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toasterwater · 11-11-2006, 10:35 AM

Okay, here it is. I started this whole thing less than a week ago, and i think ive already reached my conclusion. Im getting out. Now, i know what alot of you are probably thinking: "wow, i thought you said you werent gonna quit, what happened, lose a little money and get scared?". Nope. Thats not it at all. I am currently working full time, taking 2 college classes, and i have a fiance who lives on the other side of the world (long distance relationship= lots of time on the phone). On top of this, I have lots of personal development to work on. I figure that if im spending time working on investments, then im missing out on time that i could be investing into my intellect. I would like to get a little more into it someday, but right now it really just doesnt align with my goals.

However, I dont want to completely abandon the stock market. I do need an investment with a little more return than my savings account. So i think ill just put the money into an index fund or something.

So just to summerize: my new goal is to find an investment for my extra money that will yeild more than a bank account (or a lame CD- im looking for something closer to 10%/year) and that i dont have to invest much time into (id really like to use the "get it and forget it" strategy.

So if you have suggestions on how to go about doing this, Im all ears! (and i know that there are lots of suggestions previously, but i would like to divert the rest of this threads interests into that)

Thanks for all of your help!

11-11-2006, 10:35 AM	#49 (permalink)
toasterwater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 247	conclusion Okay, here it is. I started this whole thing less than a week ago, and i think ive already reached my conclusion. Im getting out. Now, i know what alot of you are probably thinking: "wow, i thought you said you werent gonna quit, what happened, lose a little money and get scared?". Nope. Thats not it at all. I am currently working full time, taking 2 college classes, and i have a fiance who lives on the other side of the world (long distance relationship= lots of time on the phone). On top of this, I have lots of personal development to work on. I figure that if im spending time working on investments, then im missing out on time that i could be investing into my intellect. I would like to get a little more into it someday, but right now it really just doesnt align with my goals. However, I dont want to completely abandon the stock market. I do need an investment with a little more return than my savings account. So i think ill just put the money into an index fund or something. So just to summerize: my new goal is to find an investment for my extra money that will yeild more than a bank account (or a lame CD- im looking for something closer to 10%/year) and that i dont have to invest much time into (id really like to use the "get it and forget it" strategy. So if you have suggestions on how to go about doing this, Im all ears! (and i know that there are lots of suggestions previously, but i would like to divert the rest of this threads interests into that) Thanks for all of your help!