[OC] I tracked every dollar I spent over the last 8 yrs. You can too! (Spreadsheets/instructions for 2019 included)

Happy New Year! Here is a snapshot of all my finances over the last 8 years. I made a spreadsheet to keep track of my spending (will provide updated link to new spreadsheet once moderators allow me to) and here are the instructions for how to use it. Shout out to all the people who have helped me debug and improve this spreadsheet over the past few years. Your continued feedback/encouragement/support makes me very grateful to contribute to this wonderful community. Cheers and see you again next year!2018 YEAR IN REVIEW:Earned all-time high annual net incomeInvested 50% of my net income this year, setting new records for both cumulative (total dollars) and quantitative (% of net income) annual investing rate. Running annual average rate is 30%.Spent 25% net income on living expenses, 25% on recreational expenses, 0% on debt this year. Running annual average rates are now 35%, 24%, 10% respectively.Suffered significant damage to my average ROI (-37%) thanks to crypto market volatilityNet worth flat lined this year as decreasing value of taxable assets were offset by increasing estimated present value of pension.2019 GOALS:Invest 45% of my net income.Spend 25% of my net income on recreational/fun activities.Keep living expenses below 30% of my net income.Lick my wounds and hopefully recover some of my ROI.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:Job? Active Duty US Air Force Astronautical EngineerAge? 31Education? I have zero professional experience/accreditation in finance so please take my advice with a grain of salt. Completed ~7.5 yrs of college so far. Undergraduated with $60k debt paid off in 37 months. Funded everything else with scholarships. Degrees include Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Cert in Systems Engineering, MIT Graduate Internship, etc.Disclaimer: Everything here is original content. I’m cross-posting to r/financialindependence, r/personalfinance, r/dataisbeautiful for maximum visibility. Everyone has my full permission to use/share/repost.Edits: Fixed formatting via /r/personalfinance http://bit.ly/2VithrK
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