It somehow seems more endearing to write about finally having a positive net worth (256% increase!) than to note that my retirement accounts finally almost hit a milestone.  (Although, I didn’t really have any readers when that happened.  I don’t blame you though!)   At some point, pf blogging stops feeling like tiny victories and starts feeling more like bragging.  What do you think?

Anyway, now that I slightly increased my retirement contributions, I have nearly $1000/month going into my 401k  from my contributions alone.  (I probably should be focusing more on cash, but that is something I’ll evaluate after the new year.  Only 3 more paychecks this year anyway!)  While this is not as awesome as those that are maxing theirs out, I’m pretty excited about it, and have been watching my retirement account total balance as it creeps towards the next milestone:  $50,000.

After posting last week’s paycheck contributions and market gains, I checked today to find my Roth + Rollover IRA (pre-tax) + 401k (pre-tax) total is ::::drum roll:::: $49,999.66!!! Yay, but are you kidding me!?  Can’t I transfer over fifty cents and call the milestone met?