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June 7, 2015

Groupon Poupon

I was talking with a friend today who was frustrated after trying to use a Groupon right before it expired — and was treated poorly once the business knew he had a Groupon. I’ve noticed this as well. We bought a weekend at a bed and breakfast near Atwood Lake, OH. Here’s how the phone […]

November 30, 2012

My “Pick 5” Stock Experiment, 6+ Years Later

Over six years ago, I decided to choose 5 companies that I liked and buy their stock. I didn’t spend any time researching the companies I chose. I simply chose companies whose product or service I liked! Here are the companies I chose: Netflix (NFLX) Ebay (EBAY) Comcast (CMCSA) Tivo (TIVO) Google (GOOG) It’s been […]

June 19, 2011

My “Pick 5” Stock Experiment, 5 Years Later

Five years ago today, on March 18, 2006, I decided to choose 5 companies that I liked and buy their stock. I didn’t spend any time researching the companies I chose. I simply chose companies whose product or service I liked! I took $10,000 and bought $2,000 of each stock. Here are the companies I […]