Post Your Wins

[james.hendrickson]

So, here is a very, very minor win. I went out for a walk yesterday and found 11 cents on the ground. Its a double win because I got some exercise and found some $.

What I'm doing with the change is I save it up until I have like $5, then I deposit in the bank and use that for investing or debt reduction or whatever the immediate goal is.

[james.hendrickson]

This one feels a little blah .... But this week I received the so-called "warrior dividend" (actually part of a previously-approved a housing supplement) -- $1776 per active duty service member, tax free. I won't turn away the free money -- $1.7k is nothing to sneeze at & it'll cover some of our recent travel spending. But I would prefer to see a few billion dollars spent toward capabilities, or actually improving housing, or maybe even having less of a looming public debt ... But what do I know, I'm just a financially responsible citizen ....

Kork, There is absolutely nothing wrong with accepting the warrior dividend. Being in the service is frankly a challenge - the compensation is low relative to the private sector, you have limited autonomy over your personal space and personal expression, and most people have to take orders from idiots. At least you are putting the money to good use.

[disneysteve]

This one feels a little blah .... But this week I received the so-called "warrior dividend" (actually part of a previously-approved a housing supplement)

This is the part that people need to be shouting. This money was already going to be paid. They just renamed it to make it seem like something new and special. Just a con job.

[kork13]

This one feels a little blah .... But this week I received the so-called "warrior dividend" (actually part of a previously-approved a housing supplement) -- $1776 per active duty service member, tax free. I won't turn away the free money -- $1.7k is nothing to sneeze at & it'll cover some of our recent travel spending. But I would prefer to see a few billion dollars spent toward capabilities, or actually improving housing, or maybe even having less of a looming public debt ... But what do I know, I'm just a financially responsible citizen ....

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Echoing James' dividend win .... I received my dividend from one of the RELPs that I'm invested in -- 7% on my $250k investment, so the quarterly dividend was $4472. That kind of return just feels good, not to mention the property development & value growth that's still happening in the background.

congrats wow

[LivingAlmostLarge]

All - due to getting some family money for the holiday's my stock account broke 100k yesterday. Thank goodness for loving and supportive family.

congrats and wow!

[james.hendrickson]

All - due to getting some family money for the holiday's my stock account broke 100k yesterday. Thank goodness for loving and supportive family.

[kork13]

Echoing James' dividend win .... I received my dividend from one of the RELPs that I'm invested in -- 7% on my $250k investment, so the quarterly dividend was $4472. That kind of return just feels good, not to mention the property development & value growth that's still happening in the background.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Last night at my local Indian casino in San Diego I got this $360 win, returned home with a $300 profit.

[ua_guy]

Going from $1699 per 6 months to insure 3 vehicles to $1290 per year for all 3 through Hagerty. I didn't think classic car insurers would insure a new vehicle or neo-classics, even if they are non-primary vehicles and treated like collectors. On the older cars I figure they'd have all the same hurdles and severe use-limitations that my current insurer does, but, they actually don't. I'm still a bit shocked and wished I'd have looked into this sooner. I received the quote online and called to verify that it was true/real.

I just had a spat with my current insurer during a small claim. I have an agent (cheapest policy I can find, and they still use agents...else I wouldn't have one..) I reached out to them for help and the response I got was basically wE'rE nOt ThE cLaiMs oFFiCe so it's going to feel good to lace up this boot and kick them in the rear.

[james.hendrickson]

Guys - my win for Monday December 15th is...I got my Coca-Cola dividend today. It was just like $60, but it was a win nonetheless. Especially because I started about three years ago accumulating a position with $5 increments of the stock. So, its a good way to start the week.

[disneysteve]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, congrats to your daughter and may she sell a lot of items. I haven't sold in months. I did get a low-ball offer on an item which I countered higher but the buyer dropped out.

Thanks. I don't know how heavily she will get into it but at the moment she is between jobs so it was a perfect opportunity. She's also waiting to hear back about a part time position that might pay her 80% or so of what she was making at her full time job. If she can get that and do ebay on the side, that would be great for her.

[QuarterMillionMan]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, congrats to your daughter and may she sell a lot of items. I haven't sold in months. I did get a low-ball offer on an item which I countered higher but the buyer dropped out.

[disneysteve]

Our daughter listed her first 2 items for sale on ebay today on her account!

She made her first sale yesterday morning! Profit just over $16.

She and I went to an estate sale yesterday and she spent $30 on items to resell. And so it begins.

[disneysteve]

Our daughter listed her first 2 items for sale on ebay today on her account! I've sold a few things for her recently and we decided it was time for her to start doing it herself. We had entertained me taking her on as an employee but it's so much cleaner for her to do it herself. That way I don't have all of the paperwork and tax issues of having an employee. Plus I'm at a point where I'm slowing down on my selling activity. I absolutely could ramp it up and use her help but that's not my intent. I'd rather have her doing it herself and me helping her figure it all out. Plus, as long as ebay is still around, it is something she can do for the rest of her life. I've been doing it for over 28 years myself.