November 2020 Portfolio update: amazing recovery in the market!
While Europe is in crisis and in full lockdown the rest of the world marches on and steers the stock markets to new all time highs. Especially the news of one successful vaccine after another are giving that extra boost to the markets. Markets don’t always care what the current situation is, their value is… Continue reading November 2020 Portfolio update: amazing recovery in the market!
Change in URL to https://roadtriptofire.com
In 2 weeks I will be changing the domain from euromoney.blog to roadtriptofire.com I chose Euromoney as I didn’t knew what direction I wanted this blog to go out, the only thing I knew for sure was that I wanted to have something about money and investing. As the entire blog is now about FIRE… Continue reading Change in URL to https://roadtriptofire.com
Five steps to take in 2021 to start your FIRE journey
FIRE is a marathon, not a sprint. And like any marathon you need to prepare. You won’t know where you are exactly until you prepared. With a new year coming up now is the perfect time to set these first steps! Trust me all the calculators online and simulations online will not be able to… Continue reading Five steps to take in 2021 to start your FIRE journey
Savings Rate October 2020: gaining momentum at 37.92%
Time again for my favorite post. As much as its fun to see the monthly numbers of my portfolio go up, I like this post because I feel I have more control over it. At least up to a certain extend. I do have trouble to keep expenses in check sometimes. I recently had an… Continue reading Savings Rate October 2020: gaining momentum at 37.92%
October 2020 Portfolio update: 2nd wave is giving a blow to the markets
Investment update in September 2020 With countries all over Europe taking measures to slow down the second wave markets are not responding well. While the drop is nowhere near the first wave right now, we can clearly see the first drop since the first wave passed. There is not much to do about it in… Continue reading October 2020 Portfolio update: 2nd wave is giving a blow to the markets
Savings Rate September 2020: slowly gaining momentum at 26.67%
I really enjoy to write this post. It forces me to do some self reflection on the past month, and hopefully it makes me think about the next one. But most of all I just enjoy to play with numbers. Unfortunately some urgent repairs at my house took a big bite of my budget. My… Continue reading Savings Rate September 2020: slowly gaining momentum at 26.67%
September 2020 Portfolio update: volatile markets during American elections
Investment update in September 2020 I saw the stock markets go up and down like a rollercoaster this month. I heard the American elections are the reason of the volatile markets. Unfortunately it means for the first time since the covid-recovery started I saw a drop again in my stocks. My portfolio still grew slightly… Continue reading September 2020 Portfolio update: volatile markets during American elections
Savings Rate August 2020: drop to 11%
I had two weeks of holiday in August, and I managed to spend them actually fairly cheap: I got to stay at a chalet in the ardennes for free of someone I know. I went their for just 3 days but I loved it there, I spend most of my time out in nature with… Continue reading Savings Rate August 2020: drop to 11%
August 2020 Portfolio update: the stock market is waking up
Investment update in August 2020 Most of August was incredibly slow, it was like all traders left for a holiday. The market was just sitting there, not going up or down at all. But for some reason the very last week of August the market woke up and stocks took a steady rise! More about… Continue reading August 2020 Portfolio update: the stock market is waking up
Savings rate July 2020: slight increase to 33.99%
July was a fairly good month, one the one hand my expenses for “hobby’s” (mainly sports), rose rather high, on the other hand I was able to keep most of my other expenses in check. Expenses Lets start with the expenses and compare June and July [visualizer id=”3132″ lazy=”no” class=””] [visualizer id=”3031″ lazy=”no” class=””] The… Continue reading Savings rate July 2020: slight increase to 33.99%
