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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

Value Of Time

What is the value of time? Gawd. Is there ever so ridiculously obvious and simply complex question? Time is all we have. We trade it for so little, and also for so many vital things. Allow me to try to … Continue reading

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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2024

Well, at least it has been an eventful half-year. Good news, a lack of news, new news outlets, and life improved even without the effects of stocks. I turned 65! Yay! Or on some mornings, ugh. Hey, they’re right. Growing … Continue reading

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Another Long List – June 2024

Does this seem tedious? Another long list of stocks? Well, this blog is about personal finance, and my personal finances are heavily skewed to dealing with two things: deciding what to do with the proceeds from my house sale, and … Continue reading

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What I Bought And How

I didn’t time this to be one month from the post that inspired it, but welcome to the sequel to last month’s post: Time To Buy But What. Has it already been a month? That means I’ve been in my … Continue reading

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Loving Living Leaving A Tourist Town

Loving, Living In, And Leaving A Tourist Town The following is the culmination of several months of notes and observations about life on the south part of Whidbey Island, a place now known more for being a tourist town. They … Continue reading

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Geron Approved

GERN Achieves FDA ApprovalAh, investing in biotech. Welcome to a mostly-incomprehensible title for a major announcement. “Geron Announces FDA Approval of RYTELO™ (imetelstat), a First-in-Class Telomerase Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Lower-Risk MDS with Transfusion-Dependent Anemia” – … Continue reading

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They Are Selling My Park

The following is largely a link to my blog about life in a tiny house. Because this issue and event deals with personal finance risks I post it here, too. https://www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/they-are-selling-my-park As I wrote in that post; “Housing isn’t simply … Continue reading

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Basic Needs – Inspired By A Ferry Ride

Want a real-life lesson in basic needs? Academics can point to Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs. My parents would have a more peer-reviewed, or really peer-pressured list. I’ve been moving from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend by taking lots of ferry rides. One particular trip took longer than … Continue reading

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Time To Buy But What

I watch stocks almost every day. (Sundays happen.) But, I rarely buy or sell, as frequent readers know. My style of investing is basically Long Term Buy and HOLD (LTBH), which in some cases takes decades. (Come on, GERN and MVIS; you’ve made progress. … Continue reading

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My Money (And Almost My House) Lost In The Wire

My Money Lost In The Wire You Can Not Make This Stuff Up This is one of those things that is supposed to be funny, maybe in a year or more. This was supposed to be a post about the … Continue reading

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