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
Continue readingOnline Shopping: Local Pickup
Earlier in the year, when the pandemic was just getting started, I tried shopping online for groceries and the results were disappointing. Many items were out of stock and delivery times were impossible to schedule. I gave up on the idea of having food delivered. Recently, I noticed that my
Continue readingOctober Trades
This past month saw the DOW (DJI) drop from 27781 to 26501. That is another 1280 point drop on top of the 649 point drop we had in September. Overall, my investments are down about 2.2% from the August peak. My current allocation is 40% stocks, 15% bonds, and 45%
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