I recently transferred two accounts out of Edward Jones and noticed that
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I’ve seen a few articles on the Internet lately trying to determine how much money we need for early retirement. A lot of it has to do with your lifestyle. If you are someone who likes to travel, eat out, or go to shows, you may need more money to
Continue readingWhy so much Lord Abbett?
I recently transferred two accounts out of Edward Jones and noticed that all of the investments were in Lord Abbett mutual funds. Edward Jones is a company that does all of the investing for you. You give them access to your money, and they decide how to invest it based
Continue readingPost Mid-Term Blues
Now that the midterms are over, the stock market celebrated on Wednesday. Then the reality of what might happen to the AI build-out caused a huge sell off on Thursday. My retirement account gained over $9,000 in one day. Then gave it all back the next day. Luckly, my exposure
Continue readingMid-Term Market Drop
It is no surprise that the stock market has been dropping prior to the midterms. The air is filled with worry about what Trump might do to challenge the results. The uncertainty surrounding the Iran conflict also isn’t helping. The most interesting political comment I saw on YouTube was from
Continue readingRetirement Income Update
My dividend income so far in 2026 is averaging $4,000 per month. Although 3/4 of that is in a tax deferred account. I have taken a total of $1,000 in distributions over the past few months but have decided to stop for the remainder of 2026. My dividend income has
Continue readingEnterprise Rental Experience
I needed to take a trip to a neighboring state recently. The drive would total about 660 miles and take approximately 6 hours each way. Because my vehicles are both over 16 years old, I decided to rent a vehicle for the trip. In the town where I live the
Continue readingWhich Gamepad Tester?
There is more than one website calling itself “Gamepad Tester”. The one I have been using for the past several years is https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad. It gives you all of the basic testing options. But I recently found another website called https://gamepad-tester.net/ which has the same testing options. The one difference I
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