keeping track – amber tree leaves

Tracking the right things.

11 May 2017

At the start of this blog, we were driven by our goal of FIRE, the ultimate nirvana to reach. A lot has changed ever since. What we track still stays the same. Do you spot the flaw?

Passive Income for April 2016 – 16,37pct

1 May 2017

Right now, I enjoy the green green grass on my option trading prairie… The results YTD just blow me away. I have never imagined making this kind of money from options. I do know that I need to keep my feet on the ground. Bad times will come. Hence, I work on my risk management … More Passive Income for April 2016 – 16,37pct

Focus… please!

10 April 2017

Focus is good. You can direct all your energy and attention to the one thing that matters. Everything else is secondary. Could that be bad?

Dividend and option income March 2017

3 April 2017

Each month, I track my passive income. And this month is extra special as I start to track my option experiments that I launched in February and March.

How does our portfolio contributes to our life goals?

30 March 2017

While life happens, your portfolio builds up. Having a look at this pile of assets from time to time does not hurt. Being a spreadsheet nerd, I can now easily follow all of this via custom build tool. So, let’s see where we are…

The only way is up – Amber Index

27 March 2017

For almost 2 years now, I have been using the Amber index to track our progress towards FI. With this index, I can keep my numbers private while still discussing our progress. With the extra experience and insights we have now, it is time to update the index.