Now that I closed out of my TRXC position after holding it for a year and a half, its time to get back to stock trading and doing it right. I’ll detail the first three trades that I made here, and the techniques I’m using…
Author: John
Monthly Update
Talk about a reversal! Here in Minnesota we went from a 12″ blizzard to a 100 degree heat wave in month. That’s just nuts. Just like the weather though, my life has also taken a big turn. My stock’s number finally came up and I…
Mortgage Before Investments
Pay off the mortgage or invest your savings in the market? If there was ever a ninja vs. pirate debate in the FIRE community it’s this one. My foray into the debate is inspired by another article on the subject posted on a blog called Their…
The $109,000 Hair Cut
I’m a little unusual for a guy. Rather than go to a walk-in barbershop and getting assigned a random barber to cut my hair, I’ve seen the same barber/stylist for the last 30 years. My dad brought me in to see her when I was…
Let the Trading Begin
The clouds have cleared and the great weight is lifted. The worry is gone and bright days are ahead. I’m not talking about the weather, but my own mentality. What is making me so happy? I finally closed out my largest stock position. I had…
Monthly Update
Well, the weather has cleared and the bathroom is done. It finally feels like I can live again! After this rotten winter I definitely plan on spending as much time as possible outside.Fortunately I did most of my gardening last year, so this year will…
Getting Rich Refinishing Furniture
A key part of getting ahead is never resting on your laurels. Now that the bathroom is done its time that I start focusing on improving myself by picking up another skill – preferably one that actually makes me money. As it just so happens,…
Bathroom Remodeling – Complete!
Its been a while since I last wrote anything about the bathroom remodel, but I can happily report that it is finally finished. We completed building the walls, mudding the corners, and putting in the vinyl plank flooring about a month ago, which was quickly…
Book Review: Reminisences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre and Jon D. Markman
“There’s nothing new in Wall Street. There can’t be because speculation is as old as the hills. Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again.” Thus opens Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a stock trading book authored by journalist…
Monthly Update
The weather has not improved much lately here in Minnesota, but the bathroom remodel project has made good strides – all that’s left is the painting and I can call it a day. To that end though, the fallout from my epic disaster with my…