{"id":93644,"date":"2026-04-20T03:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/?p=93644"},"modified":"2026-04-20T03:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:47:02","slug":"august-fire-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/august-fire-update.html","title":{"rendered":"August FIRE Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hey everyone! It\u2019s September and the kids are back in school. Woohoo! The first week of school was okay for RB40Jr. He used to get in trouble at beginning of every school year, but he is staying under the radar this year. We\u2019re happy he matured a bit. The only big problem so far is the school bus. It either came very early or very late. The driver is new and she didn\u2019t know how to get around the neighborhood. We still have a school bus driver shortage so I guess they\u2019ll hire anyone. This is tempting me to go back to work for a bit. I need some extra cash to send to my dad so I\u2019m looking for a new side gig. We\u2019ll see how it goes. <\/p>\n

On the personal finance side, August was rough. Our income was much lower than usual because Mrs. RB40 didn\u2019t work. I also didn\u2019t blog much because we were traveling. Our monthly expenses were relatively low, but we still had negative cash flow in August. We\u2019re back home now so next month should be a lot better. As for the net worth, the stock market took a tumble in August and our net worth followed it down. It\u2019ll get worse before it recovers so let\u2019s just ignore it for now.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019ll share how I\u2019m doing on my New Year goals. Then, I\u2019ll show you our monthly cash flow. Here are the details.<\/p>\n

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