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About Me:

34 yr old female trying to keep it together. I call my financial life a work in progress because though I have always had frugal inclinations I only recently started on an informal financial education with an end goal to make my money work for me! Of course I can be weak. Thai food, traveling, self-justification and laziness eat away at my savings. But I am getting there. I think. I used to be very jealous of the Jones' but now realize that they are broke and stressed so I prefer my own progress and accomplishments. My life may not be flashy but I have seen the consequences of a high-end lifestyle. I count myself lucky to be alive and aware in these economic times because I have learned so much and believe that in the long run I will come out farther ahead from a little suffering now. As long as I am not regressing, then I am pleased.

Fun fact to help navigate my posts: BB = Baseball Boy. My husband.

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My November 2008 Wedding:
Total $23,630...Paid in Full! And had a BLAST!

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Quotes to keep me on track:

"Save FIRST and then spend the leftover, not spend first and save what's left."

"How you spend your money today effects the life you will live tomorrow."

OMG!! My stocks EARNED last month!

January 8th, 2009 at 05:36 pm

Is it true?? How can this be? I just received my stocks statement from December and I MADE $4,000!!

I didn't lose money! I didn't lose money!

I knew December was a better month than previous months but just thought that meant I would only lose a couple thousand, not make a couple!

I hope everyone else made money last month in the market as well, I hope I'm not the only one.

Posted in a bit about me, myself and more me | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “OMG!! My stocks EARNED last month!”

CouponAddict Says:
January 8th, 2009 at 05:51 pm 1231437069
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I dont have stocks per say, but I was happy to see my roth IRA went up a tiny bit in value. Love Free money!
Koppur Says:
January 8th, 2009 at 06:17 pm 1231438660
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Whoo=hoo!
Broken Arrow Says:
January 8th, 2009 at 07:47 pm 1231444064
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In December, the Dow bounced back up by 11%.

However, as I have mentioned elsewhere, to me, this is more of a freak uptick because of the unusually light trading volume (presumably because retail investors have been scared off and institutional investors were off for the holidays, leaving only amateur and passive people).

It is expected that January could fall back down again. Er, not that I'm trying to worry you.... More like, please don't be surprised and worried if you see it happen.
gamecock43 Says:
January 8th, 2009 at 07:54 pm 1231444491
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yeah yeah...always with the bad news..lol. I know. I'm prepared for a drop. Especially after yesterday. But today I am happy.
Broken Arrow Says:
January 8th, 2009 at 08:04 pm 1231445087
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Awww, didn't mean to rain on the parade.... I'll try to bring up good news next time.

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Trying to keep life from falling apart, trying to become a person to be proud of.

OMG!! My stocks EARNED last month!

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