I’m running out of shelf space for new figures, which necessitates some fundamental changes to my collection strategy. Read on if you’re interested.
Category Archives: Finance
Figure Financials: 2015 Year-End Report
With 2015 now in the books, I’d like to take a moment and do my usual rundown of budget analysis and trends therein.
Figure Financials: 2014 Year-End Report
Another year has come to a close, which means it’s time for the customary year-end financial report. This will include a look at exchange rate trends, where and how I spent my figure budget over the course of the year, and commentary on any interesting trends that emerged within that data. Read on below.
Figure Financials: 2014 Budget
Well, this is a bit later than I had planned, but it’s high time I roll out the budgetary changes for the “new” year before it loses its shine. I toyed briefly with the idea of merging my rolling and lump sum budgets before opting to go with some simple number tweaks, instead.
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Figure Financials: 2013 Year-End Report
We’ve reached the end of 2013, which means it’s time to do my usual statistical nerdery that is the year-end financial report. This will include a look at exchange rate trends, where and how I spent my figure budget over the course of the year, and commentary on any interesting trends that emerged within that data. Read on below.
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Figure Financials: 2013 Mid-Year Report
We’re at the mid-point of the year, which means it’s time to give an update on where I stand with the budget. The format will mostly follow that of the year-end reports with fewer graphs because analyzing only six months’ worth of data isn’t as interesting for certain categories.
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Figure Financials: 2013 Budget Plan
At the beginning of every year, I like to assess my budget plan in light of past performance and make tweaks to push the mechanics in one direction or another. The 2012 budget panned out fairly well, so I felt the need to make only small changes heading into 2013, which I will outline here.
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Figure Financials: 2012 Year-End Report
We’re at the end of the year which means that it’s time to do a full analysis of my purchases over the course of the year and compare the results against the budget plan that I original laid out.
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Figure Financials: 2012 Mid-Year Report
We’re at the mid-point of the year, so I figure it’s a good time to give an update on where I stand with the budget. The format will mostly follow that of the year-end reports with fewer graphs because analyzing only six months’ worth of data isn’t as interesting for certain categories.
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