May 2020 saw the DOW rise by 1660 points. April had a similar gain giving us a two month uptrend. I made a few trades in May. Three of them in my IRA account. With interest rates so low, I moved some money into a consumer staple and a gold
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April Trades
This month was another roller coaster ride in the stock market. There was some improvement in the middle of the month as Trump’s team used every trick available to prop up the markets. News of States reopening some businesses and people starting to receive their stimulus checks also helped. Early
Continue readingTwo More Marble Boards
I listed 2 more marble game boards on Ebay. The first new board was completed in March 2020 and looks similar to the one shown above, but without the crown decals. The crown themed board was completed in April 2020. It includes a Crown Royal mini pouch to hold the
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I was thinking about the toilet paper shortage the other day and thought that a lot of people may not know how much TP they really need. Because of this, they end up buying too much, which adds to the shortage. So, I created a Toilet Paper Calculator. It estimates
Continue readingApril 2020 Ebay Sales Drop
April Ebay sales have dropped off considerably. It seems like it was shortly after reports that the COVID-19 virus could survive on packages for up to 24 hours. The later reports I read indicate that the chance of catching the virus from a package are very low. Regardless, people see
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With the pandemic raging in the US this past month the DOW dropped by 18%. The estimates are that the virus could infect over 10 million in the US resulting in a quarter million deaths. As of April 4th the US has 226k confirmed cases. These are some scary numbers.
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