Recent content by mikermeals

I did not go to Costco...too crowded and now paranoid about being around too many people. Have ordered a few things from Costco online. Had a birthday dinner for my wife on Google Hangout where are kids participated though on line video chat...pretty cool but pretty depressing as they live...

Our grocery store in Chicago was out of 25% of what we needed. Plenty of fresh produce, salmon, milk and eggs but out of bread, frozen fruit, fresh chicken and beef. May make the trek to Costco today...

Boeing, United Airlines, Verizon, JP Morgan...all on sale!

When the work out room closed in our building I started to panic. It is still cold in Chicago but I put on my big boy pants and ran outside 3 times this week on the lakefront that is still all messed up from winter storms. For inside workouts I was struggling but decided to walk the stairs of...

I am still all in but down 25% this year. It is certainly scary but as they say the market is no place for the timid. I have put a little in every day the market goes down 1,000 points. We could go down another 25% but life will return to normal at some point in the next six months. I would...

How do you know when to get back in?

That is the best time to buy..."when there is blood in the streets"!

Human nature is that most investors buy high and sell low

Stay the course! I put more money to work on Friday…another scary day. Here is a good message from the CEO of Vanguard. I highly recommend Vanguard as they have many options and site is very easy to navigate. I have been using since the 1980’s. Hi, I’m Tim Buckley, Vanguard’s CEO. These are...

Down more than 10% It is scary out there and everyone is expecting the worse…schools and factories closed, no one going work…no goods from China…no one even shopping in China. There are no guarantees but I see some green shoots… Starbucks is opening 85% of their stores in China A couple of...

https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/cornbread-muffins.html Try these...I made them on Super Bowl Sunday and the crowd loved them

Davis Bakery in Cleveland where they make the amazing Russian Tea Biscuits and Coconut Bars!

this-is-how-to-start-investing-in-the-stock-market Saw a good video posted on CNBC.com https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/12/josh-brown-this-is-how-to-start-investing-in-the-stock-market.html Josh Brown says we should have three things in mind when investing: Set goals Start reading about the...

When I started to cook I would always crush garlic in one of those hand held presses but slowly but surely have leaned how to slice, mince and smash garlic. I start to shake when I am running low so I always have at least a 1/2 a head in eye site at all times. I am sure a chef would laugh at...

My wife and I have both worked very hard (and are still working) to build a comfortable lifestyle and put two wonderful children through college. Now they are adults and we are very involved in their lives. Life is not always easy but we make the most of the ups and downs...mostly up. Why do...