Instead of providing monthly updates, I will be providing biannual updates so I can actually tend to my other projects. I started this series to reflect on our goals and share some things I learned while working towards our financial goals.
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Our Progress to Financial Independence (FI)
Progress (%)
To Financial Independence
Those of you who have been following my story for a little while know that I am quite the workaholic. During my last update (December 2019) I talked about reducing my hours at work. Well, it turns out I did, but not by choice. The outpatient PT clinic I used to pick up 8 – 16 extra hours per week closed down due to the pandemic. While they have recently opened up, I do not anticipate they will need me to return anytime soon.
On the bright side, my full-time job as a home care physical therapist has ramped back up to almost 40 hours a week. It is the first time that I have returned to a 40-hour work-week since 2015 so I am finding more time on my hands than I am used to. This doesn’t mean that I am spending my time lounging around though.
I have been working on a few projects, one of them I should release by the next update if things go well. Stay tuned!
2018 (Start of fi journey: 12-19%)
January – 11.62%
February – 13.74%
March – 14.55%
April – 15.04%
May – 16.40%
June – 16.74%
July – 18.30%
August – 19.33%
September – 19.79%
October – 19.29%
November – 19.97%
December – 18.81%
2019 (2nd year: 19-33%)
January – 20.96%
February – 22.22%
March – 24.09%
April – 25.16%
May – 24.89%
June – 26.03%
July – 26.69%
August – 27.31%
September – 30.43%
October – 30.43%
November – 31.32%
December – 32.55%
2020 (3Rd year: 33-57%)
January – 35.32%
February – 33.03%
March – 30.09%
April – 34.60%
May – 38.21%
June – 41.36%
July – 43.26%
August – 46.76%
September – 46.94%
October – 46.99%
November – 53.79%
December – 57.25%
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Art is the founder of Flexcents, a blog created in 2018 to help others reach their fitness and financial goals through sharing insights as a physical therapist, personal finance nerd, and self-directed investor.