Earlier today, I posted the first part of my monthly financial reporting, my April 2008 balance sheet. Publishing these reports online helps keep me accountable for my decisions and forces me to take a look at my progress each month. After a great February and a good March, April was not quite as impressive. In ... Continue reading this article…

Each month, I publish a couple of financial reports on Consumerism Commentary in order to give myself a chance to review my financial health on a regular basis. Publishing the data online helps to keep me accountable for my spending and saving decisions. This post contains my income statement, and it goes along with my ... Continue reading this article…

Earlier today, I posted my monthly net worth report, including an increase of more than 8 percent over the month of February. This post contains my income statement, outlining my income and expenses as I recorded throughout the month in Quicken. When I don’t take realized gains into account, February 2008 has seen the largest amount ... Continue reading this article…

This morning, I reported my net worth statement including my account balances. This report, an income and expense report, accompanies the monthly data. I publish this every month to keep myself accountable for most of my spending decisions and to encourage myself to earn more when possible. With a healthy side business income and no ... Continue reading this article…

Earlier today, I posted my year-end balance sheet for 2007. This is a companion to that report. Below, I list my expenses and income for December 2007 and the entire year, as well as some numbers from prior years for comparison. The balance report lists the state of my various accounts, while the income statement ... Continue reading this article…

Each month, I review my modified net worth in addition to my income and expenses. A monthly review helps me stay focused on improving my financial condition, and doing so in public is a way to hold myself accountable. If I have to report to the public my progress each month, I’m theoretically less likely ... Continue reading this article…

This article is a companion to the personal balance sheet, posted earlier this morning. Inside, I take a look at my spending and income throughout the month of October. October was another fairly ordinary month, with only a couple of extra expenses included. After reviewing my expense categories for the month, I found a few ... Continue reading this article…

This is the second article in my monthly short series in which I report my financial details. This income report goes along with the balance sheet recently posted. September was more of a typical month than the past few. I had fewer out of the ordinary expenses, but I’ll get to that in a little ... Continue reading this article…

This is the second article in my monthly financial reporting; in order to get a full picture of how I fared in August, take a look at my balance sheet posted last night in addition to this article. A vacation, a living room upgrade, and a new bedroom furniture set provided a negative force on ... Continue reading this article…