Financial Fitness

March Balance Sheet: A Thousand Little Habits

Well, after suffering through the last couple months of ick (massive paper loss in January, some recovery in February), at least we have a decent net increase this month too.

Up $5108.

We are now just shy of December's Balance Sheet total, which in times like these, I'll take it.

There was a shift in assets this month from non-retirement accounts to primary residence for those crazy expensive (but oh so purdy) windows we bought.

So the % in non-retirement accounts went down, as we pulled from there (plus used our tax refund) for 1/2 down on the windows.

April should be a pretty fun month though, if only because we get some huge cash infusions for the Balance Sheet as a result of hubs' new gig.

We haven't figured out if we will pull from it to celebrate in any way (I am sure we will).

We likely will put most of it into non-retirement accounts, with some towards IRAs and the off-balance-sheet Car Fund.

Given my fun little venture last Friday with buppy, I am not so keen anymore on a new car (will still get one, but having the reality hit me, no pun intended, that they get damaged and worn to 0 takes some of the enthusiasm away.)

posted by finance girl @ 8:22 AM