A Little Louder Please

Connor will be gone again for a stretch, back for Easter, gone for stretch, back, gone for another stretch. Argh! I'm not at all pleased with this schedule. It might very well stomp out my last attempts at ever getting any momentum going with my own career. It may be time to start pondering new ideas for what I want to do. I've been toying with the idea of playing around with investing. The economy sucks right now but when I've tried I've had pretty good luck at making some good calls. I'm curious what I might be able to generate if I put some serious effort to it. I'd never risk much of our assets though so it's not like I'd ever bring in obscene amounts of money but if I could squeeze out enough for minor home projects and family trips that would be groovy.

I'm pretty cautious when it comes to money. I'm not much of a gambler either in part because I'm fearful of getting caught in the 'just one more bet' trap. I've only been to Vegas once and happily came up with a system to play the nickel and quarter slots well enough to pay for my trip. I basically learned the machines near the entrances had a higher payout (so anyone walking by is more likely to see players winning) and I learned how to play each machine so that at any sitting I played until I broke even or came out ahead. I never won much at any given machine but the winnings added up pretty quickly.

Anyway so I'd have to come up with a similar plan for playing the market so I don't risk losing much if I have no knack for it as regular thing. I should add my husband is not thrilled about my interest in all this. He feels pretty strongly about not making money for money's sake. I do understand that and want to keep that in mind. I'm considering giving a percentage of any money I make to charity and also being conscientious of what companies I invest in. It's all just a loose idea right now.