I must say that I really look forward to my Wednesday breakfasts with Bery and Culley; now more than ever. Now that I don’t have daily office companionship, it’s good to hang out with some like-minded guys and hear what’s on their hearts. The food’s not bad either.
Today’s devotional at breakfast dealt with trying to balance God and finances and how it is vital that you trust God rather than your own abilities or your finances. This really speaks to me as this is my reality right now: I want to trust God, and I DO trust in God, but I also want a healthy pile of cash to rely on if at all possible! I simply need to trust.
And speaking of money… the stock market started heading up today, so I bought six stocks that I had been tracking for a while. It doesn’t look like they are going to go down anymore. As of today, I am now 100% invested in equities again. I won’t have any more cash to purchase stocks with until I sell my company stock in February. My severance check will stay in cash, as I will no doubt burn through it in a few months.
Good news! The PG&E guy came today and installed the bidirectional meter. I’m now running solar!
I was also able to take care of my car battery issue, do some work for my wife (aka: the “honey-do list”), and I fixed a friend’s computer. All in all, it seemed like a productive day.
Day 10 mood: Satisfied with today’s progress, but beginning to wonder how I might make a buck in the near future. I had one friend of mine, a former consultant, recommend a book on “dumpster diving for profit” today. I’m pretty sure he was joking… and I’d rather not search for “gooey gold” if I can at all avoid it.