Valentines Day Blog

I believe that we spend too much money on valentines day. Most people will buy something for valentines day and the next year they will be expected to do it again but they will be expected to spend more the following year. Most people will spend over $100 dollars on only one person and I think this is way too much. I think Christmas is a better holiday to spend that much money on than valentines day.

Yesterday's activity

Yesterday we had some kids in the class be parents and other kids be the parents kids. The kids paired up according to what their paper said their personalities were and they brought their new boyfriend or girlfriend to their parent. The parents had to sit and listen to the kids and they then were allowed to ask questions. Some of the kids were very successful kids who were on their way to something good and others still lived at home and weren't going to accomplish anything at all. The parents in the end had to choose wether they thought that their child was allowed to date this other kid or not.
This activity tied into class and stocks because it taught you that you cannot just take something because it looks good right away. It taught you that if you are looking at purchasing stocks you first need to research and find out wether this stock would be a good one to invest in. Like the parents asking questions and finding things out you must do the same with stocks. You must make sure you know what sorta stocks you are buying and how they can earn you money.

Investopedia Blog

After losing $100 dollars on Investopedia I found out that my money had gone to commission. Since I bought 5 different stocks from different companies I lost $100 dollars with commission being $20 dollars per purchase.