This one is very late. There was a lot of real life that happened in the first week and a half of February that threw off my normal schedules. With that out of the way...
Our net worth shrank in January by 3.02% in USD and 1.72% in EUR to $121,177 and €107,809 respectively.
The main drivers were the stock market and some personal spending. Anyone who's exposed to the tech sector has experienced a good amount of pain recently. January had a sharp decline and a reversal at the end of the month that eased the pain a little, otherwise our numbers would have been worse.
On the spending side, I'm re-jiggering my cameras (I like photography and, increasingly, video). That means, I'm buying cameras and trying to sell my older cameras. That will impact the January and February numbers.
On the upside, our incomes are improving as normal working life resumes post-pandemic, and we received our German tax refund. Score.
That's it for this month. February so far has also been a rough stock month, so I expect losses. Thankfully that will be mitigated by our incomes somewhat, but it won't be enough, I expect, to totally offset this volatility.
Stay healthy. Until next time.
