Recently in Making Things – May & June 2019

three glass beads on steel mandrels

I’ve made quite a few things in the past month or so. Here are some highlights.

Adulting 101: Investing

This is part one in a series of posts where I gather resources on Topics you may have Missed Out on while growing up.

Unless you grew up in a household that participated in “investing”, you may not know what it’s all about or how it’s done. It probably looks complicated, difficult, and unreachable – especially if things like investment minimums are personal stumbling blocks. Here I’ve rounded up a series of resources to help you learn how to do it.

From Reddit’s r/PersonalFinance:

Reddit has an awesome subreddit all about Personal Finance. Below are some recent (as of this post’s publication date) threads from the PF subreddit on the topic of investing.

Books

Head on down to your local library for these. If you find one particularly useful and find yourself making return trips to re-read or check it out, that’s when you should think about buying your own copy.

Blogs and Podcasts

Listen up! Here is a small collection of blogs and podcasts focusing on beginner investing and investing when you’re starting with very little.

Wrap it up!

While you were out learning about investing, did you find something awesome that other newbies would find helpful? Share it in the comments and if it is indeed a goodie, I’ll add it to the list and give you credit for finding it!

Frosty Morning Battlefield

A frosty early-morning view of the American rampart at Chalmette Battlefield.

On January 6, 2018, I woke up in a National Park in Southeast Louisiana. The temperature had dropped to just below freezing overnight. Brr! I stepped out of my tent to walk to the (heated) comfort station and took this photo before continuing on my way.

Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve, Chalmette, Louisiana, hosts a living history event annually on or near the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 1815). Camping at this park is restricted to employees, volunteers and participants, and only during specific scheduled events.

Presto

Presto was one of my clients when I was working as a volunteer photographer at the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans. He was shy and apprehensive, but I managed to get a happy smile out of him for his adoption listing on PetFinder.



Presto was made available for adoption sometime around October 10, 2014. I do not have any details about when he was adopted, where from, or who by.