April was such a busy month that I almost forgot to update you about my goals for this year.
Financial
My goal this year is to invest 40% of my gross income from meeting work - 30% to index funds and 10% to something more aggressive. In April I moved 44.9% of my meeting income to investment accounts.
In April, I earned $9,248* from meeting work. Since I also received my tax refund I was able to do several things last month. I transferred $1,000 to the brokerage account where I make more aggressive investments and $3,150 to my other brokerage account. In addition, I wired $6,260 to Realty Mogul for the Capital Call for my investment in Gravity in Columbus, OH without needing to dip into my emergency funds. I purchased shares of the Vanguard Total World Stock Index Admiral Fund for the 30%. For the "more aggressive" investment, I added to a PUT option on Beyond Meat.
In addition to these investments, I made a $2,000 contribution to my ROTH IRA in April.
*This will not match what I report in my income blog as payments aren't always received in the month the work was performed.
Health
I'm doing well meeting my exercise goals by exercising at least 5x/week.
Simplify
I've absolutely determined that I need to work on reducing the amount of clothes I have. There are two reasons I have too many clothes: 1) For work, different clients require different uniforms. I can't do anything about this, unfortunately; 2) My fluctuating weight means I have clothes in different sizes. That's not the easiest problem to overcome, either. What I have started to do is upgrade to more durable, neutral clothing. This gives me more flexibility, increases my confidence, and ultimately should help me own less.
Have Fun, on a Budget
We didn't take any vacations in April and I didn't plan any. We're definitely due for a getaway!
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