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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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
I know I said I’d be back with a Prosper update in about a month once I received enough in payments to fund a new loan. Well, here I am 11 days later with enough cash to bid again thanks to some of my debtors paying down large chunks of their loan early (including an …
Mint.com which is already user-friendly but somewhat limited in scope is now partnering with the Motley Fool. This will surely boost Mint's user base given the multitude of loyal Fools. Good for them. I still prefer Yodlee for its comprehensiveness, and most know by now that Mint actually uses the Yodlee platform. I'm afraid Yodlee …
First let me describe what a bridge account is, and then I’ll go into how I’m gaming it. In mid 2007, my credit union began to offer what they call a bridge account. The account is set up with the intent of convincing the novice or reluctant investor to enter the stock market. What happens …
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I quit my job. I handed in my resignation last Friday. My last day is 4/18. I have a really good job. I respect and admire my colleagues. There’s upward mobility. I make more money than I want to spend, and the hours are more than reasonable for an MBA job. I don’t have a …
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