I guess I needed some kind of distraction from the “dip” in the stock market this past week, but I’ve been, um, 1-click applying as I scroll through my email. It’s too easy! And harmless. I mean out of all the jobs I applied for in the last six months of 2021, 22 actual cover-letter-writing,Continue reading “I am a 1-Click Apply Addict”
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Intuition v Whims
In light of me losing 20% of my cash investment in stocks as a newbie investor, I’d like to mention that there is a difference between intuition and whim. Intuition told me to not put my money in hippie-planet-love stuff like Oatly and Allbirds. Whim told me to be cool and buy stock in aContinue reading “Intuition v Whims”
New Year, New Strategy for this Newbie Investor
It’s official: this newbie investor is an MBA candidate, enrolled in classes, and I have no idea when I’m graduating! Really. I don’t know. Between the cost of paying the 37.5% federal tax on the tuition AND having a full-time, dead-end, low-paying job, I will see how it goes, then assess how many credits toContinue reading “New Year, New Strategy for this Newbie Investor”
1-Click Apply Girl’s Moment of Reckoning: Back to School
The stock market is freaking out, and it appears I’m currently down by 10% of my original investment, so instead, here’s a little tale for my 1-Click Apply friends. My job search has taken an unexpected turn. I’m thinking about going back to school. FACT PATTERN POINT 1: my dead-end day job enables me toContinue reading “1-Click Apply Girl’s Moment of Reckoning: Back to School”
Someone Said to Watch the Candlesticks?
My burning question is this: How do I know when to sell and when to buy? I’m glad I started my newbie investor journey with small amounts of money, because my white-collar bets NOW feel more like purchases my kids made in-app on Club Penguin. Why? Because NOW I have less money than I startedContinue reading “Someone Said to Watch the Candlesticks?”
My Stocks are Dipping Just Like My Job Search
I may have skipped a post, but I have been writing A LOT. This process of becoming myself again goes beyond being a newbie investor and learning about stocks. This newbie investor also needs to increase personal income, so more investing, and other life renewing activities, can happen! INTERVIEWS. Last week I had two in-personContinue reading “My Stocks are Dipping Just Like My Job Search”
IPO? FOMO? YOLO?
Well, well, well…this crash-course to investing self-edification journey keeps throwing new things at me. Last week, I received a super interesting notification from Robinhood about an upcoming IPO. In case you don’t think that’s interesting, let me remind you that this blog is by a newbie investor for others like me. I know what anContinue reading “IPO? FOMO? YOLO?”
The Tale of “1-click Apply”
Learning about newbie investing isn’t the only thing I’ve been crash-coursing myself on. I just crash-coursed an entire career! It’s ok; it was the result of a hit on a “1-click apply” job listing, so all’s fair. I have a running list of jobs I’ve applied for ever since we closed our restaurants*: a seriesContinue reading “The Tale of “1-click Apply””
The “Short” of It
Sitting Tight; isn’t that what Newbie investors are encouraged to do? Admittedly, I barely know the basics beyond that advice, but I am slowly piecing it together. I’ve been DIY-crash-coursing on investing and crypto. Read some opinions on whether gold or crypto are better…BORING. Who knows? It’s a gamble. When I say I am piecingContinue reading “The “Short” of It”
More from the Beginner White-Collar Gambler
I’m a failed investor! Over the past month, I watched my little investment experiment go – oh wait, I forgot to mention that I went back into my Robinhood account and bought some Doge Coin right after my last post. Why did I pick that? I’d read several articles about wind energy being used toContinue reading “More from the Beginner White-Collar Gambler”
Kate Murray 