Just tidbits and info about whatever comes to my mind.
18 Nov 2024 2 minute read 10 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
I worked for Dish Network for about 20 years. The company has reached an agreement to be bought by DirecTV next year for one dollar, a deal that also says DTV will take on about 10 billion in debt. This news got me remembering my time there, before I...
16 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment SeventyFourSeventyFive
I have written about working for a billionaire before. I left a while back to stay at home more but I was recently reading that the company is being sold, and thinking about the founder "Charlie" finally walking way got me thinking about my life. Wh...
13 Nov 2024 1 minute read 7 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
OK, I get it. I know why Dogecoin is up almost 400 percent in the last month. I just don't like it. It is the same reason it went over .70 a few years a go: Elon Musk. This is one of the main reasons that crypto gets a bad name. Sure everything is up...
6 Nov 2024 2 minute read 1 comment SeventyFourSeventyFive
“I wouldn’t recommend anyone invest in cryptocurrencies,” was a quote from John Paulson. He continued, “I would describe them as a limited supply of nothing. So to the extent there’s more demand than the limited supply, the price would go up. But to...
4 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
In my early twenties, the internet on mobile devices and phones was gaining steam. As someone who was blessed with an ability to remember pop-culture facts (and little else) at the time, I thought it was a talent that would soon be useless, since an...
3 Nov 2024 1 minute read 3 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
You know you have done it, you have signed up and rolled a faucet and collected your free crypto. Most of us after awhile learned this was no way to get rich. On the popular Cointiply website, you can a faucet roll every hour, and after four hours,...
15 Oct 2024 1 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
No advice on individual stocks here, just the basics of why you would/should choose certain types of investments. Dividend Stocks Has a steady income from your investment, even if the stock is down. This is great for retirees and people looking to us...
10 Oct 2024 1 minute read 7 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
The following are two excerpts from an article about the an HBO documentary about the identity of the creator of Bitcoin. The second paragraph on "Why It Matters" is what caught my eye. The idea that confirmation of the creator of BTC will fundament...
14 Sep 2024 1 minute read 4 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
While not the best known phrase for crypto enthusiasts, it is fairly common. For the most part, people use it to mean they can do away with traditional banking and do everything themselves. After reading an article on Reddit, it took on a new meaning...
28 Aug 2024 1 minute read 4 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive
I am semi-retired. At 45 I decided I didn't want to travel for work anymore and left the corporate world. I still put in about 20 hours a week on earning money while the kids are at school, but for the most part my time is taken up with running our h...
