August was very good to us. I had one more power up that I didn’t report as we were out of town – $7.52 left over after paying property tax on the land we own in North Carolina. We ended the month growing the fund over 11.5% by depositing $2,109.50.
The S & P 500 year to date is up 10.4% and we topped that in one month. (The S & P only rose .05% in the month of August by the way.)
I know several of you are playing along now and I’d love to know how you did! Who got the highest percent growth?
| Monthly Deposits | Beginning | Gain | Ending | % Growth |
| July, 2016 | 0 | $509.86 | $509.86 | N/A |
| August, 2016 | $509.86 | $1,214.77 | $1,724.63 | 238.26% |
| September, 2016 | $1,724.63 | $1,422.87 | $3,147.50 | 82.50% |
| October, 2016 | $3,147.50 | $1,493.36 | $4,640.86 | 47.45% |
| November, 2016 | $4,640.86 | $1,119.90 | $5,760.76 | 24.13% |
| December, 2016 | $5,760.76 | $1,502.69 | $7,263.45 | 26.08% |
| January, 2017 | $7,263.45 | $473.73 | $7,737.18 | 6.52% |
| February, 2017 | $7,737.18 | $979.77 | $8,716.95 | 12.66% |
| March, 2017 | $8,716.95 | $3,795.91 | $12,512.86 | 43.55% |
| April, 2017 | $12,512.86 | $896.85 | $13,409.71 | 7.17% |
| May, 2017 | $13,409.71 | $937.35 | $14,347.06 | 6.99% |
| June, 2017 | $14,347.06 | $2,170.43 | $16,517.49 | 15.13% |
| July, 2017 | $16,517.49 | $1,557.97 | $18,075.46 | 9.43% |
| August, 2017 | $18,075.46 | $2,109.50 | $20,184.96 | 11.67% |
Since I write that health is wealth and track sick days, I do have a couple of sick days to report. George came down with a sinus infection. He didn’t miss work but there was no question that he was a sick puppy with a lot of congestion, sneezing, coughing and a fever one evening. We couldn’t figure it out as he hasn’t even had a cold in years.
Normally he goes through a 3 pound bag of Costco raw almonds every week. He switched it up and bought a bag of dry roasted almonds. I ate some too and never questioned it as he’s usually so careful about what he buys and eats. I got the bag and read the label – sure enough – they contain “maltodextrin”. I knew that meant some type of sugar so I looked it up online. One site said that usually translates to corn syrup solids. He stopped eating them and he’s back to his usual self.
I have no idea if the new brand of nuts did him in or not. I know our experience alone is anecdotal. But we’re sticking to what we know – eating real food that isn’t processed and tracking our sick days.
Google Doc spreadsheet showing all 250 levels of the Money Game
