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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

Basic Needs – Inspired By A Ferry Ride

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

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

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

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

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

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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Debt Free Again

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

I am debt-free, again. I am also officially homeless. But, let’s not quibble. (Such a strange word. But, I digress.) Today, May 7, 2024, I officially relinquished my ownership of the only house of mine that truly felt like a … Continue reading →

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Moving From What To Why

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

A friend, “Can you see the end of the tunnel?”Me, “Yes, but through very squinty eyes. Moving is exhausting!” If all goes according to plan (that’s an old phrase that is well to remember), within a week I’ll have successfully … Continue reading →

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A New Gig – Island Roots Housing

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Add this to the mix of the weird and wonderful. I signed the contract to be a Communications Consultant for a non-profit devoted to providing housing for the rest of us. Island Roots Housing “Island Roots Housing is a homegrown … Continue reading →

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FATE – One Company One Story

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Welcome to another story and another video in my One Company One Story series.This time, Fate Therapeutics (FATE). Here comes the amateur legalese. I began investing in companies and their stocks in the late 70s, but am Not a certified … Continue reading →

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I Thought I Was A Minimalist

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Look at them sitting there on the floor, their boxes open like a nest of baby birds waiting to be fed. I’m moving. So is everything in my house that isn’t nailed down. That’s what happens when I sell one … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Choices

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

So, that’s been interesting. They accepted my offer on the tiny house (390 square feet, so you argue among yourselves about what’s truly tiny). It is contingent on many things, as usual for buying a house, which means key in … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Experiment

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

Pardon the slight delay in my usual weekly posting schedule. Why? Keep reading. Am I actually doing this? Yes. I guess I am. I am buying a tiny house to live in. This might sound like an experiment, and it … Continue reading →

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