Sense of unease

[mikbone]

See!

That game last night was a nail biter.

[laronius]

On 10/16/2024 at 2:12 PM, mikbone said:

I pulled the trigger.  

Sold a bunch of stock and will put it into a US Treasury 4.8% annual yield with a 3-month maturation date.  

Sense of relief.😮‍💨 

Timing the market is a fool's game but I have absolutely no problem with decisions that reduce stress and worry, especially with interest rates like they are. It's not exactly an all or nothing decision. There is middle ground. I am personally hoping for a market correction. But that's just me being selfish. 

I would like to think though that with all the temples being announced and needing to be built that we are not quite to the point of complete collapse of the world economy. Hopefully any downturn would be just your typical market correction. 

Though I might need to start considering the BYU Football Index when making decisions.

[Vort]

2 hours ago, mikbone said:

See!

That game last night was a nail biter.

Edited October 19, 2024 by Vort

[mikbone]

1 hour ago, Vort said:

Yeah saw and felt that anxiety spike yesterday.

[mirkwood]

lol.  Nobody is getting through the Big XII this season without at least one loss, quite possibly two.

[Vort]

54 minutes ago, mirkwood said:

lol.  Nobody is getting through the Big XII this season without at least one loss, quite possibly two.

Bookmarking for later reference.

[Ironhold]

About 20 minutes ago mom came in to let me know that a friend of hers might have gotten one of their social media or e-mail accounts hacked; she didn't go into details, but apparently the person sent a link to what was supposed to be a church video that opened with someone other than the ostensible speaker talking about sharing the video. 

I have no idea what's going on, only that it seems like I can't go more than a few hours at a time without some new bit of stress being dropped on my shoulders. 

...And people wonder why past a certain point I either put on my earbuds, escape into escapism, or get intense with folks... 

[laronius]

23 hours ago, Ironhold said:

About 20 minutes ago mom came in to let me know that a friend of hers might have gotten one of their social media or e-mail accounts hacked; she didn't go into details, but apparently the person sent a link to what was supposed to be a church video that opened with someone other than the ostensible speaker talking about sharing the video. 

I have no idea what's going on, only that it seems like I can't go more than a few hours at a time without some new bit of stress being dropped on my shoulders. 

...And people wonder why past a certain point I either put on my earbuds, escape into escapism, or get intense with folks... 

I know it's easier said than done, but we have to learn to put some things into God's hands and stop worrying about them. Pray to find out what matters most and what you can do about it, do it, and then "stand still." 

[Ironhold]

1 hour ago, laronius said:

I know it's easier said than done, but we have to learn to put some things into God's hands and stop worrying about them. Pray to find out what matters most and what you can do about it, do it, and then "stand still." 

Both of my older brothers moved some distance away for work and school, leaving me the only one here to help take care of my parents. 

This meant, for example, that when my dad had his hernia operated on I was the first one awake each morning and the last one to bed each night as mom wasn't strong enough to help him in or out of bed. 

On a good day we're able to help each other out and coordinate things to where we mutually benefit. But on a bad day the stress can be overwhelming at times. A big part of it is that they're getting stubborn as they're getting older and so aren't admitting that they need to take care of certain things.  

[mikbone]

Here we go again.

Come-on Cougars!