by Joel | May 9, 2021 | Investing
A lot of people, including me, were thinking that Dogecoin would make a huge push after Elon Musk’s May 8thg appearance on SNL. Everyone thinking that was wrong. It seems like they were really wrong. While this is a blow short term for a lot of people it is...
by Joel | Apr 26, 2021 | Investing
Things started out as expected. The price of Dogecoin was fluctuating a little but was staying in the same general area. Then this past week things changed. I am going to have to call off the experiment and come up with another idea on how to play this. Things...
by Russ | Apr 21, 2021 | Good Life, Investing, SPARQ
So I have been pontificating alot on getting out of the rat-race sooner rather than later. This money meditation has led me to a key truth, there are only three ways to accomplish SPARQ. Win the Lotto or have a financial windfall Stacking up retirement savings Cutting...
by Russ | Apr 6, 2021 | General, Investing, Pretirement, TECH
Disclaimer: This post is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute investing advice. Using this as advice is the same as putting your money in piles based on denomination and setting them on fire to see which burns fastest! So if you were growing up...
by Joel | Mar 20, 2021 | Investing
Dogecoin or the Lottery. Which is a better way to spend some money. Many people would say that playing the lottery is just wasting some money. While That may be true but there is the possibility, no matter how slim it is, that you could hit the jackpot. This is...
by Joel | Mar 7, 2021 | Pretirement
Should I put all my retirement funds in Dogecoin? If you are a significant risk taker and look at possible long term gains as a positive. Then by all means you should go for it. In reality while this might be very enticing the answer is NO. Let me say that again. ...
by Russ | Mar 6, 2021 | General, Good Life, Motivation, Pretirement, Reviews
“Tis far better to enjoy a cheap cigar with top shelf friends, than the opposite.” The Author So there are a few things that I really enjoy that I find generally worth “buying premium” including, Coffee, Cigars, and Bourbon. Yes I...
by Russ | Feb 19, 2021 | Pretirement
Disclaimer: This is not investment advice and I or other folks here at BitOJava.com may have holdings in one or more of the investment products mentioned. Don’t take this as advice any more than you would trust a chimpanzee to fly an airliner. So you have those...
by Russ | Feb 15, 2021 | General
I am a watch guy…I love all sorts of watches from G-Shock to Breitling (someday). I have also scoffed at the smartwatch in the past as useless. Don’t get me wrong I do love tech gadgetry but who wanted a watch that had to be charged daily? Well much to my...
by Joel | Feb 14, 2021 | Good Life
Like Russ. I am a bit north of fifty. Actually I am past hump year and now closer to the big 60. Life has truly been a journey. There is little in my life that has went as planned. This is not a bad thing. it just turned out that things are much different than I...
by Russ | Feb 7, 2021 | Good Life, Pretirement, Staying Focused
So here I am just a bit North of fifty…man things have flown by! Remember when your grandparents or parents used to say “time flies” or “boy things sure went by fast”? When you hit your forties you suddenly realize they knew what they...
by Russ | Jan 31, 2021 | General
It’s been a while! We took quite a hiatus, in fact, life just kind of got in the way. Day jobs, family issues and some health issues all contributed to putting Bit’o Java to the side. Our intrepid concert photographer and reviewer has moved on to the...
by Joel | Jun 12, 2017 | Motivation
Attitude is everything. Yes it really is true. What ever your attitude is toward a project or your goals. Will decide whether you will be successful or not. Can this really be true? Is it really that simple? Yes it really is. But it is all up to you. Change...
by Joel | Mar 19, 2017 | Motivation
Goals or Desires Goals or desires which one are you? We have talked a a lot about setting goals. For some people that may not work. Some people may need to change their train of thought. It really all comes down to semantics. Dictionary.com defines them as: Goals...
by Joel | Feb 7, 2017 | Motivation
Write it down. Say it out loud. Write it down. Now do just that, write it down. How many times gave you had a fantastic idea and you don’t write it down. Then later that day or the next you think man that was a great idea. Wish I could remember what it was....