Okay, I decided to take the money from my Lunch Budget (Experiment) and put it into a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust). Now, I don’t expect the stock price of the REIT to rise much higher than the levels that they are currently at. So you might be wondering why am I doing this? …The dividend! REITs historically… Continue reading REITs as Investments
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A Stock Market "What If" from My Youth
From the time I was 5 years old to about age 18, I had an uncle that would buy me shares of stocks every year for birthdays and Christmas. He was pretty good at it. By the time of the start of my junior year, the portfolio was worth about $15,000. Unfortunately, I was short on cash… Continue reading A Stock Market "What If" from My Youth
Paying An Adult Allowance, A Lunch Experminent
I’ve decided to pay myself an experimental Adult Allowance! Currently, as I mentioned in a previous post, I pay my kids an allowance. A few months ago, joking around, I told my son I was going to start to pay myself an allowance too. That got me thinking about potential savings from my lunch expense. … Continue reading Paying An Adult Allowance, A Lunch Experminent