July 2007 Net Worth Update
My goal was a net worth of $47,585.62. I beat it by $261.75 this month. I would have done a lot better if the market hadn’t tanked last week.
My goal for August will be hard to meet, especially if the market stays down. My target is $50.164.21. But the main thing is that this is the last month of my advertising contract so I am losing a serious chunk of side income. (which is kind of good since I was making a little too much money this year to qualify for a property tax refund) I am going to have to find a new source of ad revenue in September with only a few days to plan it out.
I am seriously contemplating abandoning my week-long camping trip. I am not feeling the vibe of spending time with my California and Texas friends. I know they will miss me because I told them in May that I would be there, but I am dreading the extra expense of it. I think I would rather fly to San Francisco to visit my nephews and their parents. Unfortunately, changing tickets via Travelocity can be a huge pain in the neck. Honestly, it will be more expensive to spend time in CA than camping, but at least I will be with family. I could sell my event ticket for the camping trip at cost and only be out a change fee for the plane ticket.
Trying to be responsible really stings right now.
Another alternative is to cut my trip really short and depart from DC mid-week instead of on a Saturday. It would shorten the trip by 4 days, but still spend about 5 days out there. But that doesn’t save me a lot of money since I’d have to rent a car. (At the moment, I am getting a ride from a friend.)
EDIT: I don’t know why my reported figure in this post and the net worth graph are different. Please stand by till I get home and figure out the problem. This is what you get when you write late at night…
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