So far I’m on a roll with Llamafolio buys. From my original $2000, I still have a cool $822.61 sitting around waiting for the right opportunity. Well today I see that opportunity – though it’s a massive risk. I’m just going to come out and say it – I’m buying Washington Mutual Stock. Good old [...]
As the year winds down, a lot of people are turning their thoughts to New Years Resolutions for 2008. I’ve never been one to make resolutions, and most people that do don’t keep them. However, goals are a different story – I’m down with keeping goals. I’m going to hold myself accountable, or at least, [...]
The bills from Christmas are finally rolling in and the damage is pretty severe. We managed to spend my entire Christmas Fund, including my bonus, plus a lot more. We managed to do that without even traveling, which we nearly always do during the Holiday season. I’m still tallying up how this huge overspending failure [...]
I know I just made my first Llamafolio purchase, and I’m not traditionally one to rush into things. But after doing a bit of research, I’ve decided to make Walmart my second purchase. I’ll be earmarking approximately $800 for my Walmart investment. After the Zecco commission, that leaves $795.50 for the stock purchase. That’s about [...]
For my first Llamafolio purchase, I’ve decided to go with none other than Pepsico Inc, also known as NYSE:PEP. I’ll be “buying” 5 shares of Pepsi stock at the current price of $77.71, for a total of $388.55. Adding in the $4.50 commission from Zecco, and that’s a total cost of $393.05. That’s starting out [...]
Not too long ago I started investing in a few mutual funds. This was my first venture into the world of non-retirement investing. For awhile though, I’ve been wanting to invest in individual stocks. My aversion to risk has kept me out so far, even with the possibility of high rewards. So I’ve decided to [...]
For anyone who is married, you know that finances can be a sore spot in your marriage. If you’re financially polar opposites with your spouse, then the potential for problems is even more severe. My wife and I are in that situation – I’m a saver and she’s a spender. Not that I don’t have [...]
I was reading a post by Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary, that talked about the 2008 presidential candidates and tax policy. Pretty much across the board, the candidates wanted to either write Bush’s tax cuts into law, or continue them ( lower taxes further ). There were two that I found interesting though, as they [...]
The more I think about it, the more I realize that my 401(k) is really weak. Here are my two biggest problems with it: Mystery Match. There’s an employer match, but no one has any idea how much that match is. The HR director doesn’t even know. Long vesting period. I have to stay employed [...]
My second-ever electric bill at my new house just came in the mail ( well email of course ), and here’s how it looks. Just click on the small picture to make it full-size and legible. There is good and bad in the bill, and I have mixed feelings about it. The Good My electricity [...]
