August update

I'm not quite sure how it happened, but yesterday was Labour Day. I'm still trying to figure out where the summer went, but even so, it was very nice to have such a beautiful long weekend to cap things off. We're now well into September, with fall on the horizon.

Let's take a look at how I did last month:

• Reduced my revolving debt to $10,940.26 - At this rate, I'll likely be a few hundred dollars shy of my $7,500 target for year-end, but progress is progress, so I'll take it.


• Emergency Fund grew to $1,781.57 - I had to move some funds around for a few reasons last month. Citizens Bank, which I had joined last winter to take advantage of their welcome bonus, is shutting down its deposit-taking business, so I had to withdraw my funds from that account. I also decided that I would start carrying $100 in emergency cash in my wallet. This gets treated as part of my Emergency Fund (I don't spend it if I can avoid it, and I replenish it as soon as I can when I do), and provides me with a buffer if I need some cash before I can get to a bank machine. This amount is denominated in $20, $10 and $5 bills, so I can also make change if needed.


• Wedding Fund grew to $4,026.73 - Nothing too exciting here; just slow, steady progress toward what we hope will be a cash-only wedding.
  
  NOTE: Since this money is earmarked to be spent on our wedding next year, any valid wedding expense that we pay for from this account will not reduce my progress on this goal. This may seem like funny accounting, but the real goal here is to pay cash for the wedding, so I don't plan to penalize myself for using these funds as intended.


• Reduced our mortgage to $294,437.11 - Ever since we renewed at 2.65%, we're burning through the mortgage much more quickly. It's nice to see such strong progress on this loan, especially with all the news coverage of "upside-down" mortgages.

Now, on to my month-end update:

Assets:
Online Savings - $1,919.02
Self-Directed RSP - $43,737.55
Employer Group RSP - $19,762.56

Debts:
Revolving Debt - $10,940.26
Student Loans - $18,070.60

Net Investable Assets: $36,408.27
Net Liquid Assets: ($27,091.84)

The market recovery of 2009 continued in August, with my RRSP increasing well beyond my monthly contributions. Liquid savings were basically flat, for a net increase of $3,228.53 in my investable assets, accompanied by a $1,144.15 drop in my non-mortgage debt.

Overall, my net investable assets increased by $4,372.68, and my net liquid assets increased by $1,199.36. My NetworthIQ profile has also been updated (including loose cash, home, car and mortgage).