Net Worth Challenge

Our finances were back in full force in April with a healthy increase of $13,307.39 — a 8.74% gain! There were a number of factors that contributed to this increase, however, all of them were certainly welcome.

1. My wife switched companies in early April. Due to the nature of her line of work, her old company did not want her to continue working during the two week notice period. Therefore, my wife began immediately at the new company — but still received a paycheck from the old company for the remaing two weeks. My wife got paid double-time, which helped!
2. The stock market rebounded tremendously. We are getting to the point that we have a lot of money invested in the stock market. The solid gains in April certainly bouyed our overall performance.
3. We rented out our newest rental unit. Financially this did not affect the April numbers, since the deposit wasn’t made until May. But, I still want to mention the point because I’m excited!