This year started out pretty good. I entered it while I was still on vacation in my home country and took another short one after I was back in The Netherlands. It was a sufficient amount of variety to satisfy my extended physiological needs. Being on vacation at home is such an expat thing to …
Well… The worst December since the Great Depression is almost finished. The month itself was not bad, actually. I had a great time, taking into account that I’m enjoying a somewhat long vacation and using the full potential of my time. But from a stock investor’s perspective – yes, it was a pretty bad December. I’ll …
Welcome to the second financial update on this blog. Well, this month was not the best one, financially. The market was moving sideways and I had higher expenses than usual. I didn’t remember the “personal finance motto”, as this Reddit post suggested: “No amount of fun justifies spending money in the present”. I LOLed when I saw it. 🙂 …
Well, it’s been one month of MonkWealth’s existence. Really happy to welcome you to this special type of series in which I will share my financial independence progress after each month. But let’s start with some casual updates before going to the actual numbers. The first highlight of this month was the 10th of October, …