# Dirtcheapstocks Substack My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks. Page: Feed: --- ## [One Man's Story: Capping IRA Balances](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/one-mans-story-capping-ira-balances) _2026-08-12 · Dirtcheapstocks_ I grew up making $6/hour working on a farm. I went to crappy public schools in a rural part of Appalachia. Then I went to a university with a 99% acceptance rate. I was proud to be in college at all. I didn’t know how far behind the curve I was. After I graduated, my starting salary as an accountant was $48,000. I rented an apartment on the wrong side of town for $485/month, and never felt richer… ## [Negative EV, Strong Cash Flow, 95% Gross Margins](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/negative-ev-strong-cash-flow-95-gross) _2026-08-05 · Dirtcheapstocks_ My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks. ## [The 1970s: Warren Buffett's Defining Decade](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/the-1970s-warren-buffetts-defining) _2026-07-29 · Dirtcheapstocks_ It all seemed so easy when he started. Warren Buffett graduated from Columbia in 1951. He had $19,700 to his name. Over the next five years, he would compound his net worth at a rate of 55% annually . He bought things like Western Insurance at 1x earnings . He bought Greif Brothers Cooperage at 2.5x earnings . When he launched his investment partnership in 1956, he had today’s equivalent of $1.3… ## [Updates on a Few Ideas](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/updates-on-a-few-ideas) _2026-07-23 · Dirtcheapstocks_ My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks. ## [How to Buy Real Estate at a 60% Discount](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/how-to-buy-real-estate-at-a-60-discount) _2026-07-15 · Dirtcheapstocks_ A Quick Story ## [High Teens ROE, Industry Leader, Cash Rich](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/high-teens-roe-industry-leader-cash) _2026-07-09 · Dirtcheapstocks_ My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks. ## [4x EV/EBIT, Buying Back Stock, Consistently Profitable](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/4x-evebit-buying-back-stock-consistently) _2026-06-11 · Dirtcheapstocks_ My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks. ## [Calling the Top](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/calling-the-top) _2026-05-29 · Dirtcheapstocks_ My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks. ## [2 Dislocated Ideas](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/2-dislocated-ideas) _2026-05-14 · Dirtcheapstocks_ 1) How to buy a basket of blue chip stocks at 64% of market value. 2) How to buy bitcoin for $11,000. ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TJhKhz3tAEQA) _2026-05-14 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Warren Buffett Case Study - East Sullivan Mines 1962](https://dirtcheapstocks.substack.com/p/warren-buffett-case-study-east-sullivan) _2026-04-23 · Dirtcheapstocks_ My name is Dirt. I write about cheap stocks.