I visit this thread occasionally to see how people enjoy themselves. We cannot think of anything that would make us happy if we buy it. My wife is happy just surfin' the Web on her tablet. And with no travel possible, I have been spending my time improving my solar storage system.
I have not been blowing the dough, but have more fun growing it. Just did a quick check to see that I have realized a bit more than $10K in gains with selling options since the beginning of the year (8 trading days YTD). That's realized gain, meaning option trades that I have closed out and cash is in my accounts. I have more that has not been realized. The total gain which includes the stock gains (unrealized) is of course a lot more.
Just making money is fun right now. I hope travel to be reopened soon, so I can enjoy spending some of the money.
I bought a new car on Jan 1st, a pedestrian SUV. The last time I bought a new SUV was in 2003. It still has only 33K miles on its odometer. Why the heck did I buy this new car? Well, it's complicated.
We have taken this new car out on two grocery errands, and that's it. We are just not "car people". I paid $15/month to try the car Internet connectivity, but have not bothered to play with the car console to see what it offers. My wife has not driven the new car. She made her last errand with another SUV, this one even older than the aforementioned 2003 car.
Did I tell you we are not "car people"?