Blog Archive: April 2018
An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs & make video's, work out at the gym, and many more. Contact me
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Portfolio Grows to $7,827.75 Despite MS Credit Spread Adjustments
Last week marked another milestone for our investment portfolio, demonstrating resilience and steady growth despite some strategic adjustments. By the week's close, our portfolio value stood at $7,827.75, reflecting a modest but positive 0.04% increase compared to the previous week.This growth comes despite the need to adjust our credit spread on…
How To Fix: Error: Call to undefined function curl_init()
After upgrading from Ubuntu 12 to Ubuntu 16 I discovered an error for Drupal website sending e-mails using Mailsystem + Postmark here is the error code: Error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in Mail_Postmark…
Baltic Dividend Stock Market Review - Thoughts After Investing for a One Year
April 2018, marks a small one year anniversary since I've been investing in the Baltic Stock market, more precisely - Baltic dividend stocks. I decided to invest in the Baltic stocks, once I found I'm too short to…
Planting Onion Springs and Radishes
For the past three years, it has been already a tradition planing some veggies in the garden. For this year's early garden works - planting onion springs and radishes. Planting spring onions Planting radishes
Goodbye Social Sharing Buttons (Speed up Page Load time)
Google recently announced Google Speed search ranking algorithm to be rolled out in July 2018, after which page load times on a mobile for the first time will be a ranking factor for Google. People want to be able to…
How To Migrate Drupal Website From Host to Another Host
There might be a dozen of reasons why migrating your existing Drupal (or any other CMS) website from one host to another. In today's article, I will share my experience migrating Drupal 7 from one host to another before…
Lazy Day in The Beach (Dubulti - Majori)
it was one of the sunniest days in early April 2018, we opted in for a Dubulti - Majori (Jūrmala, Latvia) lazy hiking trip. The route is easy and distance is pretty short. As usual - I was equipped with a camera and…
Top Family Friendly Hotels in Tbilisi When Traveling with Kids
Tbilisi has a lot to offer, traveling to the capital of Georgia with kids actually is a great idea. Fancy attraction parks, lots of outdoor attraction and of course great shopping experience at Tbilisi shopping malls.…
During the past 4 years GEL has lost its value against USD by -27.51%
It has been a while since I last time examined GEL/USD exchange rates. It seems more than four years have passed already. Back in 2014, I was concerned about GEL exchange rates because I had some deposits in Georgian…
To Break Even My GPU Mining Rig, Ethereum Should Reach $5,153
It has been a while since my latest updates with my Ethereum GPU mining rig. In fact, Q1 2018 has been pretty dull for crypto investors, including miners. Long story short - at the end of 2017 I decided to build a…
Next stop - Station Dubulti (B&W Photography)
Black and White (B&W) is not the part of my favorite photo techniques, but sometimes a good B&W can add some drama to a photo story. I don't call myself a drama expert (at least in photography), but I have…
Thoughts about Upcoming Dividend Income From Baltic Stocks in May 2018 (Zemaitijos Pienas, Olympic Entertainment Group, Klaipedos Nafta)
It feels like I'm losing ground under my feet when looking on the future dividend income for the month of May 2018.At the start, Olympic Entertainment group announced it's intentions to leave Nasdaq Baltics (here I…
Highest Deposit Rates in the World by Country 2018
As a small and growing investor, I'm always looking for higher yield investments, and despite deposits doesn't fit in my wealth building strategy, I have made some pocket money in the past. Update: Highest Deposit…
Top Things to Do in Tbilisi in May
There is a common opinion that spring does not exist in Georgia as far as cold March swiftly flows into desperately hot but rainy April. After having celebrated Easter Georgia is getting ready for the most pleasant and…
Easter Egg Painting 2018
The Christ is risen! Though we already celebrated Easters last week, the Orthodox Church (including Georgia) is celebrating Easters on April 8th, 2018. In today's Piece of Life series - our already annual tradition…
Farewell to Winter (Sunrise at Jūrmala beach)
It was in the early April morning, I couldn't sleep, and decided to grab a camera and catch a lovely sunrise at the nearby Jūrmala beach. I remembered the times we use to live in Batumi, Georgia and went out for a walk…
Top Hotels in Torremolinos when Traveling with Kids (Family Friendly)
Torremolinos is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain, west of Málaga. A poor fishing village before the growth in tourism began in the late 1950s, Torremolinos was the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to be…
March 2018 Dividend Income Report - $52.88
March is finally over. The last March was really uncomfortable and in fact, it was the first month from my short investor experience when my total net worth actually decreased. Many things happened to my portfolio last…
Mintos.com Peer to Peer Lending Review 2018
I first heard about Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace back in 2016, starting with 2017 I decided to invest some chunk of money on this platform.Now in 2018, Mintos.com is the top performing passive income…
3 Day Tour in Georgia (Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Kazbegi & Lopota Lake Resort)
Discover Georgia just in 3 days, taste delicious Georgian cuisine and get acquainted with Georgian traditions and historical heritage. DAY 1 Tbilisi - Mtskheta Airport pick up, Accommodation to the hotel Sights to…
10 Awesome Places To Visit in Georgia and Tbilisi
In this article, I've listed 10 awesome places some should visit while traveling across Georgia