2021 Goal Progress – November

In October, I achieved 2 major financial goals! I finally crossed the $100,000 mark for my investment portfolio and got my house deposit to $40,000. Feels so awesome to reach these milestones with still a few months of 2021 left. There was a lot of progress across my other goals and I'm in a good …

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FIRE Progress – April 2021

First FIRE progress update of 2021! Given my monthly updates towards my goals, which includes net worth, investing, and finances, I didn't think it was necessary to update my progress towards FIRE every month. Instead, I'm going to update my progress every 3-4 months and when I pass a large milestone. The first few months …

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How to Become a Millionaire and Retire Early (3 Steps)

Having enough money so you no longer need to work may seem out of our reach at first. However, given time and compounding interest, it’s a whole lot easier to achieve than you think. I’ve been a follower of the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement for a number of years now, with a goal …

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FIRE Progress – January 2021 (+2020 FIRE Review)

First post of 2021! I made awesome progress on my FIRE goals over 2020. I was fortunate enough to have a very stable job, which has allowed me to keep earning and investing. I had a few goals in 2020 that I was aiming for, that were designed to keep me on my FIRE journey …

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FIRE Progress – December 2020

Only one month to go before the end of 2020! I'm really excited for this last month as I'm so close to reaching a few of my finance goals for this year. I'm even more excited for 2021! I made a lot of progress towards my financial goals over November, mostly due to the state …

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FIRE Progress – November 2020

We are coming into the final months of 2020, and it's great to see some progress towards my FIRE goals and numbers. Still an incredibly long way to go, but as you can see from my net worth growth, it's all a matter of principles, dedication, and time. If you want to see my previous …

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FIRE Progress – October 2020

Over the month of September, there wasn't any major changes across my accounts. Everything is pretty much where it was last month, with a few things going up. If you want to see my previous posts on Financial Independence Retire Early, check it out here: https://nathanchallengeslife.com/fire/ Net Worth Throughout September, and at the start of …

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FIRE Progress – September 2020

September was an amazing month! I'm incredibly pleased with my net worth growth over August, if I keep this up, I'll be at $100,000 in no time! (well over it given my calculations below :P). If you want to see my previous posts on Financial Independence Retire Early, check it out here: https://nathanchallengeslife.com/fire/ Net Worth …

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FIRE Progress – July 2020

We are now 6 months into 2020! I've made some really good progress towards my net worth and investment portfolios. I've been able to really increase my portfolio value due to the market durntown for the few months before bouncing back to almost what it was. Net Worth For my net worth, it unfortunately dropped …

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FIRE Progress – June 2020

Throughout May, pretty much all of my money accounts (investments, savings, super) increased. At 1 June 2020, I was really happy to see that my total net worth crossed the $50,000 mark! It's really great to see this and to see how this has increased over time (and even this current year). While there was …

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FIRE Progress – May 2020

From April to May, my networth increased by 29.3% to $44,166. It was quite a jump from April, but it probably jumped so much because my net worth actually decreased 14% throughout March to April - spurred on by the decreased amounts in investments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting close to my goal of …

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FIRE Progress – April 2020

From March to April, my net worth decreased by 14.1%, down to $31,222. My ASX portfolio, Super, as well as my other investments has taken a hit due to the market decline as a result of the coronavirus: At the start of April, my ASX portfolio is currently down a total of 14.09% since the …

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FIRE Progress – March 2020

ASX: $41,132.64Net Worth: $35,627.36 From February, my net worth only went up 1.5%. My ASX portfolio, as well as my other investments has taken a hit due to the market decline as a result of fears of the coronavirus. My ASX portfolio is currently down 7.66% since the start of February 2020, and down $4,705 …

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