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.

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.
With 2015 now in the books, I’d like to take a moment and do my usual rundown of budget analysis and trends therein.
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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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