted to continue living in the house, and i said yes and have been here ever since. i love this house; it's…