March 2020 Dividend Income Report - $163.01

| Investments | 30 seen

Welcome to the thirty-fifth (#35) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in March 2020.Last March we spent both in Latvia and Georgia, due to the Covid19 outbreak we have…

Top 20 Laptops with 32GB RAM (Gaming / Business)

| Laptop Reviews | 112 seen

32GB RAM laptops are not rare nowadays, though not as popular as less RAM enabled models, because of the higher price, they do find their audience among gaming enthusiasts and business users HP, Acer, Lenovo, Dell and Asus are the brands to choose…

One Day in Istanbul

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Istanbul has been on my travel map ever since I remember (Okay, I first were here back in 2009). Time after time we like to take layover flight via Istanbul, and so did happen last time, at the end of February 2020 - we booked a connected…

How To Transfer USD to GEL (and many other currencies) Using TransferWise

| Living in Georgia | 31 seen

In March 2020, GEL/USD exchange rates dropped to 1 USD = GEL 3.4 (I still remember days, when rates were 1 USD, equaled 1.74 GEL). Most of the banks (if not all) act as market makers or they buy low and sell high. A normal business…

Snowy day in Tbilisi

| Living in Georgia | 12 seen

On the morning of March 17, 2020, snow surprised us here in Tbilisi. While sipping morning coffee I decided to grab a camera and take a few shots for the history.  As it has been a while since my latest update from the Living in Georgia…

Best Point Hotel Old City Istanbul (Sultanahmet)

| Hotel reviews | 26 seen

Located in the Old City of Istanbul, this hotel is within walking distance to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. Best Point Hotel Old City offers air-conditioned rooms. Free WiFi is available…

National Library of Latvia

| Tourism objects | 26 seen

The National Library of Latvia, also known as Castle of Light is located on Mūkusalas iela 3, Riga - on the left side of river Daugava, opposite to Old Riga The current building was designed in 1989 by noted Latvian-American architect …

Drunk Cherry Gudauri Restaurant

| Restaurant reviews | 57 seen

Drunk Cherry is a stylish restaurant located in Gudauri next to the GoodAura ski-left (New Gudauri ski resort) Discovered during a weekend trip to Gudauri. And I should say I was really impressed. The food, service, and even the prices…

Surviving Bear Market - Margin Call

| Options trading | 38 seen

I once read that an investor can call himself a pro after he/she has survived at least 3 bear markets. I just survived one. At least I hope so.In fact, from my short active investor's career, I feel this is already my second bear market, with…

Condohotel 'GVC 217' New Gudauri

| Hotel reviews | 18 seen

GVC 217 is a condo/aparthotel located in the New Gudauri ski resort, some 120 km from the nation's capital Tbilisi. We booked here a weekend (2-night stay) in January 2019 and paid $138 for that. Despite we booked via Booking.com they…

Launching Semi-Passive Income Portfolio for my Mom

| Investments | 52 seen

For the last 3 years, I've been actively building my own,  my kid's and just recently I started my partner's fund, now there is one more people I care whose financial situation should be taken care of - my mom.She just turned 60, there are…

February 2020 Dividend Income Report - $251.15

| Investments | 18 seen

Welcome to the thirty-fourth (#34) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in February 2020.Last February we spent both in Georgia and Latvia, with a small stop to…

New Gudauri Ski Resort in Georgia

| Tourism objects | 41 seen

New Gudauri is a rapidly developing ski resort in Georgia developed by REDCO Real estate development company, the resort is located some 120km from the nation's capital Tbilisi in Gudauri. Surrounded by some of Europe’s most dramatic peaks,…

Lindt Factory Shop Induno Oluno

| Shopping Venues | 64 seen

This Lindt factory shop is located in the town of Induno Oluno (Varese), Italy on Largo Edoardo Bulgheroni street 1. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more commonly known simply as Lindt, is a Swiss …

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

| Bookshelf | 28 seen

I was first introduced to the works of Nassim Nicholas Taleb from a fellow option trader when in a conversation I mentioned the term "Black Swan", my friend told me that Mr. Nassim Taleb is the author of this term and that he actually is…