My last Ebay sale was on March 29th. I have two gray/blue controllers listed, but no one seems to be interested in that color combination. Maybe it is because I set the price above $30. It seemed like Xbox One controllers were selling too quickly when the price was under
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Tariffs Tank Stocks
After losing over $30,000 in the stock market last week, I sit here and wonder why I didn’t act on the clear warning signs. Trump basically told us what he was going to do well in advance of April 2nd. Investors who are smarter than me shorted the market on
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I just finished my 2024 tax return. This year the standard deduction for a single filer was $14,600. My reportable income was $14,2XX on federal form 1040. That means zero taxes due. The State form shows that I owe $72. This was because they added tax-exempt municipal bond fund income
Continue readingDo You Need a Trust?
There are two types of trusts: Revocable and Irrevocable. With a revocable trust the primary purpose is to provide flexibility and control over assets during your lifetime. As the grantor (the person who creates the trust), you retain the right to change the terms of the trust. An irrevocable trust
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The more Xbox One controllers that I work on, the more problems I find. Here is a list of the most common issues that I have seen: Stick Drift – This causes your on-screen character to move on their own. It is most common in the vertical axis. Repair requires
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Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, plus a 10% increase on China, started today March 4th, 2025. Trump alleged that illicit drugs such as fentanyl continue to enter the U.S. through Mexico and Canada. But according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, nearly all fentanyl seized by
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