Retirement balances continue to be battered by the stock market, but I'm holding steady in my investment approach since I have a long time horizon. Otherwise an uneventful month. I'm continuing to chip away at the mortgage, and trying to refrain from unnecessary expenditures. I earned some extra income by doing freelance work in my free time, and was tempted to get an iphone to keep me motivated at the gym. However, I did the math and could not justify paying $1700 over the course of 2 years for an iphone, so I opted to buy a cheaper $300 ipod touch (which has the same functionality minus the phone) instead. Gym is more fun now, so I feel pretty good about spending the money. I'm not planning to spend much more money for the remainder of the year, although I will check out the Black Friday deals.
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