In the fall of 2019 I had to estimate my income for 2020 to qualify for health insurance assistance. The estimate I came up with was $19440. That’s about 70% less than my income from the previous year. Unemployment was $8000, dividends and interest gave me another $8000. Ebay sales
Continue readingThe Gamestop Saga
Gamestop has been in the news a lot this past month. A short squeeze drove the stock price up from $17 to over $347 per share in one week. It has settled back to the low 90’s today. Hedge funds have been playing the short game for years. There is
Continue reading2021 Wish List
Everyone has things that they want to buy that are what I would consider “luxury” purchases. Being on a tight budget makes it feel like everything (beyond standard living expenses), is an unobtainable luxury. Shopping for a good deal on auction websites can be frustrating, if you don’t want to
Continue reading2019-2020 Investment Chart
Investing charts can only show what happened in the past. Predicting the impact of future events is difficult, if not impossible. But, it is always interesting to look back and see how your investments did over time. The chart above shows how my investments did over a two year period.
Continue readingEbay Managed Payments
You’ll have a hard time finding any sellers on Ebay that have anything good to say about Ebay’s new Managed Payments system. It is their replacement for PayPal, a payment processing company that they sold off in 2015. It took 4 years for Ebay to come up with a new
Continue readingNovember Trades
This past month saw the DOW (DJI) rise from 26501 to 29638. That is a massive increase of 3137 points in one month. The election results and positive vaccine news helped move the markets forward. I sold half of my position in Gilead (GILD) having lost faith in a quick
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