If you are just starting your working career you are probably not thinking about retirement. But once you retire it is interesting to look back on the statistics from a lifetime of work. I started earning money back in 1978 working part-time as a dishwasher and then as a night
Continue readingRetirement Savings by Age
There are a lot of YouTube videos that discuss how much you should have in retirement savings by age. Americans have a need to compare themselves to others in their age group to gauge how they are doing financially. One thing I have learned is that everyone’s situation is different.
Continue readingApril 2024 Investing Update
For the fourth month of 2024, the DOW lost 1990 points. That was a 5% loss for the month. Interest and dividend income was $2828 for the month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $1559. Overall, my account balance decreased by 2.02% from the prior month. In the past month
Continue readingEbay Buyer Red Flags
I recently had an Ebay buyer that raised a lot of red flags on my scam alert radar. This buyer had sent me a message offering a lower price for an item only a few minutes after it was listed. Against my better judgement, I responded with a higher counteroffer.
Continue reading2024 Food Budget
In the past few years, we have not gone into a restaurant to sit down and order a meal. This is something that we used to enjoy on special occasions. Now, we order a pizza or go through the drive thru maybe once a month, if we have a discount
Continue readingTilray Stock Down 30% in 5 Days
To hear the media still calling Tilray a meme stock is completely wrong. Meme stocks arose in 2020 and are stocks that are over-hyped by retail investors. The hype usually doesn’t correlate with a company’s financial performance. Tilray may have qualified as a meme stock briefly back in early 2021,
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