Ten years ago today –
I reported that I had spent $30,436 in the previous year. So close to what I am spending now! My net worth was $147K. I have gained $56K since then. I reached a high point in 2017, when I had $215K, but since that time I had to buy a car, and I went through my gap year.

I had spent about $5K in moving expenses, after moving from North Carolina to the Chicago area to take up a new job. And I still had some to go. I was expecting to pay it off with a tax return, which I did.

I was spending $215 a month on medical expenses (beyond the premium), and that didn’t even include the cost for a broken ankle, which I was nursing on January 1, 2010. I was wearing a boot and walking with a walker, and just getting ready to go back to work after the accident (which occurred on December 13, 2009). No, it was not a Friday.

I was rejoicing to have health insurance again, having lost it while living in North Carolina. Long story short, I wasn’t working, the premium was going up, and I couldn’t keep up with it.

I was ecstatic about the birth of my second grandson, and the engagement of my other son to a wonderful girl. Now I have two more grandchildren.

Since then I have retired and bought a condo. Life is good!