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Monthly Archives: September 2008
More bad news
The house voted down the “Bailout Bill” and the market dropped like a rock. The stock that I planned on selling Friday afternoon… it dropped another $10!!! in 10 MINUTES! That means that it has lost $28 in value per … Continue reading
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A harsh lesson
Well, I have learned a hard lesson. The stock I planned to sell on Friday afternoon OPENED $18 lower because some analyst changed his mind about the company’s prospects! If I sell now, I will lose money!
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What time does it close?
Since my resumé hasn’t enticed anyone to hire me yet, I have turned to trading stocks to try to earn some money. Overall, I have been doing pretty well. However, I made a boneheaded mistake this afternoon. I had waited … Continue reading
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A needle in the haystack!
After I my wife and I drove by two more houses with my wife this morning, we had a little time before we met with the realtor to go inside four more houses. On a lark, I drove by the … Continue reading
Surprise!
My son turned 18 today. Just like his father, he forgot that fact so his boss scheduled him to work tonight. But, having had much practice at making lemonade (you know, turn your lemons into…), we decided to surprise him … Continue reading
Are we too late?
The house hunt is getting interesting. As I mentioned in my last post on the subject, the house that really has taken the lead is in foreclosure. Our realtor informed us today that the listing agent already has two offers … Continue reading
Not your everyday occurrence
We were supposed to meet our realtor at the house that both my wife and I hope is “THE ONE.” As we pulled in front of the house and called her, she informed us that the house had been taken … Continue reading
Ambushed by a teenage brain
It’s been awhile since I have been negatively impacted by the two developing adolescent brains that live with me. I mean, I live with them every day and deal with them every day. I am very aware that they are … Continue reading
We might have found our jewel
My wife had the day off so we headed off with the realtor to actually go inside six of the houses that we have driven by. One of the houses is BEAUTIFUL! I mean, a dream. One was in very … Continue reading
I’ve had enough!…for today
I’m sick of looking at houses. I am tired of reading maps. I plotted the positions of 65 houses on 45 pages of printed Google maps that cover 15 square miles and I have looked at nearly every single one … Continue reading