Date: 6-16-2014

Due Date: 6-16-2015

Resolution: I'm currently reading the book The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr as part of my resolution to get at least a half hours’ worth of reading in each day. There's a character in the story that's growing to be my hero.

Noel Constant isn't a major character at this point in the story but he is the father of the main character and his choices prior to our introduction to this world end up being a driving force in the story.

Dissatisfied by his failures, whether real or perceived, Noel Constant reclusively locks himself away in a tiny rundown motel room to live out the rest of his days alone. He spends his life saving, which he earned through inheritance, on a whacky investment scheme which leads him to become the richest man in the world. Even then he continues his self-imposed sentence of misery in his tiny room.

I don't have the $8000 dollars the Noel Constant started with but I do have $100 and the same pessimistic drive to turn this novel approach to investing into a stockpile of wealth. 

Probably not but that could just be the pessimism speaking.

In the book Noel Constant takes the first sentence from the bible: "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth," and pairs off every two letters to form the initials: "I.N., T.H., E.B., E.G., I.N., N.I., N.G., G.O., D.C., R.E., A.T., E.D., T.H., E.H., E.A., V.E., N.A., N.D., T.H., E.E., A.R., T.H.." 

He then takes the first set of initials, I.N., and invests his entire nest egg into a corporation that shares the same initials, International Nitrate. As soon as he doubles his value he sells all of his stocks and moves on to the next set of initials for his next nest egg investment. 

He not only makes it through this introductory sentence but continues to the next line, the next paragraph then continues along making money hand over fist using this biblical code.

I figure, being that this investment scheme is about doubling your money, starting with less only means less risk and just a little more time.

I'm not a religious man so I figured rather than pick my investments based on a book of faith, I'll make my picks based on the book that inspired this novel approach to investments. 

The first sentence of The Sirens of Titan reads, "I guess somebody out there likes me - Malachi Constant," broken down it's, "I.G., U.E., S.S., S.O., M.E., B.O., D.Y., O.U., T.T., H.E., R.E., L.I., K.E., S.M., E.M., A.L., A.C., H.I., C.O., N.S., T.A., N.T."

Once I figure out the appropriate I.G. initialed company for my initial investment, I will purchase a measly $100 worth of stocks, follow the rules, and see where I am a year from now.

Be prepared to be asked for suggestions as to which companies I should invest in, though I wouldn't be surprised if I get stuck at I.G. for the rest of my life. 

Result #167: Maybe If I Invested In This Resolution Early On… I Might Be Able To Properly Finance This Website By Now???

Update #1: The Conclusion…

Date: 6-16-2015

I regret not jumping on this one when I had a steady income. I just have a problem with saving and investing. Being that I know nothing other than a paycheck to paycheck living, I've never been able to let my finances grow without having to tap into any form of safety net in a time of need.

Since I am no good at investing when I had extra money I would opt to work on resolutions that required the purchasing of something that could not be taken away. I need to work on this mentality.

I also need to work on this resolution, so right now I promise the next time I have an extra $100 I will start my The Sirens of Titan investing scheme and keep you posted on my progress.