Today (10/18/21), the price of crude oil went over $86 a barrel,
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I’ve seen a few articles on the Internet lately trying to determine how much money we need for early retirement. A lot of it has to do with your lifestyle. If you are someone who likes to travel, eat out, or go to shows, you may need more money to
Continue readingRecord High Energy Prices
Today (10/18/21), the price of crude oil went over $86 a barrel, the highest level since October 2018. Natural gas and coal are also at record levels going into the fall/winter heating season. If you were lucky enough to anticipate this and bought shares of oil companies back in August,
Continue readingCub Food Online Shopping Pt 2
I decided to give Cub’s online shopping website another try. In my last post I commented on how the experience wasn’t as good as using the Instacart website. One complaint was that you couldn’t shop for only the sale items. Well, it turns out you can. That made it a
Continue readingSeptember 2021 Update
For the month of September, the DOW lost 1516 points (over 4%). My investments lost 2.29% during the month. Interest and dividend income was $912 for the month. In the past 30 days, I sold 100 shares of Penske Automotive @ $90 and another 100 shares @ $98 for a
Continue readingInstacart vs. Cub’s Website
For the past year I’ve been using Instacart’s website to shop at our local Cub grocery store. When I picked up my last order, the store included an advertisement for their own shopping website. They described it as “Our new pickup & delivery experience!”. I am mostly satisfied with Instacart,
Continue readingFeb 2021 Weather Event Charge On My Gas Bill
My August natural gas bill arrived the other day and I noticed it was about 13% higher than normal for this time of the year. I primarily use natural gas to heat my home. Typically during the summer, my usage is at its lowest. I live in Minnesota, where Winters
Continue readingPimco Income Strategy Fund II
PFN tanks after 10.25 percent dividend cut. When I started investing in closed end funds (CEFs) there was always a warning on the investment summary page that said: Closed end funds are subject to the risk of their underlying assets and investment strategy. Unlike open end funds, closed end funds
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