I had a death in the family

I usually don't write as much on this blog as I should or as I want to. If I get in 3 blog posts a month, I'm doing good. This month however, a death in the family impeded my blogging progress. I had planned on doing a post every 2 weeks at least if not more. Hopefully now that the madness is over, I'll get back to that schedule.

At least I hope so. My blog looks pretty bland and boring right now!

Investing for Christmas

Most people never think to invest for Christmas. It's all about gifts and shiny things. Now you can have the best of both worlds when you buy gold coins from US Gold Bureau. Think about it for a minute. Not only is gold a beautiful gift that most people would love to have. But it's shiny, pretty and fun to look at. Most people would be so happy that they would constantly show it off and brag about it. One of the best feelings for a gift giver is to see their recipient truly enjoying their gifts.

Now what better gift can you give someone? It's something that they'll enjoy now and the value will keep rising so it will be worth much more later. Gold coins are really the perfect gift.

I haven't blogged in almost a month

Not on this blog anyway. For some strange reason, I could not log in. I kept trying to use my all of my available email addresses but I could not figure out which one would let me log in. It's been extremely frustrating because I've had a lot to say but I couldn't get in to say it. Now I don't even remember what I wanted to say.

Oh well, at least I can get in now. Hopefully it won't happen again and I'll be able to blog like normal.

What an abrupt end to Summer

It's been really warm since the middle of September. Last week it was still in the 70's. Boy did that change and change quickly today. It was in the low 60's, windy and rainy. And I do mean windy. I was walking close to where they had close off a portion of the sidewalk and the caution tape had come loose and was flying through the air. Just as I walked by, it slapped me across the chest and neck. I was disgusted because the tape was dirty and wet. I was just happy that it didn't hit me in the face.

I miss Summer already.

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I definitely won't go to a playoff game this year

Last year I tried to get playoff tickets for several baseball games. I waited until the last minute so I wasn't able to get tickets. This year is a way different story though. I don't know what I've been doing with my money this year but I don't have any extra money right now.

At least I'll be able to watch most of the playoff games on tv.

I can't believe it's already October

This year is flying by. It's already October and it seems like I haven't accomplished anything this year. I haven't met any of my financial educational goals. I did graduate from college last year but I was thinking about going for a graduate program this year. If I do decide to go back to school, it definitely won't be until next summer.

I need to get in gear because I am way off of my game.

I'm really getting good ideas from this shopping channel

I watch a ton of tv. I mean it's almost always on. If I can't find a good baseball or football game to watch, then I turn on the shopping channel. But I never seem to buy anything from them. The main reason is that I've found that I can get a better deal in a regular store or even on another website. Take gold coins for instance. With gold at over $1200 per ounce, they'll sell a coin for close to that amount but it will only be 1/4-1/2 of an ounce.

I already know that I can go to a website like the United States Gold Bureau and get a coin for a great price. More importantly, it will be a quality coin not some left over coin that's all scratched up and almost worthless for collecting purposes.

I'll still watch the shopping channel though. Those people really entertain me.

I wasn't able to do anything for vacation

And this stinks! I've been sitting at home doing nothing for a whole week. At this point I am totally bored. I found out that my favorite baseball team is on a road trip. I could have gone to either of the cities that they're playing in but there were some obstacles so I had to cancel those plans.

I need to figure out what's going on for next year. Sitting at home for a whole week is for the birds.

I still don't know what I'm doing for vacation

And it officially started today. I'm supposed to go visit my mom but I'm not sure what day I'm going or if I'm actually going at all. One of my friends gave me a short-cut to try but I don't know if I really want to take that drive at all.

I really should have planned ahead because I wanted to go away for a week. Of course I waited until the last minute and now I'm unable to actually go away. I don't have the money like I did a few years ago where I was able to make spur of the moment decisions.

I'm not getting stuck again next year, I've already started looking at travel arrangements. I will be on a beach somewhere in 2011.

This computer is making me cut into my fun money

I had a small amount of fun money set aside. It can range from a few dollars to a couple of hundred bucks, it just really depends on what's going on in my life at that particular moment. Right now my fun money is pretty low, it's less than $25 because I'm going to visit relatives this month and I want to make sure I have enough to have a good time.

I'll take the money that I have closer to the Christmas holiday and buy a new netbook. I had really wanted to take that money and buy gold bars to add to my portfolio. I already bought a coin and now I'm ready for something else to help me preserve my wealth. Gold also tends to grow with you. Even though it can be cyclical and go up and then way down, over time the value of gold rises.

Hopefully I'll find a way to buy both. That would make for a really happy holiday season for me.

I hope we get another radio station soon

I'm going crazy listening to the same music all of the time. We don't have a urban radio station at all. Everything is top 40 and pop which isn't too bad except there's really only 1 station and it seems like they only have 8-10 songs in their rotation. You can seriously listen to the radio for 2 hours and hear at least 3 sounds twice in those 2 hours. If you hear a song that's over 6 months old, that's considered "old school".

I can't even stream music over the internet anymore so I'm really stuck listening to the same old songs.

Where did my post go?

Ughhhh this computer is driving me insane. I just sat here and wrote a whole post and it totally disappeared. The auto-save feature did not work so when I started working on something else, my post got sucked into no-mans land.

I've put off getting a computer for quite some time now. There was a sale today but I'm going to visit family and I couldn't afford to put the money out right now. I wanted to save up and buy myself something else for Christmas, but I just may buy a new computer instead.

I'm not quite ready to sell my investments

In my last post I talked about how hot it's been here in Pittsburgh. It's been dangerously hot and I needed a air conditioner. Of course by this being the middle of summer, they're sky high making stores a huge profit. I didn't have a lot of cash available so I thought I would have to sell some of my assets.

I considered selling some of the stocks or mutual funds that I own, but I never considered selling my bullion pieces. I bought them as a unique investment to help preserve my wealth and purchasing power. I got a great deal by doing my due diligence with the United States Gold Bureau before I made my purchase. I'm glad I did.

I plan on holding onto my gold for quite some time to come.

Summer is usually my favorite season

But this summer has been brutal. It's over 90 today which means it will be over that threshold at least 3 days this week. Add to that the humidity and it's just ridiculously hot. I had to go to the post office yesterday and by the time I got back to the bus-stop I was sweaty and tired from the heat. I even stopped in the store to buy something to drink.

I had better stop complaining because the cold weather will be here before you know it and I'll really be sad then.

I won't be going to any baseball games

I went to a baseball game with my company a few months ago. I thought I would go to another game before the summer was out but it doesn't look like I'll make it. I really wanted to go to tomorrows game because it's a bobble-head night. I love bobble-heads and I was looking forward to adding another one to my collection. Besides that I don't have any real Pirates memorabilia.

Unfortunately none of my friends are baseball fans so I don't have anyone to go with. I really need new friends.

Now is the time to invest

When the market seems to be tanking it's usually a great time to invest. Most people are running in the opposite direction and selling at market lows. If you invest with the US Gold Bureau, now is a great time to buy gold in any form. You can buy ingots, gold bars or even gold coins as a way to round out your portfolio. US Gold Bureau also makes it easy to buy gold which you can have them hold at their repository or a independent bank. You can also have the gold delivered to you to store at your convenience.

Buying gold has been recognized for centuries as one of the best ways to preserve one’s wealth and purchasing power. With gold at all time highs most people are afraid to invest. I, however, plan on adding small amounts to my portfolio. Even if the price of gold starts to decrease, I'll be adding amounts at lower prices. A win-win if you ask me.

This summer is really flying by

I'm happy and sad at the same time. Sad because this is my favorite time of the year and I don't have a lot of money to spend. So I'm pretty much stuck in the house for a while. I'm happy because it's so hot in my apartment. I did buy a air conditioner but it doesn't fit in my window. I don't have the receipt or remember where I got it from so I'm pretty much stuck with it.

I hope I get my hands on some money and soon. That way I can at least take a short getaway and buy a decent air conditioner. Then I would be very happy.

This is a really good game

The Cubs vs The White Sox are on right now. Ted Lilly gave up a hit in the 9th to break up his no hit bid. The White Sox pitcher gave up a hit in the 7th to break up his no hit bid. The score is 1-0 Cubs and I'm rooting for the Cubs to win. They're in the same division as the Pirates but that doesn't even matter right now. I think we all know that the Pirates won't make a run.

I love Sunday night baseball.

Comparing prices on gold coins

I'm looking to increase the value of my portfolio while diversifying across different asset classes. One thing I'm looking to do now is to buy gold coins from a reputable source. I've looked at a online auction site but their prices are ridiculously high. The prices they want aren't' even competitive with the market place.

I've also looked at a tv show but their coins aren't always as advertised which leaves me with US Gold Bureau which sells coins or ingots. Ingots are ingots of bullion cast. I can have the coins delivered directly to me which is very convenient. If the price of gold keeps rising and I decide I want to cash out the gold, I'll have the physical coins in my possession.

When you consider that they have very competitive prices as well as being America's best dealer, I guess you can see why I'm going with US Gold Bureau.