February 2013 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on February 12th, 2013:

Asset	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Change
Checking	837	1,353	516
Money Market	37,584	36,719	-865
Savings Bonds	67,570	67,707	137
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	80,712	80,944	232
Brokerage	106,897	106,965	68
401k	111,939	114,771	2,832
Roth IRA	67,911	69,236	1,325
SEP IRA	330,805	356,570	25,765
529 Savings	77,167	79,109	1,942
Total Assets	$881,422	$913,374	$31,952
			3.63%

The S&P 500 has continued to climb over the past month, up 3.05% since the last update:

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

We've just been through a pretty rough time courtesy of the Blizzard of 2013. We lost power during the heavy winds on Friday night and were without power for almost two full days before it was restored on Monday night. Fortunately we were quite comfortable due to the generator setup I had installed last year. While the outside temperatures fell to single digits and neighbors left their homes with a 40 degree indoor temperature for warmer pastures, our generator did an outstanding job of keeping the water pumping and the heat flowing throughout the power outage. This storm hit our town pretty hard, with trees and power lines down and impassable roads throughout (luckily, we only had tree damage at our place). The young Frugalsons haven't had to go to school since last Thursday, so I'm sure they are looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow if and when school resumes (yeah, right!). This storm was a tough test, as we had family staying with us when they went without heat and power and we had to keep an eye on the ladies across the street since their generator tended to stall at inopportune times while they tried to stay warm. All in all, we were lucky and it could have been much worse.

As for a quick update on the financial front, thanks to a full 2012 SEP IRA contribution my assets have surpassed their previous all time high from January while also eclipsing the $900k threshold. Now I just need to focus on recovering from all of the blizzard-related snow cleanup and lack of sleep and then try to get my 2012 personal and business tax returns squared away. Good times.