Trying to pay the bills on a fixed income has turned into a difficult task in 2022. My girlfriend recently had to quit her job for medical reasons. She was bringing in about $450 each week. That amounts to $1800 that we won’t have to help pay our bills each
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January 2022 Investing Update
For the month of January, the DOW lost 1207 points. It would have been a lot worse if not for the 971 point gain in the last two trading days of the month. My investments decreased by 3% during the month. Interest and dividend income was $1025 for the month.
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On January 8th I was excited to get my first Ebay sale of 2022. The last 3 months have been very slow for me on Ebay. Any hope I had of making a side income from reselling was crushed when shipping prices went up in early 2021. I lost interest
Continue readingHow I saved 20% on my grocery bill
With a two-person household budget of $200 per month for food, I have to take advantage of every special offer I can find. We have had to cut out most red meat except for hamburger and an occasional package of stew meat. We do the majority of our grocery shopping
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For the month of December, the DOW gained 1758 points. That was a gain of 328 from the previous month. My investments increased by 1.8% during the month. Interest and dividend income was $16,858 for the month. As expected, the end-of-year dividend payouts were very good this year. For the
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For the past two years I’ve been using a Microsoft Office alternative that costs 70% less than a subscription to Microsoft 365. It all started after I was laid off from my tech job. The company I was with provided a free subscription to Microsoft Office for employees to use
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