Day 1

Natalie and I have decided to take up investing as a form of long-term savings. I'm mostly influenced by the principles of Get Rich Slowly, we're following the suggestions of this article, and today, we officially became investors.

We've gotten a pretty good emergency fund set aside in a savings account and now we'll be splitting our extra finances between the savings and investment. The idea is that we become steadfast buy-and-hold investors to the end that our investment grows with the market, hopefully riding out the ups and downs with some stability. And someday when we're old or when we finally give in and decide to buy a spaceship, we withdraw, perhaps as needed.

Though we feel like we've approached it correctly, the prospect of investment, like many other of our life events over the past year, is completely terrifying. Partially due to the risk, mostly due to the changing state of life. We were married 8 months ago today, but realization of that event comes in acute waves. We're still changing and shaping our lives to cast in the mold of marriage. Personal, eating, sleeping, scholastic, and financial habits all change. We're still us, but a growing us. We feel catalyzed. I reckon this will continue to be the case.

But all is well. I mean, we've even made some pocket change on our first day on the market. Maybe I'll consider it enough spare change to accomplish something with our overdue laundry.