I was in Asia for most of April but I may as well have been on another planet because most of my routine wasn’t possible from the other side of the world. What’s that routine and why is it important? No CNBC Since I work from home, I generally have CNBC running on a computer…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – April Year 2
My biggest fear in April was weight gain because that’s when Zepbound has “failed” me (see chart below) but the great news is that my new higher dosage helped me maintain my weight. While I didn’t lose weight, I am thrilled that I did not gain any weight either. I literally ate out every single…
Happy Easter!
To everyone celebrating Easter this season, have a great holiday.
Market Chaos & Update On IWM Collar Strategy
I am traveling and while I am away, I am not oblivious to what’s been happening with the stock market. I checked in this morning to see the status of my IWM collar. In case you missed it, here is a post from March 11 about how I planned on protecting my portfolio with an…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – March Year 2
There is nothing major to report for March other than I have finished my 5 mg dose and am starting 7.5 mg this week and will stay on 7.5 for 4 weeks then jump up to 10 mg. I’m excited about potentially losing more weight but also concerned about side effects. I won’t know until…
Traveling Most of April
I will be traveling most of April so there will be limited posts for next month. I am working on a few topics that I hope everyone will find interesting. While I’m out, you may want to check out these bloggers. TKer by Sam Ro – Always interesting perspective on economic and stock market activity….
Sent Uncle Sam $5000
As a follow up to my earlier post on my taxes, it turns out that $5k was the correct amount to send off to Uncle Sam. It’s always painful to see so much money leave my account but the only thing I can do is build tax strategies to reduce the amount. The $5000 is…
Dividend Income: JEPI vs SPYI
As I get closer to retirement, the prospect of generating income from my investment portfolio is at the forefront of my mind. I’ve been researching a variety of ETFs to generate income and today I’m going to discuss JEPI and SPYI. I currently own JEPI in an IRA portfolio and I have weekly purchases setup…
Gaming, Strategy & Profits
Do you play video games? I recently started playing video games again. A few years ago I got a PS5 as a gift and I played with it for a while but then hadn’t touched it in years. Recently, I started playing with the PS5 to get my mind off of other things but I…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
To everyone celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, have a great celebration!