Protected: Buying a House in Chapel Hill, NC in this Freaky Real Estate Market Downturn
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Buying General Electric
I bought some more GE today for $15/share in my Roth IRA. I can’t believe the prices on some of these companies. It’s definitely a case of throwing the baby out with the bath water. And the dividend yields are incredible. Granted you have to make sure you’re buying into companies that have a history …
How to Create a Spending Plan or Budget
Today’s Wall St. Journal has an excellent article on how to make a spending plan. Please check it out. Amazingly, I just sat down for the first time to figure out our family budget a couple of weeks ago. There really has never been a need since we’ve always lived well below our means. However, …
Catch a Falling Knife?
Over the past week, I’ve begun nibbling. It started with GE in the low 20’s. Target (TGT) was quick to follow. Today, I added to my Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) position and started one in Pfizer (PFE). I also began the transfers needed to fund my and my wife’s Roth for this year (another $5k …
McDonald’s Dollar Menu in Jeopardy!
Today, I got an invitation to take a market research web survey all about my fast food habits. I’m not a big fast food eater, but with the recent relocation and all, I have eaten out at fast food joints a little more lately. Anyway, once my general habits were assessed the crux of the …
Getting Gamed by NC State Employee’s Bridge Account
Many of you will recall my excitement in early April when I moved my cash over to my bridge account which generates interest based on the returns of the S&P 500. June has proved what an absolutely brilliant move that was (note sarcasm). Wow, what an awful month. I was really doing great until about …
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Litterbugs Drive Me Crazy
Since I’ve lived in NJ, a lot of things have driven me nuts (see previous posts), but one of the biggest things is litterbugs. People throw everything out of their windows here. It’s ridiculous. No wonder it’s considered the armpit of America with all the litter! At least when I was back in NC I …
Quick Update FAIL
Today Pfizer (PFE) was below 20 so I tried to pick up 100 shares at 19.50. Prosper has been anything but prosperous lately as 2 of my new loans (a D and an HR) have gone late. Idiot dummy ***bangs head on wall*** Why do I keep doing this to myself? So what if they …
If Only It Was This Fun to Actually Clean the House!
My house is on the market. Yes, in this terrible real estate market, I am trying to move. We’ve actually been on the market since late January. We’ve done this before, but never during such a rough market (and never with a toddler). I do not envy my wife as she tries to keep our …
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Roth IRA Portfolio Change VWO
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been sitting on the sidelines as this market seems to go from bad to worse. Well, today I got off the sideline and took a nibble. I added 20 shares of VWO at $97 to my Roth IRA. The coming weeks….err months…..I mean years….oh I mean …