(05-01-2024, 10:57 AM)ken-do-nim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 10:10 AM)vbin Wrote: [ -> ]Sbux yes, don’t know why people go there to pay $10 for sugar water, bad service and paper cups
While I do enjoy getting a latte as a treat, I admit that in the last 6 months I have greatly reduced my trips there. I've been talking myself out of going and instead making coffee at home. Starbucks is definitely expensive.
Well I’m not a coffee drinker but I’m still at Starbucks 3 days a week lol. I take the kids there and they love the breakfast sandwiches and refreshers. But I don’t let them get the ones full of sugar lol
You go to Starbucks for the atmosphere and name. I could never justify paying $7-$8 for a cup of coffee. My hubby just makes his own cappuccino at home.
Starbucks has the brand. It will always be around. Eventually I think they will lower prices and get into a price war with other companies It wouldn’t surprise me to bring back Schulz!.
I'm not a coffee drinker either, but also added to SBUX today. Whenever I'm at the airport, there is always a line around the corner for them. It's a huge kids hangout as well - middle school on up. I don't see that changing anytime soon.
(05-01-2024, 12:03 PM)stockguru Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 10:57 AM)ken-do-nim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 10:10 AM)vbin Wrote: [ -> ]Sbux yes, don’t know why people go there to pay $10 for sugar water, bad service and paper cups
While I do enjoy getting a latte as a treat, I admit that in the last 6 months I have greatly reduced my trips there. I've been talking myself out of going and instead making coffee at home. Starbucks is definitely expensive.
Well I’m not a coffee drinker but I’m still at Starbucks 3 days a week lol. I take the kids there and they love the breakfast sandwiches and refreshers. But I don’t let them get the ones full of sugar lol
You go to Starbucks for the atmosphere and name. I could never justify paying $7-$8 for a cup of coffee. My hubby just makes his own cappuccino at home.
Starbucks has the brand. It will always be around. Eventually I think they will lower prices and get into a price war with other companies It wouldn’t surprise me to bring back Schulz!.
Several times a week I do need to find a place to park myself at a cafe and work remotely. But I usually choose Panera over Starbucks.
I've had to really cut back. I'm in the worst of it budget-wise now; things should get better next May when my daughter graduates from high school. But right now, I have to pay not only child support, but also doggy day care and several times a week a driver for my daughter.
Trimmed some high growth names in SPOT, WING, AXON, HOOD and COIN and bought CVS, EL, SBUX and GOOG
Sold out of DASH, ACGL and THC
Added URI
On watch list BEN, VLO,
What's happening to LEG? Wow they cut dividend by 89%
Question what all are some of your biggest losers right now?
(05-01-2024, 12:38 PM)ken-do-nim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 12:03 PM)stockguru Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 10:57 AM)ken-do-nim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 10:10 AM)vbin Wrote: [ -> ]Sbux yes, don’t know why people go there to pay $10 for sugar water, bad service and paper cups
While I do enjoy getting a latte as a treat, I admit that in the last 6 months I have greatly reduced my trips there. I've been talking myself out of going and instead making coffee at home. Starbucks is definitely expensive.
Well I’m not a coffee drinker but I’m still at Starbucks 3 days a week lol. I take the kids there and they love the breakfast sandwiches and refreshers. But I don’t let them get the ones full of sugar lol
You go to Starbucks for the atmosphere and name. I could never justify paying $7-$8 for a cup of coffee. My hubby just makes his own cappuccino at home.
Starbucks has the brand. It will always be around. Eventually I think they will lower prices and get into a price war with other companies It wouldn’t surprise me to bring back Schulz!.
Several times a week I do need to find a place to park myself at a cafe and work remotely. But I usually choose Panera over Starbucks.
I've had to really cut back. I'm in the worst of it budget-wise now; things should get better next May when my daughter graduates from high school. But right now, I have to pay not only child support, but also doggy day care and several times a week a driver for my daughter.
Everyone is in a different situation. Family comes first over urges. Just looks at all the people who are strapped for money. They still find a way to but their cigarettes, vape and coffee
I have 5 kids all range from 5th grade to 11th. and I try and avoid fast food, movies and high end sneakers
But my kids all love Starbucks as well. They go there all the time with friends over Dunkin. I give them all allowances and they spend it on refreshers at Starbucks and the Dollar Tree store lol
I agree Starbucks will be around forever. You have to buy when its hated. Same with CVS
Bought ARCC @ open 20.55
Down opening after good earnings 9.34% dividend yield, yes sir may I have another!
(05-01-2024, 12:48 PM)poneyboy Wrote: [ -> ]I agree Starbucks will be around forever. You have to buy when its hated. Same with CVS
When I do have funds, I have been investing with a different philosophy. I make a goal, which generally consists of a certain amount of shares of a certain amount of companies, and all new funds go into making that goal, and right now these goals take me about 2 years to fill. Then onto the next goal. I don't deviate from the goal because some other stock is suddenly cheap. I mean, maybe I should; I'm just noticing a difference between how I'm operating and the rest of the board.
(05-01-2024, 12:42 PM)poneyboy Wrote: [ -> ]Question what all are some of your biggest losers right now?
Upstart is unquestionably my biggest loser, but once we finally get a rate cut, it will take off. They make AI for determining who is worth lending a mortgage to, and until mortgage applications swell with high demand, nobody really needs their services.
(05-02-2024, 05:45 AM)ken-do-nim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2024, 12:48 PM)poneyboy Wrote: [ -> ]I agree Starbucks will be around forever. You have to buy when its hated. Same with CVS
When I do have funds, I have been investing with a different philosophy. I make a goal, which generally consists of a certain amount of shares of a certain amount of companies, and all new funds go into making that goal, and right now these goals take me about 2 years to fill. Then onto the next goal. I don't deviate from the goal because some other stock is suddenly cheap. I mean, maybe I should; I'm just noticing a difference between how I'm operating and the rest of the board.
Yeah I like to spread my portfolio to different sectors and a basket of stock. I also keep dry powder to buy new names on big dips. I dont own 100 shares or 200 shares in a company. I keep it to a minimal and no more then 30 shares in each to minimize big losses. For instance I have 32 shares of META at an average price of $79. Not a bad return lol
And I keep no more then 5 stocks in a sector, and only buy the upper tier ones. I stay away from the smaller players
My watch list if full of companies I look for to buy if they hit my target price.
Today I added LLY, ABBV and MA. Those are now at 24 shares each.
My biggest losser is ADBE right now. But I'm not too worried about that one
Sold my APPL up $13 after hours and AMGN up $40. I mean this market is crazy confused right now. Sales are slowing at AAPP and they bid it up $13
I will put proceeds into GOOG most likely tomorrow and looking at SQ, DKNG and COIN
Need to add back some growth names
(05-02-2024, 04:16 PM)MrFortune Wrote: [ -> ]Sold my APPL up $13 after hours and AMGN up $40. I mean this market is crazy confused right now. Sales are slowing at AAPP and they bid it up $13
I will put proceeds into GOOG most likely tomorrow and looking at SQ, DKNG and COIN
Need to add back some growth names
I use to "sell out" but over the years I've come to the conclusion that there's certain stocks one should never sell, trimming is okay. I was hoping AAPL was going to stay lower for a bit longer--I do wish they would start lowering that debt though.