I experienced another month of substantial earnings in May.
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 May I moved 40% of my meeting income to investment accounts.
In May, I earned $7,192 from meeting work. I transferred $800 to the brokerage account where I make more aggressive investments followed by $1,200 for the June amount (why not get ahead!?!) and $2,500 to my other brokerage account as well as $2,500 for June.
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. When the meme gamblers started buying up zombie stocks again in May, I decided to add to a PUT option against Gamestop as well.
In addition to these investments, I made a $1,000 contribution to my ROTH IRA in May.
*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 canceled the Chase Ink Business Preferred Card and the $95 annual fee was refunded.
Have Fun, on a Budget
Finally, a vacation. I booked some travel for July. I will visit my mom in Richmond, and then meet my partner in Charlotte. We will drive to Asheville and spend 5 days there. This is the first vacation we've taken this year other than a two night Margaritaville cruise we took in January. Since I redeemed points and miles, this should be a relatively frugal vacation.
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