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Dividend Stocks, Free Lunch Experiment #10

I thought my experiment would have a setback with the downturn in the market, but surprisingly, since my last update, it’s still up. It’s been two months since my last update, and I after some passive thinking, I’ve come to the realization that my goal for the experiment has change on me.  I no longerContinue Reading

Dining Out Alone Experiment

After being inspired by the book “The Art Of Nonconformity” by Chris Guillebeau, I decided to venture out and go to a nice restaurant by myself. I’ll admit, it wasn’t easy skipping out on the rest of the guy to go to a restaurant by myself, taking only a book to read.  But I thoughtContinue Reading

Dividend Stocks, Free Lunch Experiment #9

Lunch Experiment Update: I have finally paid off the loan to myself that I borrowed to buy the latest stock that I bought (CIM).  This last repayment time to myself went really fast.  In fact, it went so fast that I’m done borrowing money from my checking account to fund my stock purchases.  From nowContinue Reading

Dividend Stocks, Free Lunch Experiment #8

Dividend Stocks, Lunch Experiment Update: This month, long with the Stock market overall (the DOW is above 12,000 again… hooray), I gained in both EVEP and CIM!  The stock ANH didn’t move staying the same price.  If I could, I would like to get rid of ANH and buy something more conservative.  So far, I’ve been impressedContinue Reading

Dividend Stocks, Free Lunch Experiment #7

Dividend Stocks, Lunch Experiment Update: This month, capital appreciation in the value of the stocks in the experiment has overall risen because of EV Energy (EVEP).  Ironically, EVEP is also the stock that I bought the least amount of.  Surprisingly, the market value of EV Energy has just surpassed the market value of ANH.  ThisContinue Reading