Small Investing Steps – Big Outcomes

It all starts with small steps. Those of us who are human, know it all too well. Almost everything we do, starts with small steps. Investing is no different. When you start your investing journey, try to do it with small steps. Get used to putting money away into the market. Get comfortable with theContinue reading “Small Investing Steps – Big Outcomes”

Tariffs, Taxes, and Change – Forget About It!

Currently, there appears to be a lot of news related to the T Words. Tariffs, Taxes, and much more are changing with the new bill that was passed. But you know what, you can forget about all of that! You’re not investing only during certain presidential years. You’re not waiting for the next 4 yearsContinue reading “Tariffs, Taxes, and Change – Forget About It!”

Reading Atomic Habits – How It Relates To Investing

I have recently discovered (I know I’m late to the party) a book called Atomic Habits, by James Clear. I’m always looking for ways to improve myself, especially when it comes to health, exercise, and becoming productive. I am about halfway through this book, and I wanted to share some initial thoughts. I’ve been readingContinue reading “Reading Atomic Habits – How It Relates To Investing”

Monday Madness – 3/10/25

Another week starting and another day started by sell-offs. With the current administration in the White House changing the winds in the sails of financial markets daily and occasionally multiple times during the day, the market is reacting how it typically does with uncertainty. With uncertainty comes sell-offs, and with sell-offs comes turmoil, and turmoilContinue reading “Monday Madness – 3/10/25”

HYSA – High-Yield Savings Account

Hello and good day to you! I hope today is a prosperous one! I hope you know about HYSA’s and how great they are! HYSA or a High-Yield Savings Account, is a great place to park your cash and earn some high monthly earning interest! Right now I’ve been using OpenBank with their higher thanContinue reading “HYSA – High-Yield Savings Account”

Biggest ETF Holding – Why ETFs Are Great!

Being thrifty in the market, you look for deals. EPS, P/E, P/B, and many other indicators let us know where some deals are, but those numbers don’t do much for most ETF’s. They are graded on the performance of the fund, similar to mutual funds and index funds. So, what does being thrifty have toContinue reading “Biggest ETF Holding – Why ETFs Are Great!”

SONY – Do They Really Need Paramount?

SONY is a household name just about everywhere. Are they known for their stellar movies? Not really. Are they known for their electronics, video games, and video game systems, absolutely! They also have a successful music label and multiple other successful businesses, but one that continues to disappoint time and time again, the SONY movieContinue reading “SONY – Do They Really Need Paramount?”

Publicly Traded Spinoffs

Ever since I read the book, “You Can Be a Stock Market Genius” by Joel Greenblatt, I’ve been obsessed with Spinoffs. Spinoffs give you a reward for holding the shares of a particular company, by giving you shares of the newly traded company. Even better, Joel Greenblatt showcases data that most spinoffs do well withinContinue reading “Publicly Traded Spinoffs”

SoFi – A Stock To Talk About

Typically on Thrifty Investing, we talk about SoFi, because of the app. Yes, it’s one of the greatest apps out there that gives you access to a huge list of financial products as well as traditional bank and credit card access. Today, I want to talk about SoFi, but this time the stock. (I amContinue reading “SoFi – A Stock To Talk About”