December 2019 update ($575,086 +$25,311 or +%4.4)

↑ Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is up by $6,867 or +5.2%

↑ Eurozone Stock Index Fund is up by $1,377 or +1.1%

↑ US 500 Stock Index Fund is up by $4.025 or +2.9%

↑ Global Small Cap Index is up by $4.096 or +3.3%

↑ Growth pension fund is up by $2,269 or +4.6%*

↑ EUR is up to USD by 2% or $4,664 for my portfolio

↑ GBP is to USD by 3.1% or $1,631  for my portfolio

↑ Monthly pension plan investment $382

Grand total additions: $24,928

Note: the actual percentage is 5.4% as it includes the monthly contribution.

November 2019 update ($549,775 +$20,465 or +%3.9)

↑ Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is up by $1,187 or +1.0%

↑ Eurozone Stock Index Fund is up by $3,173 or +2.7%

↑ US 500 Stock Index Fund is up by $4,662 or +3.6%

↑ Global Small Cap Index is up by $3,716 or +3.2%

↑ Additional cash to invest $7,727 under my pension plan.

Grand total additions: $20,465

October 2019 update ($529,310 +$14.576 or +%2.8)

↑ Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is up by $2,158 or +1.8%

↑ Eurozone Stock Index Fund is up by $1,407 or +1.2%

↑ US 500 Stock Index Fund is up by $2,712 or +2.1%

↑ Global Small Cap Index is up by $2,998 or +2.7%

↑ EUR is up to USD by $2,216 or +1%

↑ GBP to USD is up by $1,956 or +4.7%

↑ Additional cash to invest $1,159 under my pension plan.

Grand total additions: $14,576

Family budget 2019 – Family budget over last 11 years.

This is 11^th year we are keeping our family budget formally, recording every expense and trying to make sense of it all at the end of the year. 

September 2019 update ($514,734 +$12,286 or +%2.4)

↑ Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is up by $3,362 or +2.9%

↑ Eurozone Stock Index Fund is up by $4,232 or +3.7%

↑ US 500 Stock Index Fund is up by $2,283 or +1.8%

↑ Global Small Cap Index is up by $2,297 or +2.1%

↑ Vanguard FTSE U.K. All Share Index is up by $503 or +2.1%

↑ GBP to USD is up by $633 or +1.7%

↑ Additional cash to invest $1,159 under my pension plan.

Grand total additions: $14,469

↓ EUR is down to USD by $2,183 or -1%

Grand total losses: $2,183

August 2019 update ($502,448 -$16,373 or -%3.2)

↑ Additional cash to invest $1,203 under my pension plan.

Grand total additions: $1,203

↓ Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is down by $4,691 or -3.9%

↓ Eurozone Stock Index Fund is down by $1,436 or -1.2%

↓ US 500 Stock Index Fund is down by $2,163 or -1.7%

↓ Global Small Cap Index is down by $3,900 or -3.4%

↓ Vanguard FTSE U.K. All Share Index is down by $748 or -3.1%

↓ EUR is down to USD by $4,340 or -2%

↓ GBP to USD is down by $303 or -0.9%

Grand total losses: $17,580

June 2019 update ($518,821 +$2,188 or +%0.4)

↑ Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is up by $1,281 or +1.0%

↑ Eurozone Stock Index Fund is up by $149 or +0.1%

↑ US 500 Stock Index Fund is up by $1,765 or +1.4%

↑ Global Small Cap Index is up by $589 or +0.5%

↑ Vanguard FTSE U.K. All Share Index is up by $550 or +2.3%

↑ Additional cash to invest $3,494 under my pension plan.

Grand total additions: $7,828

↓ GBP to USD is down by $1,326 or -4.0%

↓ EUR is down to USD by $4,314 or -2%

Grand total losses: $5,640