From 444express
February 8, 2012 at 11:47 am
So here is the first update:I bought 3 Feb. 18th $18 call for MS for $1.08 per contract (that's 100 shares per contract and there were 3 contracts, so it was $324 I spent, plus ... (
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February 6, 2012 at 6:04 pm
OK, I'm cutting and pasting an attractive sample (some red ink is just below the cut line) but rest assured, the profit total for the chosen period of positions closed Jan 1 - ... (
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February 4, 2012 at 1:10 am
In fact, it'll be super-boring this time. So boring that it's not even here yet.Coming soon! Like tomorrow morning. ... (
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February 3, 2012 at 11:12 am
So I had to go figure out some things on my own. I have a new job now. I'll have to revive the "my special purpose" tag that you probably thought (I thought, too) was going to ... (
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From 444express
February 1, 2012 at 11:34 am
Would you take $250 if someone handed it to you? I've made $250 just today on my Morgan Stanley options but I can't bring myself to sell them. It's a real mental issue, I tell ... (
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From 444express
January 31, 2012 at 1:48 pm
I got the last laugh, indeed. Let me delineate exactly how Citi pulled the rug out from under me, and how I pulled the other rug (theirs, since they took mine) right out from ... (
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January 31, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Scroll down one post if you want to see the last update of the month. I'm not going to copy, paste, and update it just for the few transactions that have transpired (like moving ... (
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From 444express
January 26, 2012 at 4:09 pm
All the debt is paid for the month and it's at $28,916.17. I'll be back later with an update. ... (
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January 25, 2012 at 9:12 am
Amidst everyone complaining about Suze and her prepaid cards - well, I knew that prepaid cards are the pablum of the masses. At the end of October I invested in Netspend and the ... (
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From 444express
January 23, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Not everyone has the guts to buy an option, but the mister did, and the value of that option went up $700 just today, while he's working his normal day job (as in, "Don't quit ... (
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From 444express
January 23, 2012 at 11:53 am
A year ago we owed the following to our favorite bank (USAA):$4,905 on a $5,000 card (mine)$4,860 on a $5,000 card (mine)$2,460 on a $2,500 card (mine)$4,950 on a $5,000 card (his)$1,968 ... (
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From 444express
January 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm
January's spending logJanuary 2:$2.32 bicycle repair patch kit$97.49 warehouse food and 1/2-price Christmas goodies (I wanted the tin!)$2.11 fast food$9.48 1/2-price Christmas ... (
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From 444express
January 21, 2012 at 11:05 am
Interest is already wrapped up for the month and the total charged was $76.67. That's $2.56 per day, about one-tenth of the amount we paid at the highest point a year or so ago. ... (
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From 444express
January 18, 2012 at 11:21 am
It's about time the banks started paying me back. How about that BAC (Bank of America)?Just click on it... go ahead, it'll just bring up a relevant pic. There's not enough room ... (
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From 444express
January 17, 2012 at 12:23 pm
That's generally my motto, although I typically don't hit snags very often; this month has been snag-month, apparently. So... snags notwithstanding, we got the account. The one ... (
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From 444express
January 16, 2012 at 12:57 pm
I think I am done with business for the day. Here is what I have accomplished so far:1. Got a $39 annual credit card fee reversed. Did you know that you can argue your way out ... (
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From 444express
January 15, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Idea courtesy of Carla at My 1/2 Dozen DailyReading? The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyWatching? Not watching, but listening to Yo Gabba Gabba right now, as usualListening ... (
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January 14, 2012 at 7:07 pm
So, you have not seen many spending log updates from me because we have not spent much. Oh - should I count things like car registration, new tires, and the oil change we will ... (
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From 444express
January 13, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Refer to the post from what - a couple of days ago? - in which I said that everything was straightened out with "Shall Remain Nameless" Bank. Indeed, it is NOT staightened out.Sometimes ... (
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From 444express
January 12, 2012 at 4:08 pm
The "little account that could" (first one in the screen shot) is doing a little better than it was in much of last year. The 401K is going up slowly but steadily. Interest paid ... (
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From 444express
January 10, 2012 at 6:05 pm
I didn't even tell the mister, but a few mornings ago I woke up with that dread/fear feeling in which a terror washed over me that we'd never get where we want financially. My ... (
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From 444express
January 8, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Not much new for today, but I have to log it or I'll forget it. $18.30 paid to charge cards; $22.97 paid to reduce credit card balances; $16.00 back to checking as a credit for ... (
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From 444express
January 7, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Another day, another rash of bills paid. Let's see if we can nudge the bottom line back down.New for today: $208.15 paid to bank loan; $57.47 paid to charge card; $608.54 paid ... (
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From 444express
January 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Just as a refresher, "fast food" covers all carry-out/order-in, or anything grabbed on the run (like coffee, a soda, etc.) Everything is on charge cards unless specifically noted ... (
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From 444express
January 2, 2012 at 7:36 pm
It won't be exciting; then again, did you ever think a spending log would be?Jan 2:$2.32 bicycle repair patch kit$97.49 warehouse food and 1/2-price Christmas goodies (I wanted ... (
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