Recently, I opened a new brokerage account and created a new investment strategy in order to feel and observe the weight of mindless spending. This plan will be called the “Mirror” plan, and it should go as follows:

Any drip or incidental spending must be reflected in my investments. Even after buying groceries, whenever an opportunity for spending presents itself and I don’t buy, I still dedicate the amount I would have spent to investments.

The table below shows records of my real and notional spending, along with brokerage deposits as of 24 July 2025.

After Q3, I will contrast my portfolio with asset allocation models, despite Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett’s views on Modern Portfolio Theory:

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Notes:

Highlighted Stocks	Notes
NVDA	Quarterly Revenue Trend
META	Meta Press Release
GEV	GE Verona Quarterly Earnings Reports
UNH	UNH Financial reports & proxy statements
VTI	VTI Overview

Conditions for withdrawal from brokerage:

• Leaving the military
• Marriage
• Buying a Home/Car

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