October 2015 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on October 12th, 2015:

Asset	Sep 2015	Oct 2015	Change
Checking	849	3,002	2,153
Money Market	57,821	65,146	7,325
Savings Bonds	95,505	95,638	133
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	46,380	46,490	110
Brokerage	123,170	119,999	-3,171
401k	125,852	130,456	4,604
Roth IRA	97,163	105,667	8,504
SEP IRA	494,247	505,125	10,878
529 Savings	123,087	126,008	2,921
Total Assets	$1,164,074	$1,197,531	$33,457
			2.87%

The S&P 500 has been a bit volatile since the last update, although it is currently up 3.34% during that time:

(chart courtesy of yahoo.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for September remained at 5.1%, although the 142,000 jobs added was considered weak . Oil prices have continued to rise slightly to the $47 level, yet I've seen local gasoline prices fall a few cents to the $2.03 per gallon I most recently paid.

On the financial front, Mrs. Frugalson and I made our 2015 Roth IRA contributions and I also took a distribution from my S Corporation. I have a Penfed 1.21% APY 1 year CD maturing soon, which will likely be put toward a Series I savings bond purchase. The September CPI-U inflation numbers are also due out on Thursday, although it is pretty much a lock that the best option is to wait until November to by the savings bonds.

On the non-financial front, it's been nice not having any near term plans to have contractors doing work on the house. I have a few small DIY things I'd like to get done before the cold weather comes, but I can at least work on those with a low budget at my own leisure. :)