Author Archives: Tom Trimbath

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

More Than Enough

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

“I’ve had enough!” Call them prayers, visualizations, manifestations, I’ve asked the Universe for “more than enough.” There’s ‘not enough’, which is poverty. There’s ‘enough’, which is balancing on a razor’s edge, where a slip is a dangerous thing. Then there … Continue reading →

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AMSC Out LCTX In

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Can a title be more dull? Sure. The stories, however, they are what keep me interested in stock investing. Stories alone are not a reason to invest, unless you have lots more money to lose than most. Stocks without stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AMSC, diversification, Dream. Invest. Live., graphene, Individual investor, investing, LCTX, personal finance, Stem cells, stocks, superconductor | Leave a comment

Returning To Rural

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Masks on. Proper distancing. Nice weather for sitting outside and considering the world and where it is heading. (I know, it’s spiraling through this universe at insane speeds, but too few care about that.) I met with someone recently about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged economics, Great Recession, investing, pandemic, personal finance, psychology, real estate, real estate broker, rural distancing, stocks, urbanization | Leave a comment

Buying Time

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

I got paid! Yay! I got paid twice this month! Yay! Yay! (One was actually from selling a house in June, but paychecks can take a while to arrive in the time of Covid.) So, what am I going to … Continue reading →

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No News Big Smiles MVIS

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Someone out there is having an epic; “I told you so” moment. I believe it was back in March when someone on the MVIS Reddit board told me to buy more MVIS stock because it was bound to go up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, pandemic, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, stocks, Whidbey Island | 2 Comments

Retiring Anxieties – Furnace Bicycle Mower

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Here’s a challenge, and a celebration. What do a furnace, a bicycle, and a lawn mower have in common? Each has been a source of anxiety that has become a reason for celebration for me. Odd? Sure. There isn’t a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anxieties, assets, bicycle, bicycling, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., expense, frugality, health, healthcare, income, Just Keep Pedaling, maintenance, personal finance, poverty, real estate, real estate broker, repair, replace, Triple Whammy | Leave a comment

Good Taxes During Bad Times

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

That delay made a big difference. The US government delayed the income tax deadline from April to July. That (and an able accountant) meant 2020 was the first year in years that I was able to pay my taxes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, income, Income Inequality, income tax, income taxes, jobs, pandemic, real estate, real estate broker, Whidbey Island | 1 Comment

Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2020

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2020 Six months ago, who thought the world would look like this? (Let me check my notes. Nope. I was reading about but didn’t start writing about the pandemic until February 2020.) Six months from now, … Continue reading →

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Twelve Months At Possession Beach

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

A dead whale. A dead grey whale. Then, bones. Eventually, nothing. And some people wonder why I continue to produce twelve month essays and studies. Twelve Months At Possession Beach is the latest of my twelve month series. Fortunately, the … Continue reading →

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Thankless Kindness

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

I’m going to start with thanks. If you are dutifully wearing your mask when appropriate, washing your hands frequently, and maintaining social distancing, I thank you. I say it here because if I say it when we meet it might … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, investing, jobs, kindness, life, personal finance, tourism, Whidbey Island | 1 Comment