Dividend Stocks

This year the market was in bear market and many stocks pay dividend with high forward yields because the stock prices are low. This is a good opportunity for me to invest in these beaten down stocks with high dividend. When the market is back to bull, we expect the stock prices will be higher

Taftek AML101 Non-Reversible Door Lock

outside lock

The kids bathroom door lock was broken so I had to find one quickly, Amazon has one “non-reversible” door lock which fits our door perfectly for $10.99 in Satin Nickel. It took me less than 15 minutes to replace the old one with this one. It came with everything needed to install. Very sturdy, nice

Sunjoe 10″ Pole Electric Chainsaw

finished assembly

We need to cut down a tree branch that blocks the signal of the Sail Internet Receiver. We bought a Sunjoe long pole chainsaw from Amazon for $80 to cut it down. The saw was amazingly sweet, cut the tree trunks like butter. We really liked it.

Invest In ETFs

To keep up with inflation and grow our money, there are many ways to invest.  The best is to invest in S&P500, NASDAQ, DOW ETFs. ETF is Exchange-Traded Funds. We can buy and sell ETFs just like stocks, but there are many types of ETFs, there are 1x, 2x and 3x which we can use

iBond 7.12% From TreasuryDirect

iBond Interest

   To keep up with inflation, we invest in TreasuryDirect iBond which yields 7.12% this period. Although it limits only $10,000 a year for any SS, we can still buy each year. The best is to buy with many different amounts instead of one lump-sum $10k because we can’t sell the bond in parts. This bond