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About Tom Trimbath

program manager / consultant / entrepreneur / writer / photographer / speaker / aerospace engineer / semi-semi-retired More info at: https://trimbathcreative.net/about/ and at my amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0035XVXAA

Do Stocks Come Back

It’s Friday. It’s time to write. My stocks are down, regardless of the overall market. I have some cash, whew, and am getting tempted to buy back in. Some companies that I thought were gone continue to linger, maybe even … Continue reading

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A New Podcast – Traffic Jam at the Intersection of Health and Housing

You may have seen this among my various social media posts: “A couple of us decided to give homeless (unhoused?) people a voice. They aren’t stereotypes. They are people. It is amazing to see how hard we make it for … Continue reading

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Watching Change Patiently

Where’s my tea? Ah. There. It is my weekly exercise in wondering and typing about the changes in my world, and for this blog, particularly in personal finance, community, and stuff. The world’s changes are accelerating, and yet, patience is … Continue reading

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Worries And Celebrations

What to write about and how to write it. Hmm. That implies a plan. Ha! And yet, life is filled with stories. That’s true for all of us, in my opinion. In my opinion, writers simply have learned to notice … Continue reading

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A Small Defiance

I had a drink. It was a small act of defiance. The doctors said do this. I did that. They didn’t say have a drink. I did because me, I, my situation evidently didn’t matter. The appointment required hours spent … Continue reading

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Listening

Listening saves money? Yep. No investment insights, and yet, appreciating value. I listened to a friend for an hour, and was thanked. I had a few days with good friends, which also meant sharing the time, and felt better than … Continue reading

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Scared Money

Do you know that feeling when you’re walking along a ridge line with a thousand foot drop on either side? No. Of course not; few ever climb mountains. Yet, I suspect a lot of investors feel that way for the … Continue reading

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Keep It Simple – Please

Note: Here’s a post for those who follow stocks, but the same rules apply throughout life. Google has improved their finance tool, now with AI! Groan. I guess it was inevitable; taking a useful service, hiring a bunch of programmers … Continue reading

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Best Sleepover Ever

Pardon me as I dry my eyes. The World Cup proved to me something I’ve been looking for. Humans meeting humans is marvelous. Pundits and politicians don’t have a clue. You want the finance part of the picture? Imagine all … Continue reading

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Bought Some More SLDP – July 2026

Just a short note to mark my purchase of some more SLDP.  SLDP is part of a trend I expect to do well, solid batteries. Scroll through enough videos of fires from lithium ion batteries and see a need for … Continue reading

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