June 2021 in review: Money + Life
Today I'm going back to my roots to break down my expenses. It's not until I really have to take a long hard look do I start to pare down my expenses. So, here we are. First, a look at the big picture: June 2021May 2021Cash$7,748$7,460Investments$64,844$64,844Net...
read moreMay 2021 in review: Money + Life
I'm going to start with a quote from my last blog post, which was in NOVEMBER: It’s NOVEMBER and I have no idea what’s going on with my money. I thought about going back month by month to take a look at my expenses… to be honest, I still think it would be a...
read moreOctober 2020 in review: Money + Life
It’s NOVEMBER and I have no idea what’s going on with my money. I thought about going back month by month to take a look at my expenses… to be honest, I still think it would be a healthy exercise. But since there’s a pandemic and life as we know it is no longer a...
read moreMay 2020 in Review: Money + Life
Well then. I've been gone for a few months and so.much.has.happened. A global pandemic, a stock market crash, a recession on the rise, a black lives matter movement awakening. Right around the time that I was writing my February 2020 recap, the world changed very...
read moreJanuary 2020 in Review: Money + Life
The money part: Whew. This one was a spendy month. I’m still trying to get a hang of living on one income, and because we have a decent cushion, I’m less inclined to really adjust our spending to what it should be. Lifestyle inflation is real, y’all. I’m...
read moreFinancial independence and thriving on one income
If you told me 3 years ago that we would be happy living off of one income, I woulda told you duh. But if you told me it would be *my income* I honestly would have panicked. Let’s get this out of the way: our lifestyle is lavish and our expenses are high. We’re...
read more2020 Goals and Looking Ahead
If I’m being perfectly honest, I’m amazed I even managed to write monthly on here. It was so easy and the time flew by so quick I can hardly believe I started in August and spent time thinking about writing every single month! I’m not even a writer, but it’s...
read moreDecember 2019 in Review: Money + Life
The money part: A reminder to myself of why I’m doing a month in review post: Stay accountable. It is soOOOooOOOoo easy for me to be semi ok with my spending knowing there’s at least a couple thousand in my checking account, but I know I’m currently...
read moreNovember 2019 in Review: Money + Life
The money part: A reminder to myself of why I’m doing a month in review post: Stay accountable. It is soOOOooOOOoo easy for me to be semi ok with my spending knowing there’s at least a couple thousand in my checking account, but I know I’m currently...
read moreOctober 2019 in Review: Money + Life
The money part: A reminder to myself of why I’m doing a month in review post: Stay accountable. It is soOOOooOOOoo easy for me to be semi ok with my spending knowing there’s at least a couple thousand in my checking account, but I know I’m currently...
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Salaam, I’m H, the almost thirty something living in the DMV writing about personal finance for muslims.
Ugh, sounds like a snoozefest. Let me back up: I’m writing about the pursuit of financial independence (aka not working for money) in a high cost of living area makin’ not-an-engineer-or-doctor salary.
If you’ve ever thought about what the hell you should be doing with your money (you know, the few bucks left at the end of the month) in a legit (aka halal) way, join me 🙂
Current Net Worth
$74,234
As of June 2021.
Up from $67,523 in May 2021.
Up from $35,357 in June 2020.