In 2021 I was able to acquire 2 of the 4 items on my 2021 wish list. In January I bought an Xbox One X with 3 games on Ebay for $255. In June I got an Asus i5-3450 desktop computer for $125 from Goodwill. Both were fair deals and
Continue readingHelp lower the demand for gas (Stop Driving)
I can no longer afford fuel to drive my two vehicles. This week the average price of regular unleaded gas is over $4 per gallon. This feels worse than when we were in the middle of the pandemic. People were anticipating that they would be able to travel after the
Continue readingFebruary 2022 Investing Update
For the month of February, the DOW lost 831 points. The DOW is down over 8% year to date. My investments decreased by 1.5% during the month. Interest and dividend income was $563 for the month. I usually don’t look at my investments when the market is extremely volatile like
Continue readingInflation Is BAD For Retirement
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
Continue readingJanuary 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.
Continue readingUSPS Driver Lost My Package
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
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