Money money money

A few years ago a friend of mine (Ed)  decided to become a stock broker.  I tried to be supportive and do my Stock Trading though him and the brokerage firm that he was working with.  The only problem that I had with him was when I called him and told him that I wanted to buy stocks in certain companies he always tried to talk me out of what I wanted to buy and steer me towards what he thought was a better investment.

I got pushy and demanded that he buy the stocks that I wanted (and he did) and they made money.  The stocks he recommended lost money (I kept track.)  I came to the conclusion that I was better off with an Online Broker because that was not going to ruin my friendship Ed.  Well, maybe it would if he found out!  So I’ll just keep my Online Trading a secret from him as long as I can!

Barter

Today I took my wife to that tie-dye place that I went to yesterday.  I wanted her to see the beautiful work there.  She was absolutely enthralled with the stuff!  She ordered a shirt for our youngest son for him to wear to school in his school colors.  She and the store’s owner have become instant best friends.  They chatted and chatted and chatted some more!  By the time we left the store they had struck a bargain where my wife is going to do some custom sewing for the woman in exchange for a good deal on some of their items!  Who knows, this might turn into a little side business!  Wouldn’t that be funny!