Speaking of surprises, looking at my checking account today I saw that my economic stimulus money showed up!! Hooray for being $600 richer (well, once the pending transaction clears anyway)! Although, sorry government, I'm not a crazy spender to begin with, so I'm afraid I'm not going to blow this money on frivolous things I didn't need or want before I had the extra cash. Instead, I'm most likely going to do something even more exciting--invest in my future. That's right, this money is probably going into my Roth IRA, woohoo!

So, while I might not be helping to give a false illusion of an economy on a comeback, I suppose I am still banking on the market in general. My IRA has recently come back into the black after being red (along with the rest of the market) since like December or something. It's not ahead by much, but up is up and considering how long it's been since that's happened, I can't complain--especially when I'm doing better than things like the Dow and NASDAQ.

Happy Friday, everyone! :)

Add a Comment]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 12:31:18 -0800 http://www.icyshard.com/archives/2008/05/hooray_for_friday#071545 Or you can spend the money on perhaps a lovely coffee maker for your favorite(and only) sister for her wedding reception. Just a thought ;)