Post Your Wins

[james.hendrickson]

Guys - my win for today is waking up and seeing a nice dividend payment from Coca Cola in my accounts. Its nice little win that I'm pretty happy about.

I ended up using the $ to pick up a few more shares of Ford.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I also bought annual travel insurance plan for $485 for 4 of us in my family

[LivingAlmostLarge]

simplifying my mom's portfolio. Down to 2/3 into VTI and QQQ. Then 1/3 into some individual stocks

[Fishindude77]

Finished up our pumpkin harvest yesterday, total 410 pumpkins.
Very dry year had harvest down a bit and pumpkins a bit undersize on average.

Delivered a load yesterday and will give the rest away over next couple weeks.
Puts a lot of smiles on faces and that's why we grow them.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

i pay my utility bills with it

[disneysteve]

$49 on a prepaid virtual Visa landed in my inbox unexpectedly from a class action settlement yesterday. I never know what to do with virtual Visa cards, they're hard to use IMO because not all merchants allow split transactions online and/or if you buy something for less than the full amount on the card then you still have to disposition the balance. So I typically load them into Amazon and spend it on boring everyday expenses.

Yeah the virtual "cards" can be a pain. I much prefer when they send a physical card, though even those are a bit of a pain.

We just got the rebates for our new kitchen appliances. One card for $400 and one for $70. I'd much prefer to have gotten checks. I'm actually kind of surprised that it is cheaper for them to send cards. I would think checks would be more economical. Checks are certainly easier to use. Now I have to carry extra cards in my wallet and remember to use them when I have the opportunity. And keep track of the remaining balances because I'm not likely to use the $400 card all at once and maybe not the $70 one either.

[ua_guy]

$49 on a prepaid virtual Visa landed in my inbox unexpectedly from a class action settlement yesterday. I never know what to do with virtual Visa cards, they're hard to use IMO because not all merchants allow split transactions online and/or if you buy something for less than the full amount on the card then you still have to disposition the balance. So I typically load them into Amazon and spend it on boring everyday expenses.

[Fishindude77]

Guys - I got an unexpected check from a class action settlement yesterday. Nothing like unexpected cash coming in your mailbox.

The check was for $176.75. I bought more stock.

Nice !
Better go out to supper or have fun with that.

[james.hendrickson]

Guys - I got an unexpected check from a class action settlement yesterday. Nothing like unexpected cash coming in your mailbox.

The check was for $176.75. I bought more stock.

[james.hendrickson]

assuming you get free trades?
seems unwise to keep investing such small amounts if you are paying commissions

BJ, Great point - no, I'm paying zero commissions with schwab. I'm using their stock "slices" feature which lets you make minimum purchase as low as $5 for free. The downside is you can only buy stocks in the S and P. Their over the counter trades carry a commission.

[disneysteve]

assuming you get free trades?
seems unwise to keep investing such small amounts if you are paying commissions

Who still pays commissions on stock trades? It's been years since I've paid a commission to trade. I guess there are still "full service" brokers out there that charge but why would anyone still be using them?

[bjl584]

Guys - posting an update here.

No major wins - just lost of small consistent ones. Today, put another $15 into stocks, on top of the $45 from last Friday.

And - been doing push ups and sit ups every day this year since Feb.

assuming you get free trades?
seems unwise to keep investing such small amounts if you are paying commissions

[Fishindude77]

Got through a routine colonoscopy today, seems like a victory to me.
The prep is far worse than the procedure.

[james.hendrickson]

Guys - posting an update here.

No major wins - just lost of small consistent ones. Today, put another $15 into stocks, on top of the $45 from last Friday.

And - been doing push ups and sit ups every day this year since Feb.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I see it is same on the east coast as it is on the west coast when it comes to the lack of ceiling lights. In Hawaii every dwelling that I've live in had ceiling lights so when I moved to California was surprised with no ceiling lights and instead having to rely on lamps. Yes, I leave the switch on constantly and use the wall outlet for other electrical devices. You're right the newer shop lights are LED and not fluorescent.