For the month of April, the DOW lost 1841 points. My investments decreased by 4.16% during the month. YTD my investments are down 8%. Interest and dividend income was $1,322 this month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $801 for the past month. I am a little late posting this
Continue readingEbay Final Value Fee Includes Tax
The other day I sold a watch on Ebay for $54. That may sound like a good sale, but the listing was on Ebay for a year before it sold. Over that time, I lowered the price several times as I tried to find a buyer. When I put the
Continue readingBest Battery Maintainer
I knocked one item off my 2022 wish list. I found a battery maintainer on Amazon Warehouse and bought it for $42.94. It is the NOCO GENIUS 2-Amp Automatic Smart Charger. You can find my review of it here. I spent a few dollars more than I wanted to, but
Continue readingMarch 2022 Investing Update
For the month of March, the DOW rose 786 points. The DOW is now down 4.8% year to date. My investments increased by .78% during the month. YTD my investments are down 3.7%, only slightly better than the overall market. Interest and dividend income was $1056 this month. Withdrawals for
Continue reading2022 Wish List
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
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