I posted last week about how we'd made a choice to get involved in the stock market with some play money we've set aside. You can read all about the post here. We'll I'm happy to say that we've been decently successful. I won't disclose what stock we chose since I'm not authorized to give any advice of this sort. I looked for a stock of a compay that I use and one that fluctuated in a day. We've been buying and selling in the same day for smaller returns.

I also told you about Scottrade, the compay that we chose. I still love it. No fine lines, easy trades, etc. From now until Oct 31st, you can get 7 free trades (increased from 3 trades) if you'd like to give Scottrade a try. After October 31st, you'll still get 3 free trades- go you!

Scottrade promo code (new accounts only I believe): XPKG7495

A few days ago I asked you to consider this question: Do you have the stomach for this market?

This is an important question to consider for our crazy times. Sooo, do you?

A few years back my husband & I decided to invest in the stock market. We wanted an inexpensive day trading type company to work with in which we could make trades online. I found Scottrade, a reputable company and decided to give it a try with a small amount of money we'd saved but weren't afraid to lose. We bought stock in companies we used and liked. We were just playing around to be honest with you. I will confess this very important point about trading stocks. I don't at all know what I'm doing! How un-diva like of me. But I still continue to linger in the stock market because part of being wise with money is often doing what other people are not doing.

Assuming that a company will not fold all together, stocks are really cheap right now, a real discount. That's why I continue to play. As I've stated before, I'm also young and not looking to retire in the next decade or two so I have time on my side.

I thought I'd share my online company with you if you'd like to see about online trading. As with anything in these times, proceed with caution. I only use one company right now and I've been very satisfied with service and ease of use. If you'd like to sign up for Scottrade, you can. Also, if you use the promo code XPKG7495 when you sign up, you'll get three (3) free trades to get you started. Yippie!