Do you remember first learning the order of operations for a math problem such as 3 x (5 + 4) – 12 / 4 = ? The acceptable way to solve that problem is to add the parenthesis first then multiply by 3 so you get 27 then divide 12 by 4 to get 3…
Election Day
No post other than an image of what I expect today.
ETF Covered Calls On IWM – Probabilistic Determination
One of my favorite income generating strategies is to write covered calls on index funds. My favorite one to do this on is IWM. But what’s my approach & strategy? I generally like to write covered calls 45 to 75 days out so I decided to share my strategy here for anyone interested however this…
New ToolBox Page
It can be overwhelming trying to deal with everything in personal finance. The list below is something AI generated for me when I asked for a cradle to grave list of things related to personal finance. I don’t have a list of tools for all of those things but I do have one for the…
In 2029, Sports Will Eat Your Cheap Streaming Service
I recently wrote a post about streaming inflation over at Disney Plus this year but that’s peanuts to what will come in 2029. If you’re not aware, the NFL contracts with the big networks will become re-negotiable in 2029. So let’s go through a little history here. Back in the dinosaur age, we used to…
AI, Panic & Dependency
I now use AI almost on a daily basis and I hadn’t thought about how dependent I am becoming on it until it stopped working. Earlier this week I asked AI to create some images for me and it refused to do so. I am not sure if it was a technical glitch, AI didn’t…
Sold & Redeemed $50k of Bonds
I sold off $30k of bonds via an ETF I had, TLT, this week and that’s on top of the $10k bond that got called and another $10k that will get redeemed tomorrow. Suddenly, I’ve sold off more bonds in one week than I thought I would do but there’s a good reason for it…
I’m Dumping Fast Graphs For A New Free App
The internet is amazing. Information at your fingertips from anywhere in the world is truly marvelous but sometimes when you want that data in a nice visualized format you have to pay for a service. Long time readers know that I have been rationalizing my subscription services for over a year now in preparation for…
One 6.8 Percent Government Bond Got Called
I got a notice that one of my 20 year bonds earning a nice 6.8% interest rate got called. I expected this to happen so it’s not a huge issue but it does suck to lose a bond paying 6.8% interest rate. I am writing this post to make people aware that these things happen…