It’s easy to generate income when the stock market is going up. But, that is usually when I’m selling. In the past, I would always try to limit how much money I was getting from selling stocks. I didn’t want to have a big tax bill at the end of
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When I was young I used to go to those discount hair saloons that cut men’s hair. I hated making appointments every 5 or 6 weeks and having some girl I didn’t know shampoo and cut my hair. They would always cut it too short and everyone would notice that
Continue readingStocks, Bonds, and CEFs
Problem: I need to generate enough monthly income to pay for my health insurance. I’ve been reading a lot about the pros and cons of stocks and bonds that pay dividends. Normally a bond fund would be a good place to generate monthly income. But with the recent stock market
Continue readingEbay Sales Update
The month started out good for Ebay sales. I sold 4 items for a total of $95.50. After deducting selling costs and shipping fees, my net was $67.14. That gave me the incentive to list more items. I currently have 15 items listed for sale. Interest has been good on
Continue readingK-Cup Coffee Tips
This Keurig coffee machine is similar to the one I have. K-Cups can be expensive, so I’ve come up with a few tricks to get more use out of them. To save money, I often use the smallest cup setting and use the same K-Cup twice. All you have to
Continue readingMy Driveway Seal Project
One of the problems with asphalt is that you have to reseal it every few years. I had my 650 sq. ft. driveway professionally done about 5 or 6 years ago. But this time I decided to try and save myself a little money and do it myself. I watched
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