DIY Fixing a Garage Door That Sticks

The past two months, we been fighting our garage door that sticks. By “garage door sticks“, I mean that it would start down when we push the garage door button, but then get stuck about 1 foot down and come back up.  To get around this, we would have to push the garage door button… Continue reading DIY Fixing a Garage Door That Sticks

Sell a Stock When The Story Changes

If you happen to read some of my past articles, you know that I’m a “buy and hold” and “dollar cost averaging” kind of guy! When I buy a stock, I usually buy it for the long turn (except in my Roth IRA, where I do some small active trading in down markets  and use… Continue reading Sell a Stock When The Story Changes

My Largest Business Purchase For My BlogTo Date

Today, I’m going to go through the thought process that a financial blogger such as myself would go through to make a business purchase. Understand that I’ve been considering this business purchase for a long time, at least since last year.  So you are probably wondering what has been holding me back?  The financial considerations… Continue reading My Largest Business Purchase For My BlogTo Date

How I Take the Bite Out of a Downward Stock Market Trend

Overall, I’m a dollar-cost averaging investor so I do receive some benefit in my account when the market has dips. However, when the market has days where it dips 600 points in the DOW in one day, I still feel the pain.  Or at least I did in the past. These days as long as… Continue reading How I Take the Bite Out of a Downward Stock Market Trend