Electronics for Beginners – Part 1

Electronics for Beginners I’ve been interested in electronics for some time now but I’ve never done anything to cultivate that interest or increase my knowledge. That changes today. Come along with me as I chronicle my journey, from complete beginner to…something more than that. I’m calling this series Electronics for Beginners and I hope it

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Buy and Hold

Let this be a lesson to you: I was looking back at some old portfolio activity, and I first started buying Microsoft stock when it was trading around $28. It’s now trading in the $105-$115 range. Needless to say, I no longer have those shares. Don’t be like me. Buy smart, rarely sell.


Metromile Auto Insurance Revisited

Previously I wrote about my love for pay-as-you-go services. We recently switched our mobile phone service to Ting and couldn’t be happier: our average monthly bill has dropped from around $130 to just over $65 – a savings of 50%! If you want to check out Ting, here’s a link: https://z4ghls6r7kl.ting.com/ You’ll get a discount and

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