Everyone Needs a Vacation

Everyone needs a vacation. And while I didn't take a 2-month vacation, I took that long of a hiatus from blogging. Can't believe I haven't checked in since June 30! Anyway, I'm back.

The good news is My Economic Stimulus did not take a vacation. Thanks to the TD Ameritrade Save Yourself Plan I set up in March, I am socking away cash monthly, earning interest and working may way toward my $100 bonus. My account will top $350 this month thanks to $50 automatically monthly deposits I set up. The interest is low -- 2% I think -- so the bonus is the gravy on the french fries. And all I have to do to get that bonus is keep up the monthly contribution.

What about the $600 that started this experiment? After sitting safely in the Scottrade account while I procrastinated, I bought my first two shares in June. My first purchase? A software company. I've made a few more moves since then. (Details in a future post.) Let me just say that watching the stocks go up (and down) is fun, especially when the 20 shares of a cheap-o stock I bought went up 30-something percent today! How could I have not played this game for so long? Sphere: Related Content