Today, I cover one classic economics paper, “The Deadweight Loss of Christmas.” I love this paper. In fact, this paper confirmed that I made the right choice to major economics. The paper’s summary is that gift giving creates dead weight loss because it takes time to think about the gift, Continue Reading
[Economics] Why I Didn’t Buy as Much on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime day is over- I made few purchases including a Life Straw. Always, decrease your downside risk 😀 I also bought a light board so my wife can draw things for our baby and amuse him haha- I didn’t buy MicroSD because there is a possibility that Costco might Continue Reading
[Investing] Real Estate Market Update
Ran across a nice DoubleLine Real Estate Round Table today- Quite informative- I highly suggest watching this video. Also, listen to Double Line podcasts They are extremely informative. I almost always learn something. Thank you Double Line for your great information- SO- What is up with the real estate market? Continue Reading
[Research] Amazon Prime Day Deals for PhDs and Researchers
Good old PhD days, where I made budget stretch- By grace of God, I have survived and graduated. Thank You Jesus for all Your love and mercy. So today is Amazon Prime Day 2020– A great day to browse online all the things that you wanted to buy but you Continue Reading
[Economics] What to Buy on Amazon Prime Day 2020
Amazon Prime Day is here- I remember writing somewhere to look for deals on Prime Day- But I just realized that it was today after checking my email before winding down… Be nice to your professors and also those who have young babies- Life is quite busy for them- Always Continue Reading
[Investing] Why I Am Not a Great Investor Yet: ZOOM
Today, I am starting a new series called “Why I am not a great investor yet…” I will cover all my investment mistakes so we can learn together and not make the same mistakes again. My first and recent mistake involves not investing in ZOOOOMMMMM- Before the pandemic, I saw Continue Reading
[Investing] FundRise Review
As an investor, I care about returns and risk management through diversification. About 80% of my investable money is in stocks. But I do want more diversification so I have invested in other assets as well. So today, I introduce you FundRise. FunRise is a platform that allows you to Continue Reading
[Investing] 2020/10/5 Week Update
Not a bad week for the markets or me- I was happy to see some of my REITs rise. Also, gold miners had some recovery- I sold some gold positions to balance my portfolio a bit. I also sold some housing REITs (IRT and BRG). They rose a bit too Continue Reading
[Education] Zoom Class Tips for Students
In the last post, I wrote about zoom tips for professors. Now I am going to share zoom tips for students. First, I want to thank you for sitting through so many zoom classes. How many hours of zoom is that… Also, thank you for doing your best to keep Continue Reading
[Education] Zoom Class Tips for Professors
When I first heard about zoom classes, I thought it was cool. There was a professor who was teaching a class from another continent. I thought this is neat- Then COVID19 hit and we all went to ZOOMMMMM- Too bad I didn’t buy the zoom stock…I was thinking about it Continue Reading