Back in Nampa for the 2009-2010 school year

August 22, 2009

I had a great summer, but unfortunately it is once again time to get back to Nampa for school :(. Road tripped it back with Jordan in my 1965 VW Bus. It was a good trip over all. We started around 3.30 PM and the air was hot! We sweated along for a few hundred

6 Month Portfolio

July 24, 2009

Unfortunately since January I have been unable to contribute any money to my IRA, however I have still been able to play around with what was in there. Check out my results over the past six months. The above is from July, here is an August update

April 2009 Portfolio

May 1, 2009

I did pretty well for myself this month. The large spike on the very left of the graph was a fluke day, so do not take it into consideration. The market jumped a bit, and a few of the ‘gambles’ I had taken triggered automatic sells so I was able to lock in the increase.

Camping and Rec Washington State Hiking Manual

April 22, 2009

It’s finally done! My Camping and Rec class has a project requirement of each student to build some sort of handbook. Most students choose a retreat or summer camp, but I chose to build a hiking manual. It is pretty comprehensive too. Came out to 94 pages! No wonder it took me 2 weeks of

April 2009 Portfolio

April 6, 2009

This month did much better for my portfolio. The market made a little rebound, and my portfolio really responded to that. Unfortunately there is a huge dip at the end of the graph. This is not due to actually loosing money. One of the companies I have stock in is going through a split. Scottrade