Oct 30, 2016
Self Reflection
Another week down and just like that it's the end of October. Time sure flies by quickly. This past week had more high points than low points.
To start off I won best speaker at the Toastmasters meeting, a proud moment considering I was up against a veteran in the club. It was close but I edged him out because he unfortunately had stumbled on a part of his story. That just goes to show that even the experts make mistakes. Due Rio scheduling conflicts I will not be able to attend the next two meetings.
I purchased additional stocks to keep myself on track for investing. Goal is to invest 30% of my income. I have logged my thoughts on buying shares of Ford and why I think it's a good buy. I will eventually compare my personal picks to the S&P 500 and the robo-investing with Wealthfront. I'm currently eyeing another stock to buy but will need to do more research to see if it's worth it.
This week I also received my refurbished LG v10. I have to admit that I was worried to get a refurbished phone but so far the phone has behaved splendidly. It is much faster than my old phone and holds a charge longer. It even fits into my phone cradle in my car so I don't have to buy a replacement. I'm not out of the woods yet though. One of the major issues that other owners experienced with This phone was a bootloop issue that renders the phone useless. The bootloop is a hardware issue that I am hoping was addressed during the refurbishing process but I will not know for sure for several months. Most users report the issue occurring at around the 11 month mark. If this phone last at least 1-2 years then I would be content.
I continued my inertia and got myself to workout 3 days this week. The wife says she notices the difference which is a big motivator.
On the down side I only analyzed 5 more properties, less then my goal of 10. My aging laptop is likely on his last leg and his performance is hindering my own. For now I cannot get a new laptop and I'm considering going to the library to do my research.
Contributed a little to the world that week by giving food to a homeless man. I want to contribute more to charity but I have not been doing a good job. I even forgot to use Amazon Smile instead of regular Amazon.
Goal this coming week is to trudge on. I keep working out, investing, and spend some time in the library.
I do my charity things pretty systematically now. Besides an occasional $10 $20 $30 to the Red Cross every time there's a big earthquake - Haiti, China, Nepal, Italy just to name more recent ones, I send anywhere from $2 to $5 every week to either Pennies for Peace, St Jude Hospital, or Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa. Sometimes they send me postage paid envelopes which saves on stamps. If I gave more than that once a month it would have to be a check or credit card which puts it in the public information category. I'm also almost paranoid about outstanding checks. There are so many organizations. If I were rich I would love to sponsor a food pantry or "soup kitchen". My Amazon Smile is only for Tampa Bay Chinese School and I'm a regular customer of Amazon.
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