As It turns out, this was the single smartest thing I have ever done in terms of finances.
$640.70 USDper/oz right now, bought it at $445.00 USDper/oz 
Stuff like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/222-british-1890- … dZViewItem
]]>As It turns out, this was the single smartest thing I have ever done in terms of finances.
$640.70 USDper/oz right now, bought it at $445.00 USDper/oz
Again, I'm not a financial advisor, I'm just a dude taking his first crack at investments. It seems logical to me to invest money in things that have tangible value, at least as a start. If I've got some play money sitting around later, I can throw it at the next Google for fun.
One thing I've done differently is to peg my monthly allowance to gold and silver, and manage the rest of my money from there. Therefore, whenever the price of precious metals rises I get a raise, and vice-versa. Kind of an extra safety mechanism. I've also paid off all my debts except for student loans.
]]>Now I sit back and slowly watch, slowly winning the lottery
Nice amount you must have brought there Toad. I am aiming to buy a lot more - looks the value is still going to increase.
]]>THANK YOU TENETNOSCE!!!
THANK YOU BAREFOOT DOC!!!
I put ALL my savings into Ag.... then got a loan out for half a years salary, and put that in to!!
]]>Gold ($519.90) and silver ($8.92) reach record highs.
Update: 2006-04-17
Gold ($614.50) and silver ($13.37) still at record highs.
Effective APY of owning precious metals from 2005-12-07 to 2006-04-17 (125 days)
Gold: 53.1%
Silver: 145.7%
]]>There will be one more dip as short-term investors sell off, and then some really fun things start to happen. But they're only fun if you have gold and silver.
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