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,
Continue readingMarch 2024 Investing Update
For the third month of 2024, the DOW gained 490 points. That was a 1.25% gain for the month. Interest and dividend income was $2395 for the month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $1150. Expense spending was back to normal for the month. Overall, my account balance increased by
Continue readingRefurbishing Xbox One Controllers
For a long time now I’ve been looking for items that I could sell on Ebay to make a profit. I recently decided to look for a newer Xbox One controller and went to Shopgoodwill.com to see what I could find. They had numerous controllers, but most were getting bid
Continue readingNo Income Tax Again (2023)
This year it cost me $154 to file my taxes with TurboTax. The reason it was high is that I have investment income. My net profit from Ebay sales was only $145 in 2023, so I didn’t bother filing it as small business income. My primary source of income during
Continue readingCable Internet Downgrade
In January 2024, Xfinity (Comcast) raised their prices again. The 200 Mbps internet plan that I use increased from $62 per month to $71 per month. The plan I had was called Performance Select Internet and the original speed was 100 Mbps. Then in October 2022 they increased the speed
Continue readingAsset Test for Medical Assistance
After you turn 65 you may no longer qualify for medical assistance, even if you were receiving assistance prior to age 65. This is because after you turn 65 you qualify for Medicare. In order to get you off of medical assistance, most states require an asset test in addition
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